Allstate Advisor

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2014

REGISTRATION NO. 333-            

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant)

 

 

ILLINOIS

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

36-2554642

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

C/O ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

3100 SANDERS ROAD

NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062

847/402-5000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices)

 

 

C T CORPORATION

208 South LaSalle Street

Suite 814

Chicago, IL 60604

(312) 345-4320

(Name, address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

COPIES TO:

JAN FISCHER-WADE, ESQUIRE

ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

2940 S. 84th Street

Lincoln, NE 68506-4142

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box:   ¨

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.   x

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.   ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.   ¨

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box:   ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.   ¨

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   x   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of
securities to be registered
 

Amount

to be

registered

 

Proposed

maximum
offering price
per unit(1)

 

Proposed

maximum

aggregate
offering price

  Amount of
registration fee

Market Value Adjusted Annuity Contracts

  $26,228,201   $1.00   $26,228,201   $0

 

 

(1) Interests in the market value adjustment account are sold on a dollar basis, not on the basis of a price per share or unit.

This filing is being made under the Securities Act of 1933 to register $26,228,201 of interests in market value adjusted annuity contracts. The interests being registered herein are carried over, as unsold securities, from an existing Form S-3 registration statement of the same issuer (333-187073) filed on March 6, 2013. Because a filing fee of $3,578 previously was paid with respect to those securities, there is no filing fee under this registration statement. In accordance with Rule 415 (a)(6), the offering of securities on the earlier registration statement will be deemed terminated as of the effective date of this registration statement.

Risk Factors are discussed in the sections of the prospectus included in Part 1 of this Form concerning the Market Value Adjustment option.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of each prospectus included in this registration statement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The principal underwriter for these securities, Allstate Distributors, L.L.C. or Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (as applicable) is not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of securities, but will use its best efforts to sell the securities offered. The offering under this registration statement will conclude three years from the effective date of this registration statement, unless terminated earlier by the Registrant. See each prospectus included in Part 1 hereof for the date of the prospectus.

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission may determine.

 

 

 


Supplement dated January 3, 2014, to the

Prospectus for your Variable Annuity

Issued by

ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

This supplement amends certain disclosure contained in the prospectus for your Variable Annuity contract issued by Allstate Life Insurance Company or Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York, as applicable.

Effective as of January 31, 2014 (the Closure Date), the following variable sub-accounts available in your Variable Annuity will be closed to all contract owners except those contract owners who have contract value invested in the variable sub-accounts as of the Closure Date:

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA – Class 2

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA – Class A

Contract owners who have contract value invested in these variable sub-accounts as of the Closure Date may continue to submit additional investments into the variable sub-accounts thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-accounts if they withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the variable sub-accounts following the Closure Date. Contract owners who do not have contract value invested in the variable sub-accounts as of the Closure Date will not be permitted to invest in these variable sub-accounts thereafter.

If you have any questions, please contact your financial representative or our Variable Annuities Service Center at (800) 457-7617. Our representatives are available to assist you Monday through Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Central time.

Dollar cost averaging and/or auto-rebalancing, if elected by a contract owner prior to the Closure Date, will not be affected by the closure.

Please keep this supplement for future reference together with your prospectus. No other action is required of you.


ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

Supplement, dated July 23, 2010, to the

Prospectuses Dated May 1, 2010 and May 1, 2007, as supplemented, for

The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities

This supplement amends certain disclosure contained in the above-referenced prospectuses for certain variable annuity contracts issued by Allstate Life Insurance Company or Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York, as applicable.

Effective as of August 30, 2010 (the Closure Date), the following variable sub-accounts available in the Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities will be closed to all contract owners except those contract owners who have contract value invested in either of these variable sub-accounts as of the Closure Date:

Oppenheimer High Income Fund/VA (Service Shares)

Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Growth Fund/VA (Service Shares)*

Contract owners who have contract value invested in either of these variable sub-accounts as of the Closure Date may continue to submit additional investments into the respective variable sub-account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the respective variable sub-account if they withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the respective variable sub-account following the Closure Date. Contract owners who do not have contract value invested in the respective variable sub-account as of the Closure Date will not be permitted to invest in these variable sub-accounts thereafter.

Dollar cost averaging and/or auto-rebalancing, if elected by a contract owner, will not be affected by the closures.

If you have any questions, please contact your financial representative or our Annuities Service Center at (800) 457-7617. Our representatives are available to assist you from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time.

Please read the prospectus supplement carefully and then file it with your important papers. No other action is required of you.

 

* Note: Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Growth Fund/VA was formerly known as Oppenheimer MidCap Fund/VA.


Supplement Dated December 31, 2009

To the Prospectus for Your Variable Annuity

Issued By

Allstate Life Insurance Company

Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York

Lincoln Benefit Life Company

This supplement amends the prospectus for your variable annuity contract issued by Allstate Life Insurance Company, Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York, or Lincoln Benefit Life Company.

The following provision is added to your prospectus:

WRITTEN REQUESTS AND FORMS IN GOOD ORDER. Written requests must include sufficient  information and/or documentation, and be sufficiently clear, to enable us to complete your request without the need to exercise discretion on our part to carry it out. You may contact our Customer Service Center to learn what information we require for your particular request to be in “good order.” Additionally, we may require that you submit your request on our form. We reserve the right to determine whether any particular request is in good order, and to change or waive any good order requirements at any time.

If you have any questions, please contact your financial representative or call our Customer Service Center at 1-800-457-7617. If you own a Putnam contract, please call 1-800-390-1277.

For future reference, please keep this supplement together with your prospectus.


Allstate Life Insurance Company

The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities (STI)

AIM Enhanced Choice

Allstate Provider Series

Allstate Provider Advantage/Ultra/Extra

Allstate Provider Advantage/Ultra (STI)

AIM Lifetime Series: Classic, Regal and Freedom

STI Classic

AIM Lifetime Plus

Supplement, dated May 1, 2009

This supplement amends certain disclosure contained in the prospectus for certain annuity contracts issued by Allstate Life Insurance Company.

Under the “More Information” section, the subsection entitled “Legal Matters” is deleted and replaced with the following:

LEGAL MATTERS

Certain matters of state law pertaining to the Contracts, including the validity of the Contracts and Allstate Life’s right to issue such Contracts under applicable state insurance law, have been passed upon by Susan L. Lees, General Counsel of Allstate Life.

The “Annual Reports and other Documents” section is deleted and replaced with the following:

ANNUAL REPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS

Allstate Life Insurance Company (“Allstate Life”) incorporates by reference into the prospectus its latest annual report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act and all other reports filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by its latest annual report, including filings made on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K. In addition, all documents subsequently filed by Allstate Life pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act also are incorporated into the prospectus by reference. Allstate Life will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference into the prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus. Such information will be provided upon written or oral request at no cost to the requester by writing to Allstate Life, P.O. Box 758565, Topeka, KS 66675-8565 or by calling 1-800 - 457-7617. Allstate Life files periodic reports as required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The public may read and copy any materials that Allstate Life files with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy, and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC (see http://www.sec.gov).


Allstate Life Insurance Company

Allstate Advisor, Advisor Plus, Advisor Preferred Allstate Variable Annuities

The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities

Supplement, dated May 1, 2009

This supplement amends certain disclosure contained in the prospectus for certain annuity contracts issued by Allstate Life Insurance Company.

Under the “More Information” section, the subsection entitled “Legal Matters” is deleted and replaced with the following:

LEGAL MATTERS

Certain matters of state law pertaining to the Contracts, including the validity of the Contracts and Allstate Life’s right to issue such Contracts under applicable state insurance law, have been passed upon by Susan L. Lees, General Counsel of Allstate Life.

The “Annual Reports and other Documents” section is deleted and replaced with the following:

ANNUAL REPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS

Allstate Life Insurance Company (“Allstate Life”) incorporates by reference into the prospectus its latest annual report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act and all other reports filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by its latest annual report, including filings made on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K. In addition, all documents subsequently filed by Allstate Life pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act also are incorporated into the prospectus by reference. Allstate Life will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference into the prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus. Such information will be provided upon written or oral request at no cost to the requester by writing to Allstate Life, P.O. Box 758566, Topeka, KS 66675-8566 or by calling 1-800 - 457-7617. Allstate Life files periodic reports as required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The public may read and copy any materials that Allstate Life files with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy, and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC (see http://www.sec.gov).


The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities

(Advisor, Advisor Plus, Advisor Preferred)

Allstate Life Insurance Company

Street Address: 5801 SW 6th Ave., Topeka KS, 66606-0001

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 758566, Topeka, KS 66675-8566

Telephone Number: 1-800-457-7617

Fax Number: 1-785-228-4584

Prospectus dated May 1, 2014

 

Allstate Life Insurance Company (“Allstate Life”) is offering the following individual and group flexible premium deferred variable annuity contracts (each, a “Contract”):

 

   

Allstate Advisor

 

   

Allstate Advisor Plus

 

   

Allstate Advisor Preferred

This prospectus contains information about each Contract that you should know before investing. Please keep it for future reference. Not all Contracts may be available in all states or through your sales representative. Please check with your sales representative for details.

Each Contract currently offers several investment alternatives (“investment alternatives”). The investment alternatives include up to 3 fixed account options (“Fixed Account Options”), depending on the Contract, and include 58* variable sub-accounts (“Variable Sub-Accounts”) of the Allstate Financial Advisors Separate Account I (“Variable Account”). Each Variable Sub-Account invests exclusively in shares of the following funds (“Funds”):

 

Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products (Service Class 2)

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (Class 2)

 

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc. (Class VC)

 

Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds (Service Shares)

 

Putnam Variable Trust (Class IB)

 

Invesco Variable Insurance Funds (Series I and II)

 

The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. (Class I & II)

* Certain Variable Sub-Accounts may not be available depending on the date you purchased your Contract. In addition, certain Variable Sub-Accounts are closed to Contract Owners not invested in the specified Variable Sub-Accounts by a designated date. Please see pages 44-47 for information about Variable Sub-Account and/or Portfolio liquidations, mergers, closures and name changes.

Each Fund has multiple investment Portfolios (“Portfolios”). Not all of the Funds and/or Portfolios, however, may be available with your Contract. You should check with your sales representative for further information on the availability of the Funds and/or Portfolios. Your annuity application will list all available Portfolios.

For Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts, each time you make a purchase payment, we will add to your Contract value (“Contract Value”) a credit enhancement (“Credit Enhancement”) of up to 5% (depending on the issue age and your total purchase payments) of such purchase payment. Expenses for this Contract may be higher than a Contract without the Credit Enhancement. Over time, the amount of the Credit Enhancement may be more than offset by the fees associated with the Credit Enhancement.

We (Allstate Life) have filed a Statement of Additional Information, dated May 1, 2014, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). It contains more information about each Contract and is incorporated herein by reference, which means that it is legally a part of this prospectus. Its table of contents appears on page 92 of this prospectus. For a free copy, please write or call us at the address or telephone number above, or go to the SEC’s Web site (http://www.sec.gov). You can find other information and documents about us, including documents that are legally part of this prospectus, at the SEC’s Web site.

 

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IMPORTANT NOTICES   

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved the securities described in this prospectus, nor has it passed on the accuracy or the adequacy of this prospectus. Anyone who tells you otherwise is committing a federal crime.

 

The Contracts may be distributed through broker-dealers that have relationships with banks or other financial institutions or by employees of such banks. However, the Contracts are not deposits in, or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, such institutions or any federal regulatory agency. Investment in the Contracts involves investment risks, including possible loss of principal.

 

The Contracts are not FDIC insured.

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

     Page  

Overview

        

Important Terms

     4   

Overview of Contracts

     6   

The Contracts at a Glance

     7   

How the Contracts Work

     12   

Expense Table

     13   

Financial Information

     17   

Contract Features

        

The Contracts

     17   

Purchases

     20   

Contract Value

     21   

Investment Alternatives

     44   

The Variable Sub-Accounts

     44   

The Fixed Account Options

     50   

Transfers

     54   

Expenses

     56   

Access to Your Money

     62   

Income Payments

     63   

Death Benefits

     72   
     Page  

Other Information

        

More Information

     79   

Taxes

     82   

Annual Reports and Other Documents

     91   

Statement of Additional Information Table of Contents

     92   

Appendix A – Allstate Advisor Contract Comparison Chart

     93   

Appendix B – Market Value Adjustment

     95   

Appendix C – Calculation of Income Protection Benefit

     97   

Appendix D – Withdrawal Adjustment Example – Income Benefits

     98   

Appendix E – Withdrawal Adjustment Example – Death Benefits

     99   

Appendix F – Calculation of Earnings Protection Death Benefit

     100   

Appendix G – Withdrawal Adjustment Example – TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit

     102   

Appendix H – SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option Calculation Examples

     103   

Appendix I – SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option Calculation Examples

     105   

Appendix J – SureIncome for Life Withdrawal Benefit Option Calculation Examples

     107   

Appendix K – Accumulation Unit Values

     111   
 

 

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Important Terms

 

 

This prospectus uses a number of important terms that you may not be familiar with. The index below identifies the page that describes each term.

    Page  
AB Factor     22   
Accumulation Benefit     22   
Accumulation Phase     12   
Accumulation Unit     17   
Accumulation Unit Value     17   
Allstate Life (“We”)     79   
Annuitant     18   
Automatic Additions Program     20   
Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program     56   
Beneficiary     19   
Benefit Base (for the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option)     23   
Benefit Base (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)     31   
Benefit Base (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)     34   
Benefit Base (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)     38   
Benefit Payment (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)     32   
Benefit Payment (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)     35   
Benefit Payment (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)     39   
Benefit Payment Remaining (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)     32   
Benefit Payment Remaining (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)     35   
Benefit Payment Remaining (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)     39   
Benefit Year (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)     31   
Benefit Year (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)     35   
Benefit Year (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)     38   
Co-Annuitant     18   
*Contract     17   
Contract Anniversary     8   
Contract Owner (“You”)     17   
Contract Value     1   
Contract Year     9   
Credit Enhancement     1   
Dollar Cost Averaging Program     56   
Due Proof of Death     72   
Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option     74   
Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option     73   
Excess of Earnings Withdrawal     74   
     Page  
Fixed Account Options      51   
Free Withdrawal Amount      60   
Funds      1   
Guarantee Option      69   
Guarantee Period Account      51   
Income Base      9   
Income Plan      63   
Income Protection Benefit Option      67   
In-Force Earnings      74   
In-Force Premium      74   
Investment Alternatives      44   
IRA Contract      9   
Issue Date      12   
Market Value Adjustment      11   
Maximum Anniversary Value      8   
Maximum Anniversary Value (MAV) Death Benefit Option      8   
Payout Phase      12   
Payout Start Date      63   
Portfolios      80   
Qualified Contract      17   
Retirement Income Guarantee Options      69   
Return of Premium Death Benefit      11   
Rider Anniversary      22   
Rider Application Date      8   
Rider Date (for the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option)      22   
Rider Date (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      31   
Rider Date (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      35   
Rider Date (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      38   
Rider Fee (for the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option)      23   
Rider Fee (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      32   
Rider Fee (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      36   
Rider Fee (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      40   
Rider Fee Percentage      30   
Rider Maturity Date      22   
Rider Period      22   
Rider Trade-In Option (for the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option)      30   
Rider Trade-In Option (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      33   
Right to Cancel      21   
 

 

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     Page  
SEC      1   
Settlement Value      72   
Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option      58   
Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts      58   
Standard Fixed Account Option      51   
SureIncome Covered Life      38   
SureIncome Option Fee      59   
SureIncome Plus Option      34   
SureIncome Plus Option Fee      59   
SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option      34   
SureIncome For Life Option      38   
SureIncome For Life Option Fee      59   
SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option      38   
SureIncome ROP Death Benefit      72   
SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option      31   
Systematic Withdrawal Program      63   
Tax Qualified Contract      86   
Transfer Period Accounts      25   
Trial Examination Period      7   
TrueBalanceSM Asset Allocation Program      48   
TrueReturnSM Accumulation Benefit Option      22   
     Page  
Valuation Date      20   
Variable Account      80   
Variable Sub-Account      44   
Withdrawal Benefit Factor (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      32   
Withdrawal Benefit Factor (For the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      35   
Withdrawal Benefit Factor (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      39   
Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      33   
Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      37   
Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      40   
Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      33   
Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      37   
Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      40   
Withdrawal Benefit Option      31   
Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee      59   
 

* In certain states a Contract may be available only as a group Contract. If you purchase a group Contract, we will issue you a certificate that represents your ownership and that summarizes the provisions of the group Contract. References to “Contract” in this prospectus include certificates, unless the context requires otherwise. References to “Contract” also include all three Contracts listed on the cover page of this prospectus, unless otherwise noted. However, we administer each Contract separately.

 

 

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Overview of Contracts

 

 

The Contracts offer many of the same basic features and benefits.† They differ primarily with respect to the charges imposed, as follows:

 

 

The Allstate Advisor Contract has a mortality and expense risk charge of 1.10%, an administrative expense charge of 0.19%*, and a withdrawal charge of up to 7% with a 7-year withdrawal charge period;

 

 

The Allstate Advisor Plus Contract offers Credit Enhancement of up to 5% on purchase payments, a mortality and expense risk charge of 1.40%, an administrative expense charge of 0.19%*, and a withdrawal charge of up to 8.5% with an 8-year withdrawal charge period;

 

 

The Allstate Advisor Preferred Contract with 5-year Withdrawal Charge Option (“Package III”) has a mortality and expense risk charge of 1.40%, an administrative expense charge of 0.19%*, and a withdrawal charge of up to 7% with a 5-year withdrawal charge period;

 

 

The Allstate Advisor Preferred Contract with 3-year Withdrawal Charge Option (“Package II”) has a mortality and expense risk charge of 1.50%, an administrative expense charge of 0.19%*, and a withdrawal charge of up to 7% with a 3-year withdrawal charge period; and

 

 

The Allstate Advisor Preferred Contract with No Withdrawal Charge Option (“Package I”) has a mortality and expense risk charge of 1.60%, an administrative expense charge of 0.19%*, and no withdrawal charges.

Other differences among the Contracts relate to available Fixed Account Options. For a side-by-side comparison of these differences, please refer to Appendix A of this prospectus.

 

Some broker/dealers and banks may limit the purchase of optional benefits and may limit participation in certain programs. Your individual sales representative will describe any such limitations to you.

 

* The administrative expense charge may be increased, but will never exceed 0.35%. Once your Contract is issued, we will not increase the administrative expense charge for your Contract.

 

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The Contracts at a Glance

 

 

The following is a snapshot of the Contracts. Please read the remainder of this prospectus for more information.

 

Flexible Payments   

We are no longer offering new contracts. You can add to your Contract as often and as much as you like, but each subsequent payment must be at least $1,000 ($50 for automatic payments).

 

We reserve the right to accept a lesser initial purchase payment amount for each Contract. We may limit the cumulative amount of purchase payments to a maximum of $1,000,000 in any Contract.

 

For Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts, each time you make a purchase payment, we will add to your Contract Value a Credit Enhancement of up to 5% of such purchase payment.

Trial Examination Period    You may cancel your Contract within 20 days of receipt or any longer period as your state may require (“Trial Examination Period”). Upon cancellation, we will return your purchase payments adjusted, to the extent federal or state law permits, to reflect the investment experience of any amounts allocated to the Variable Account, including the deduction of mortality and expense risk charges and administrative expense charges. The amount you receive will be less applicable federal and state income tax withholding. If you cancel your Contract during the Trial Examination Period, the amount we refund to you will not include any Credit Enhancement. See “Trial Examination Period” for details.
Expenses   

Each Portfolio pays expenses that you will bear indirectly if you invest in a Variable Sub-Account. You also will bear the following expenses:

 

Allstate Advisor Contracts

 

•       Annual mortality and expense risk charge equal to 1.10% of average daily net assets.

 

•       Withdrawal charges ranging from 0% to 7% of purchase payments withdrawn.

 

Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts

 

•       Annual mortality and expense risk charge equal to 1.40% of average daily net assets.

 

•       Withdrawal charges ranging from 0% to 8.5% of purchase payments withdrawn.

 

Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts (with 5-year Withdrawal Charge Option)

 

•       Annual mortality and expense risk charge equal to 1.40% of average daily net assets.

 

•       Withdrawal charges ranging from 0% to 7% of purchase payments withdrawn.

 

Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts (with 3-year Withdrawal Charge Option)

 

•       Annual mortality and expense risk charge equal to 1.50% of average daily net assets.

 

•       Withdrawal charges ranging from 0% to 7% of purchase payments withdrawn.

 

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Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts (with No Withdrawal Charge Option)

 

•     Annual mortality and expense risk charge equal to 1.60% of average daily net assets.

 

•     No withdrawal charge.

 

All Contracts

 

•     Annual administrative expense charge of 0.19% (up to 0.35% for future Contracts).

 

•     Annual contract maintenance charge of $30 (waived in certain cases).

 

•     If you select the Maximum Anniversary Value (MAV) Death Benefit Option (“MAV Death Benefit Option”) you will pay an additional mortality and expense risk charge of 0.20%* (up to 0.30% for Options added in the future).

 

•     If you select Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, you will pay an additional mortality and expense risk charge of 0.30%*.

 

•     If you select the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option you will pay an additional mortality and expense risk charge of 0.25% or 0.40% (up to 0.35% or 0.50% for Options added in the future) depending on the age of the oldest Owner and oldest Annuitant on the date we receive the completed application or request to add the benefit, whichever is later (“Rider Application Date”).

 

•     If you select the TrueReturnSM Accumulation Benefit Option (“TrueReturn Option”) you would pay an additional annual fee (“Rider Fee”) of 0.50% (up to 1.25% for Options added in the future) of the Benefit Base in effect on each Contract anniversary (“Contract Anniversary”) during the Rider Period. You may not select the TrueReturn Option together with a Retirement Income Guarantee Option or any Withdrawal Benefit Option.

 

•     If you select the SureIncome Option, you would pay an additional annual fee (“SureIncome Option Fee”) of 0.50% of the Benefit Base on each Contract Anniversary (see the SureIncome Option Fee section). You may not select the SureIncome Option together with a Retirement Income Guarantee Option, a TrueReturn Option or any other Withdrawal Benefit Option.

 

•     If you select the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option (“SureIncome Plus Option”) you would pay an additional annual fee (“SureIncome Plus Option Fee”) of 0.65% (up to 1.25% for Options added in the future) of the Benefit Base on each Contract Anniversary (see the SureIncome Plus Option Fee section). You may not select the SureIncome Plus Option together with a Retirement Income Guarantee Option, a TrueReturn Option or any other Withdrawal Benefit Option.

 

•     If you select the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option (“SureIncome For Life Option”) you would pay an additional annual fee (“SureIncome For Life Option Fee”) of 0.65% (up to 1.25% for Options added in the future) of the Benefit Base on each Contract Anniversary (see the SureIncome For Life Option Fee section). You may not select the SureIncome For Life Option together with a Retirement Income Guarantee Option, a TrueReturn Option or any other Withdrawal Benefit Option.

 

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•     We discontinued offering Retirement Income Guarantee Option 1 (“RIG 1”) as of January 1, 2004 (up to May 1, 2004 in certain states). If you elected RIG 1 prior to May 1, 2004, you will pay an additional annual fee (“Rider Fee”) of 0.40%* of the Income Base in effect on a Contract Anniversary.

 

•     We discontinued offering Retirement Income Guarantee Option 2 (“RIG 2”) as of January 1, 2004 (up to May 1, 2004 in certain states). If you elected RIG 2 prior to May 1, 2004, you will pay an additional annual Rider Fee of 0.55%* of the Income Base in effect on a Contract Anniversary.

 

•     If you select the Income Protection Benefit Option you will pay an additional mortality and expense risk charge of 0.50% (up to 0.75% for Options added in the future) during the Payout Phase of your Contract.

 

•     If you select the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option or Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts (“CSP”) you would pay an additional annual fee (“Rider Fee”) of 0.10%** (up to 0.15% for Options added in the future) of the Contract Value (“Contract Value”) on each Contract Anniversary. These Options are only available for certain types of IRA Contracts, which are Contracts issued with an Individual Retirement Annuity or Account (“IRA”) under Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code. The CSP is only available for certain Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts established under Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code. For Contracts purchased on or after January 1, 2005, we may discontinue offering the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option at any time prior to the time you elect to receive it.**

 

** No Rider Fee was charged for these Options for Contract Owners who added these Options prior to January 1, 2005. See page 14 for details.

 

•     Transfer fee equal to 1.00% (subject to increase to up to 2.00%) of the amount transferred after the 12th transfer in any Contract Year (“Contract Year”), which we measure from the date we issue your Contract or a Contract Anniversary.

 

•     State premium tax (if your state imposes one)

 

•     Not all Options are available in all states.

 

We may discontinue any of these options at any time prior to the time you elect to receive it.

 

* Different rates apply to Contract Owners who added these options prior to May 1, 2003. See page 14 for details.

 

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Investment Alternatives   

Each Contract offers several investment alternatives including:

 

•     up to 3 Fixed Account Options that credit interest at rates we guarantee, and

 

•     58* Variable Sub-Accounts investing in Portfolios offering professional money management by these investment advisers:

 

•     Fidelity Management & Research Company

 

•     Franklin Advisers, Inc.

 

•     Franklin Advisory Services, LLC

 

•     Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC

 

•     Invesco Advisers, Inc.

 

•     Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

 

•     OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

 

•     Putnam Investment Management, LLC

 

•     Strategic Advisors, Inc.

 

•     Templeton Asset Management Ltd.

 

•     Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC

 

•     Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.

 

*Certain Variable Sub-Accounts may not be available depending on the date you purchased your Contract. In addition, Certain Variable Sub-Account are closed to Contract Owners not invested in the specified Variable Sub-Accounts by a designated date. Please see pages 44-47 for more information.

 

Not all Fixed Account Options are available in all states or with all Contracts.

 

To find out current rates being paid on the Fixed Account Option(s), or to find out how the Variable Sub-Accounts have performed, please call us at 1-800-457-7617.

Special Services   

For your convenience, we offer these special services:

 

•     Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program

 

•     Automatic Additions Program

 

•     Dollar Cost Averaging Program

 

•     Systematic Withdrawal Program

 

•     TrueBalanceSM Asset Allocation Program

 

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Income Payments   

You can choose fixed income payments, variable income payments, or a combination of the two. You can receive your income payments in one of the following ways (you may select more than one income plan):

 

•     life income with guaranteed number of payments

 

•     joint and survivor life income with guaranteed number of payments

 

•     guaranteed number of payments for a specified period

 

•     life income with cash refund

 

•     joint life income with cash refund

 

•     life income with installment refund

 

•     joint life income with installment refund

 

Prior to May 1, 2004, Allstate Life also offered two Retirement Income Guarantee Options that guarantee a minimum amount of fixed income payments you can receive if you elect to receive income payments.

 

In addition, we offer an Income Protection Benefit Option that guarantees that your variable income payments will not fall below a certain level.

Death Benefits   

If you, the Annuitant, or Co-Annuitant die before the Payout Start Date, we will pay a death benefit subject to the conditions described in the Contract. In addition to the death benefit included in your Contract (“Return of Premium Death Benefit” or “ROP Death Benefit”), the death benefit options we currently offer include:

 

•     MAV Death Benefit Option;

 

•     Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option; and

 

•     Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option

 

The SureIncome Plus Option and SureIncome For Life Option also include a death benefit option, the SureIncome Return of Premium Death Benefit, (“SureIncome ROP Death Benefit”).

Transfers   

Before the Payout Start Date, you may transfer your Contract Value among the investment alternatives, with certain restrictions. The minimum amount you may transfer is $100 or the amount remaining in the investment alternative, if less. The minimum amount that can be transferred into the Standard Fixed Account or Market Value Adjusted Account Options is $100.

 

A charge may apply after the 12th transfer in each Contract Year.

Withdrawals   

You may withdraw some or all of your Contract Value at any time during the Accumulation Phase and during the Payout Phase in certain cases. In general, you must withdraw at least $50 at a time. Withdrawals taken prior to the Payout Start Date are generally considered to come from the earnings in the Contract first. If the Contract is tax-qualified, generally all withdrawals are treated as distributions of earnings. Withdrawals of earnings are taxed as ordinary income and, if taken prior to age 59 1/2, may be subject to an additional 10% federal tax penalty. A withdrawal charge and a Market Value Adjustment may also apply.

 

If any withdrawal reduces your Contract Value to less than $1,000, we will treat the request as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value, unless a Withdrawal Benefit Option is in effect under your Contract. Your Contract will terminate if you withdraw all of your Contract Value.

 

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How the Contracts Work

 

 

Each Contract basically works in two ways.

First, each Contract can help you (we assume you are the “Contract Owner”) save for retirement because you can invest in your Contract’s investment alternatives and generally pay no federal income taxes on any earnings until you withdraw them. You do this during what we call the “Accumulation Phase” of the Contract. The Accumulation Phase begins on the date we issue your Contract (we call that date the “Issue Date”) and continues until the Payout Start Date, which is the date we apply your money to provide income payments. During the Accumulation Phase, you may allocate your purchase payments to any combination of the Variable Sub-Accounts and/or Fixed Account Options. If you invest in a Fixed Account Option, you will earn a fixed rate of interest that we declare periodically. If you invest in any of the Variable Sub-Accounts, your investment return will vary up or down depending on the performance of the corresponding Portfolios.

Second, each Contract can help you plan for retirement because you can use it to receive retirement income for life and/or for a pre-set number of years, by selecting one of the income payment options (we call these “Income Plans”) described on page 63. You receive income payments during what we call the “Payout Phase” of the Contract, which begins on the Payout Start Date and continues until we make the last payment required by the Income Plan you select. During the Payout Phase, if you select a fixed income payment option, we guarantee the amount of your payments, which will remain fixed. If you select a variable income payment option, based on one or more of the Variable Sub-Accounts, the amount of your payments will vary up or down depending on the performance of the corresponding Portfolios. The amount of money you accumulate under your Contract during the Accumulation Phase and apply to an Income Plan will determine the amount of your income payments during the Payout Phase.

The timeline below illustrates how you might use your Contract.

 

LOGO

Other income payment options are also available. See “Income Payments.”

As the Contract Owner, you exercise all of the rights and privileges provided by the Contract. If you die, any surviving Contract Owner or, if there is none, the Beneficiary will exercise the rights and privileges provided by the Contract. See “The Contracts.” In addition, if you die before the Payout Start Date, we will pay a death benefit to any surviving Contract Owner or, if there is none, to your Beneficiary. See “Death Benefits.”

Please call us at 1-800-457-7617 if you have any question about how the Contracts work.

 

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Expense Table

 

 

The table below lists the expenses that you will bear directly or indirectly when you buy a Contract. The table and the examples that follow do not reflect premium taxes that may be imposed by the state where you reside. For more information about Variable Account expenses, see “Expenses,” below. For more information about Portfolio expenses, please refer to the prospectuses for the Portfolios.

Contract Owner Transaction Expenses

Withdrawal Charge (as a percentage of purchase payments withdrawn)*

 

      Number of Complete Years Since We Received the Purchase Payment
Being Withdrawn/Applicable Charge:
 
Contract:      0         1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8+   
Allstate Advisor      7      7      6      5      4      3      2      0      0
Allstate Advisor Plus      8.5      8.5      8.5      7.5      6.5      5.5      4      2.5      0
Allstate Advisor Preferred with:                           

5-Year Withdrawal Charge Option

     7      6      5      4      3      0         

3-Year Withdrawal Charge Option

     7      6      5      0               

No Withdrawal Charge Option

     None   
All Contracts:                           
Annual Contract Maintenance Charge      $30**   
Transfer Fee      up to 2.00% of the amount transferred***   

* Each Contract Year, you may withdraw a portion of your purchase payments (and/or your earnings, in the case of Charitable Remainder Trusts) without incurring a withdrawal charge (“Free Withdrawal Amount”). See “Withdrawal Charges” for more information.

** Waived in certain cases. See “Expenses.”

*** Applies solely to the 13th and subsequent transfers within a Contract Year, excluding transfers due to dollar cost averaging and automatic portfolio rebalancing. We are currently assessing a transfer fee of 1.00% of the amount transferred, however, we reserve the right to raise the transfer fee to up to 2.00% of the amount transferred.

Variable Account Annual Expenses (as a percentage of average daily net asset value deducted from each Variable Sub-Account)

If you select the basic Contract without any optional benefits, your Variable Account expenses would be as follows:

 

Basic Contract (without any optional benefit)   Mortality and Expense
Risk Charge
    Administrative
Expense Charge*
    Total Variable Account
Annual Expense
 
Allstate Advisor     1.10%        0.19%        1.29%   
Allstate Advisor Plus     1.40%        0.19%        1.59%   
Allstate Advisor Preferred (5-year Withdrawal Charge Option)     1.40%        0.19%        1.59%   
Allstate Advisor Preferred (3-year Withdrawal Charge Option)     1.50%        0.19%        1.69%   
Allstate Advisor Preferred (No Withdrawal Charge Option)     1.60%        0.19%        1.79%   

* We reserve the right to raise the administrative expense charge to 0.35%. However, we will not increase the charge once we issue your Contract.

Each Contract also offers optional riders that may be added to the Contract. For each optional rider you select, you would pay the following additional mortality and expense risk charge associated with each rider.

 

MAV Death Benefit Option

Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option

Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (issue age 0-70)

Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (issue age 71-79)

  0.20%* (up to 0.30% for Options added in the future)

0.30%*

0.25% (up to 0.35% for Options added in the future)

0.40% (up to 0.50% for Options added in the future)

* For Contract Owners who added the MAV Death Benefit Option or Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option prior to May 1, 2003, the additional mortality and expense risk charge associated with each Option is 0.15%.

 

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If you select the Options with the highest possible combination of mortality and expense risk charges, your Variable Account expenses would be as follows, assuming current expenses:

 

Contract with the MAV Death Benefit Option, Enhanced

Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, and Earnings

Protection Death Benefit Option (issue age 71-79)

 

Mortality and Expense

Risk Charge*

   

Administrative

Expense Charge*

   

Total Variable Account

Annual Expense

 
Allstate Advisor     2.00%        0.19%        2.19%   
Allstate Advisor Plus     2.30%        0.19%        2.49%   
Allstate Advisor Preferred (5-year Withdrawal Charge Option)     2.30%        0.19%        2.49%   
Allstate Advisor Preferred (3-year Withdrawal Charge Option)     2.40%        0.19%        2.59%   
Allstate Advisor Preferred (No Withdrawal Charge Option)     2.50%        0.19%        2.69%   

* As described above the administrative expense charge and the mortality and expense charge for certain Options may be higher for future Contracts. However, we will not increase the administrative expense charge once we issue your Contract, and we will not increase the charge for an Option once we add the Option to your Contract.

TrueReturnSM Accumulation Benefit Option Fee

(annual rate as a percentage of Benefit Base on each Contract Anniversary)

 

TrueReturnSM Accumulation Benefit Option     0.50%*   

* Up to 1.25% for Options added in the future. See “TrueReturnSM Accumulation Benefit Option” for details.

SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee

(annual rate as a percentage of Benefit Base on each Contract Anniversary)

 

SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option     0.50%*   

* Up to 1.25% for SureIncome Options added in the future. See “SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option” for details.

SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee

(annual rate as a percentage of Benefit Base on each Contract Anniversary)

 

SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option     0.65%*   

* Up to 1.25% for SureIncome Plus Options added in the future. See “SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option” for details.

SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee

(annual rate as a percentage of Benefit Base on each Contract Anniversary)

 

SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option     0.65%*   

* Up to 1.25% for SureIncome For Life Options added in the future. See “SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option” for details.

Retirement Income Guarantee Option Fee*

If you selected RIG 1, you would pay a Rider Fee at the annual rate of 0.40%** of the Income Base in effect on a Contract Anniversary. If you selected RIG 2, you would pay an additional Rider Fee at the annual rate of 0.55%** of the Income Base in effect on a Contract Anniversary. See “Retirement Income Guarantee Options” for details.

* We discontinued offering the Retirement Income Guarantee Options as of January 1, 2004 (up to May 1, 2004 in certain states). Fees shown apply to Contract Owners who selected an Option prior to January 1, 2004 (up to May 1, 2004 in certain states).

** For Contract Owners who added RIG 1 prior to May 1, 2003, the annual rate is 0.25%. For Contract Owners who added RIG 2 prior to May 1, 2003, the annual rate is 0.45%.

Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option Fee

(as a percentage of Contract Value on each Contract Anniversary)

 

Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option     0.10%*   

* Applies to Contract Owners who select the Option on or after January 1, 2005. Up to 0.15% for options added in the future.

 

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Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee

(as a percentage of Contract Value on each Contract Anniversary)

 

Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option     0.10%*   

* Applies to Contract Owners who select the Option on or after January 1, 2005. Up to 0.15% for options added in the future.

If you select the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option or Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts on or after January 1, 2005, you will pay a Rider Fee at the annual rate of 0.10% of the Contract Value on each Contract Anniversary. We reserve the right to increase the annual Rider Fee to up to 0.15% of the Contract Value. If you selected either of these Options prior to January 1, 2005, there is no charge associated with your Option. See “Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option Fee and Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee” for details.

Income Protection Benefit Option

The Contracts are also available with the Income Protection Benefit Option. See “Income Payments – Income Protection Benefit Option,” below, for a description of the Option. The charge for the Income Protection Benefit Option is currently 0.50% of the average daily net Variable Account assets supporting the variable income payments to which the Income Protection Benefit Option applies. The charge for the Income Protection Benefit Option applies during the Payout Phase. We reserve the right to raise the Income Protection Benefit Option charge to up to 0.75%. Once your Income Protection Benefit Option is in effect, however, we may not change the fee that applies to your Contract. See “Expenses – Mortality and Expense Risk Charge,” below, for details.

PORTFOLIO ANNUAL EXPENSES – Minimum and Maximum

The next table shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the Portfolios that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the Contract. Advisers and/or other service providers of certain Portfolios may have agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse Portfolio expenses in order to keep the Portfolios’ expenses below specified limits. The range of expenses shown in this table does not show the effect of any such fee waiver or expense reimbursement. More detail concerning each Portfolio’s fees and expenses appears in the prospectus for each Portfolio.

PORTFOLIO ANNUAL EXPENSES

 

     Minimum     Maximum  
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses(1) (expenses that are deducted from Portfolio assets, which may include management fees, distribution and/or services (12b-1) fees, and other expenses)     0.35%        2.25%   

 

(1) Expenses are shown as a percentage of Portfolio average daily net assets (before any waiver or reimbursement) as of December 31, 2013 (except as otherwise noted).

Example 1

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Contracts with the cost of investing in other variable annuity contracts. These costs include Contract owner transaction expenses, Contract fees, Variable Account annual expenses, and Portfolio fees and expenses.

The example shows the dollar amount of expenses that you would bear directly or indirectly if you:

 

 

invested $10,000 in the Contract for the time periods indicated;

 

 

earned a 5% annual return on your investment;

 

 

surrendered your Contract, or you began receiving income payments for a specified period of less than 120 months, at the end of each time period;

 

 

elected the MAV Death Benefit Option and the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option;

 

 

elected the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (assuming issue age 71-79);

 

 

elected the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option; and

 

 

elected the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option.

 

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The example does not include any taxes or tax penalties you may be required to pay if you surrender your Contract.

The first line of the example assumes that the maximum fees and expenses of any of the Portfolios are charged. The second line of the example assumes that the minimum fees and expenses of any of the Portfolios are charged. Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown below.

 

    Allstate Advisor     Allstate Advisor Plus    

Allstate Advisor Preferred

(with 5 Year
Withdrawal Charge Option)

 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
Costs Based on Maximum Annual Portfolio Expenses   $ 1,194      $ 2,312      $ 3,349      $ 6,048      $ 1,350      $ 2,602      $ 3,683      $ 6,246      $ 1,223      $ 2,306      $ 3,387      $ 6,250   
Costs Based on Minimum Annual Portfolio Expenses   $ 1,012      $ 1,788      $ 2,515      $ 4,582      $ 1,168      $ 2,084      $ 2,862      $ 4,829      $ 1,041      $ 1,788      $ 2,566      $ 4,833   

 

    

Allstate Advisor Preferred

(with 3-Year Withdrawal Charge Option)

    

Allstate Advisor Preferred

(with No Withdrawal Charge Option)

 
      1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      10 Years      1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  
Costs Based on Maximum Annual Portfolio Expenses    $ 1,232       $ 2,332       $ 3,172       $ 6,314       $ 646       $ 1,934       $ 3,214       $ 6,384   
Costs Based on Minimum Annual Portfolio Expenses    $ 1,051       $ 1,815       $ 2,356       $ 4,913       $ 466       $ 1,419       $ 2,403       $ 4,998   

Example 2

This Example uses the same assumptions as Example 1 above, except that it assumes you decided not to surrender your Contract, or you began receiving income payments for a specified period of at least 120 months, at the end of each time period.

 

    Allstate Advisor     Allstate Advisor Plus    

Allstate Advisor Preferred

(with 5 Year

Withdrawal Charge Option)

 
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years  
Costs Based on Maximum Annual Portfolio Expenses   $ 599      $ 1,802      $ 3,009      $ 6,048      $ 627      $ 1,880      $ 3,130      $ 6,246      $ 628      $ 1,881      $ 3,132      $ 6,250   
Costs Based on Minimum Annual Portfolio Expenses   $ 417      $ 1,278      $ 2,175      $ 4,582      $ 446      $ 1,361      $ 2,309      $ 4,829      $ 446      $ 1,363      $ 2,311      $ 4,833   

 

    

Allstate Advisor Preferred

(with 3-Year Withdrawal Charge Option)

    

Allstate Advisor Preferred

(with No Withdrawal Charge Option)

 
      1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      10 Years      1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  
Costs Based on Maximum Annual Portfolio Expenses    $ 637       $ 1,907       $ 3,172       $ 6,314       $ 646       $ 1,934       $ 3,214       $ 6,384   
Costs Based on Minimum Annual Portfolio Expenses    $ 456       $ 1,390       $ 2,356       $ 4,913       $ 466       $ 1,419       $ 2,403       $ 4,998   

Please remember that you are looking at examples and not a representation of past or future expenses. Your rate of return may be higher or lower than 5%, which is not guaranteed. The examples do not assume that any Portfolio expense waivers or reimbursement arrangements are in effect for the periods presented. The examples reflect the Free Withdrawal Amounts, if applicable, and the deduction of the annual contract maintenance charge of $30 each year. The above examples assume you have selected the MAV Death Benefit Option and the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (assuming the oldest Contract Owner or Annuitant is age 71 or older, and all are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date), and the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option and the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option. Examples for the Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts assume the election of the 5-year Withdrawal Charge Option. If any or all of these features were not elected, the expense figures shown above would be slightly lower.

 

 

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Financial Information

 

 

To measure the value of your investment in the Variable Sub-Accounts during the Accumulation Phase, we use a unit of measure we call the “Accumulation Unit.” Each Variable Sub-Account has a separate value for its Accumulation Units we call “Accumulation Unit Value.” Accumulation Unit Value is analogous to, but not the same as, the share price of a mutual fund.

Accumulation Unit Values for the lowest and highest available combinations of Contract charges that affect Accumulation Unit Values for each Contract are shown in Appendix K of this prospectus. The Statement of Additional Information contains the Accumulation Unit Values for all other available combinations of Contract charges that affect Accumulation Unit Values for each Contract.

 

 

The Contracts

 

 

CONTRACT OWNER

Each Contract is an agreement between you, the Contract Owner, and Allstate Life, a life insurance company. As the Contract Owner, you may exercise all of the rights and privileges provided to you by the Contract. That means it is up to you to select or change (to the extent permitted):

 

 

the investment alternatives during the Accumulation and Payout Phases,

 

 

the amount and timing of your purchase payments and withdrawals,

 

 

the programs you want to use to invest or withdraw money,

 

 

the income payment plan(s) you want to use to receive retirement income,

 

 

the Annuitant (either yourself or someone else) on whose life the income payments will be based,

 

 

the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries who will receive the benefits that the Contract provides when the last surviving Contract Owner or the Annuitant dies, and

 

 

any other rights that the Contract provides, including restricting income payments to Beneficiaries.

If you die, any surviving joint Contract Owner or, if none, the Beneficiary may exercise the rights and privileges provided to them by the Contract. If the sole surviving Contract Owner dies after the Payout Start Date, the Primary Beneficiary will receive any guaranteed income payments scheduled to continue.

If the Annuitant dies prior to the Payout Start Date and the Contract Owner is a grantor trust not established by a business, the new Contract Owner will be the Beneficiary(ies).

The Contract cannot be jointly owned by both a non-living person and a living person unless the Contract Owner(s) assumed ownership of the Contract as a Beneficiary(ies). The maximum age of any Contract

Owner on the date we receive the completed application for each Contract is 90.

If you select the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (MAV) Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, or the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the maximum age of any Contract Owner on the Rider Application Date is currently age 79. If you select the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option or the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts (CSP), the maximum age of any Contract Owner or beneficial owner for CSP on the Rider Application Date is currently age 90. If you select the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option, the maximum age of any Contract Owner on the Rider Application Date is age 85. If you select the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option, the maximum age of any Contract Owner on the Rider Application Date is age 85. If you select the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option, the minimum and maximum ages of the oldest Contract Owner (oldest annuitant if Contract Owner is a non-living person) on the Rider Application Date are ages 50 and 79, respectively.

The Contract can also be purchased as an IRA or TSA (also known as a 403(b)). The endorsements required to qualify these annuities under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (“Code”) may limit or modify your rights and privileges under the Contract. We use the term “Qualified Contract” to refer to a Contract issued as an IRA, 403(b), or with a Qualified Plan.

Except for certain retirement plans, you may change the Contract Owner at any time by written notice in a form satisfactory to us. Until we receive your written notice to change the Contract Owner, we are entitled to rely on the most recent information in our files. We will provide a change of ownership form to be signed by you and filed with us. Once we accept the change, the change will take effect as of the date you signed the request. We will not be liable for any payment or settlement made prior to accepting the change. Accordingly, if you wish to change the Contract Owner, you should deliver your written notice to us promptly. Each change is subject to any

 

 

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payment we make or other action we take before we accept it. Changing ownership of this Contract may cause adverse tax consequences and may not be allowed under Qualified Contracts. Please consult with a competent tax advisor prior to making a request for a change of Contract Owner.

ANNUITANT

The Annuitant is the individual whose age determines the latest Payout Start Date and whose life determines the amount and duration of income payments (other than under Income Plan 3). You may not change the Annuitant at any time. You may designate a joint Annuitant, who is a second person on whose life income payments depend, at the time you select an Income Plan. Additional restrictions may apply in the case of Qualified Plans. The maximum age of the Annuitant on the date we receive the completed application for each Contract is age 90.

If you select the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (MAV) Death Benefit Option, Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option or the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the maximum age of any Annuitant on the Rider Application Date is age 79.

If you select the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option, the maximum age of any Annuitant on the Rider Application Date is age 90.

If you select the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts, the maximum age of any Annuitant on the Rider Application Date is age 90.

If you select the Income Protection Benefit Option, the oldest Annuitant and joint Annuitant (if applicable) must be age 75 or younger on the Payout Start Date.

If you select the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option, the maximum age of any Annuitant on the Rider Application Date is age 85. If you select the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option, the maximum age of any Annuitant on the Rider Application Date is age 85. If you select the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option, the minimum and maximum ages of the oldest annuitant, if the Contract Owner is a non-living person, on the Rider Application Date are ages 50 and 79, respectively.

If you select an Income Plan that depends on the Annuitant or a joint Annuitant’s life, we may require proof of age and sex before income payments begin and proof that the Annuitant or joint Annuitant is still alive before we make each payment.

CO-ANNUITANT

Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option

Contract Owners of IRA Contracts that meet the following conditions and that elect the Spousal

Protection Benefit Option may name their spouse as a Co-Annuitant:

 

 

the individually owned Contract must be either a traditional, Roth, or Simplified Employee Pension IRA;

 

 

the Contract Owner must be age 90 or younger on the Rider Application Date;

 

 

the Co-Annuitant must be age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date; and

 

 

the Co-Annuitant must be the sole Primary Beneficiary under the Contract.

Under the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option, the Co-Annuitant will be considered to be an Annuitant during the Accumulation Phase, except the Co-Annuitant will not be considered to be an Annuitant for purposes of determining the Payout Start Date or upon the death of the Co-Annuitant. You may change the Co-Annuitant to a new spouse only if you provide proof of remarriage in a form satisfactory to us. At any time, there may only be one Co-Annuitant under your Contract. See “Spousal Protection Benefit Option and Death of Co-Annuitant” for more information.

Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts.

Contracts that meet the following conditions and that elect the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts may name the spouse of the Annuitant as a Co-Annuitant:

 

 

the beneficially owned Contract must be a Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or a Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA;

 

 

the Annuitant must be the beneficial owner of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA;

 

 

the Co-Annuitant must be the legal spouse of the Annuitant and only one Co-Annuitant may be named;

 

 

the Co-Annuitant must be the sole beneficiary of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or the Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA;

 

 

the Annuitant must be age 90 or younger on the Rider Application Date; and

 

 

the Co-Annuitant must be age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date.

Under the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts, the Co-Annuitant will be considered to be an Annuitant during the Accumulation Phase, except the Co-Annuitant will not be considered to be an Annuitant for purposes of determining the Payout Start Date or upon the death of the Co-Annuitant. The Co-Annuitant

 

 

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is not considered the beneficial owner of the Custodial Traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or the Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA. See “Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts and Death of Co-Annuitant” for more information.

BENEFICIARY

You may name one or more Primary and Contingent Beneficiaries when you apply for a Contract. The Primary Beneficiary is the person who may, in accordance with the terms of the Contract, elect to receive the death settlement (“Death Proceeds”) or become the new Contract Owner pursuant to the Contract if the sole surviving Contract Owner dies before the Payout Start Date. A Contingent Beneficiary is the person selected by the Contract Owner who will exercise the rights of the Primary Beneficiary if all named Primary Beneficiaries die before the death of the sole surviving Contract Owner.

You may change or add Beneficiaries at any time, unless you have designated an irrevocable Beneficiary. We will provide a change of Beneficiary form to be signed by you and filed with us. After we accept the form, the change of Beneficiary will be effective as of the date you signed the form. Until we accept your written notice to change a Beneficiary, we are entitled to rely on the most recent Beneficiary information in our files. We will not be liable for any payment or settlement made prior to accepting the change. Accordingly, if you wish to change your Beneficiary, you should deliver your written notice to us promptly. Each Beneficiary change is subject to any payment made by us or any other action we take before we accept the change.

You may restrict income payments to Beneficiaries by providing us with a written request. Once we accept the written request, the restriction will take effect as of the date you signed the request. Any restriction is subject to any payment made by us or any other action we take before we accept the request.

If you did not name a Beneficiary or, unless otherwise provided in the Beneficiary designation, if a named Beneficiary is no longer living and there are no other surviving Primary or Contingent Beneficiaries when the sole surviving Contract Owner dies, the new Beneficiary will be:

 

 

your spouse or, if he or she is no longer alive,

 

 

your surviving children equally, or if you have no surviving children,

 

 

your estate.

If more than one Beneficiary survives you (or the Annuitant, if the Contract Owner is a grantor trust), we will divide the Death Proceeds among the surviving Beneficiaries according to your most recent written instructions. If you have not given us written instructions in a form satisfactory to us, we will pay the Death

Proceeds in equal amounts to the surviving Beneficiaries. If there is more than one Beneficiary in a class (e.g., more than one Primary Beneficiary) and one of the Beneficiaries predeceases the Contract Owner (the Annuitant if the Contract Owner is a grantor trust), the remaining Beneficiaries in that class will divide the deceased Beneficiary’s share in proportion to the original share of the remaining Beneficiaries.

For purposes of this Contract, in determining whether a living person, including a Contract Owner, Primary Beneficiary, Contingent Beneficiary, or Annuitant (“Living Person A”) has survived another living person, including a Contract Owner, Primary Beneficiary, Contingent Beneficiary, or Annuitant (“Living Person B”), Living Person A must survive Living Person B by at least 24 hours. Otherwise, Living Person A will be conclusively deemed to have predeceased Living Person B.

Where there are multiple Beneficiaries, we will only value the Death Proceeds at the time the first Beneficiary submits the necessary documentation in good order. Any Death Proceeds amounts attributable to any Beneficiary which remain in the Variable Sub-Accounts are subject to investment risk. If there is more than one Beneficiary taking shares of the Death Proceeds, each Beneficiary will be treated as a separate and independent owner of his or her respective share of the Death Proceeds. Each Beneficiary will exercise all rights related to his or her share of the Death Proceeds, including the sole right to select a death settlement option, subject to any restrictions previously placed upon the Beneficiary. Each Beneficiary may designate a Beneficiary(ies) for his or her respective share, but that designated Beneficiary(ies) will be restricted to the death settlement option chosen by the original Beneficiary.

If there is more than one Beneficiary and one of the Beneficiaries is a corporation, trust or other non-living person, all Beneficiaries will be considered to be non-living persons.

MODIFICATION OF THE CONTRACT

Only an Allstate Life officer may approve a change in or waive any provision of the Contract. Any change or waiver must be in writing. None of our agents has the authority to change or waive the provisions of the Contract. We may not change the terms of the Contract without your consent, except to conform the Contract to applicable law or changes in the law. If a provision of the Contract is inconsistent with state law, we will follow state law.

ASSIGNMENT

You may not assign an interest in this Contract as collateral or security for a loan. However, you may assign periodic income payments under this Contract prior to the Payout Start Date. No Beneficiary may assign benefits under the Contract until they are due. We will not be bound by any assignment until the assignor signs

 

 

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it and files it with us. We are not responsible for the validity of any assignment. Federal law prohibits or restricts the assignment of benefits under many types of retirement plans and the terms of such plans may

themselves contain restrictions on assignments. An assignment may also result in taxes or tax penalties. You should consult with an attorney before trying to assign periodic income payments under your Contract.

 

 

Purchases

 

 

MINIMUM PURCHASE PAYMENTS

The minimum initial purchase payment for Non- Qualified Contracts is $10,000, ($2,000 for Contracts issued with an IRA or TSA). All subsequent purchase payments under a Contract must be $1,000 or more ($50 for automatic payments). For Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts, purchase payments do not include any Credit Enhancements. You may make purchase payments at any time prior to the Payout Start Date; however, any additional payments after the initial purchase payment may be limited in some states. Please consult with your representative for details. The total amount of purchase payments we will accept for each Contract without our prior approval is $1,000,000. We reserve the right to accept a lesser initial purchase payment amount or lesser subsequent purchase payment amounts. We reserve the right to limit the availability of the investment alternatives for additional investments. We also reserve the right to reject any application. We may apply certain limitations, restrictions, and/or underwriting standards as a condition of acceptance of purchase payments.

AUTOMATIC ADDITIONS PROGRAM

You may make subsequent purchase payments of $50 or more per month by automatically transferring money from your bank account. Please consult with your sales representative for detailed information. The Automatic Additions Program is not available for making purchase payments into the Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option.

ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE PAYMENTS

At the time you apply for a Contract, you must decide how to allocate your purchase payment among the investment alternatives. The allocation you specify on your application will be effective immediately. All allocations must be in whole percents that total 100% or in whole dollars. You can change your allocations by calling us at 1-800-457-7617.

We will allocate your purchase payments to the investment alternatives according to your most recent instructions on file with us. Unless you notify us otherwise, we will allocate subsequent purchase payments according to the allocation for the previous purchase payment. We will effect any change in allocation instructions at the time we receive written notice of the change in good order.

We will credit the initial purchase payment that accompanies your completed application to your Contract within 2 business days after we receive the

payment at our home office. If your application is incomplete, we will ask you to complete your application within 5 business days. If you do so, we will credit your initial purchase payment to your Contract within that 5 business day period. If you do not, we will return your purchase payment at the end of the 5 business day period unless you expressly allow us to hold it until you complete the application. We will credit subsequent purchase payments to the Contract at the close of the business day on which we receive the purchase payment at our home office.

We use the term “business day” to refer to each day Monday through Friday that the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. We also refer to these days as “Valuation Dates.” Our business day closes when the New York Stock Exchange closes for regular trading, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (3:00 p.m. Central Time). If we receive your purchase payment after 3:00 p.m. Central Time on any Valuation Date, we will credit your purchase payment using the Accumulation Unit Values computed on the next Valuation Date.

There may be circumstances where the New York Stock Exchange is open, however, due to inclement weather, natural disaster or other circumstances beyond our control, our offices may be closed or our business processing capabilities may be restricted. Under those circumstances, your Contract Value may fluctuate based on changes in the Accumulation Unit Values, but you may not be able to transfer Contract Value, or make a purchase or redemption request.

With respect to any purchase payment that is pending investment in our Variable Account, we may hold the amount temporarily in a suspense account and may earn interest on amounts held in that suspense account. You will not be credited with any interest on amounts held in that suspense account.

CREDIT ENHANCEMENT

For Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts, each time you make a purchase payment, we will add to your Contract Value a Credit Enhancement equal to 4% of the purchase payment if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 85 or younger on the date we receive the completed application for the Contract (“Application Date”). If the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant is age 86 or older and both are 90 or younger on the Application Date, we will add to your Contract Value a Credit Enhancement equal to 2% of the purchase payment. An additional Credit

 

 

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Enhancement will be added to your Contract if the cumulative purchase payments (including the purchase payment being made) less cumulative withdrawals exceed a certain threshold. The thresholds apply individually to each Allstate Advisor Plus Contract you own. The additional Credit Enhancements and their corresponding thresholds are as follows:

 

Additional Credit

Enhancement for Large

Contracts

  

Cumulative Purchase

Payments less Cumulative

Withdrawals must exceed:

 
0.50% of the purchase payment    $ 500,000   
1.00% of the purchase payment    $ 1,000,000   

If you exercise your right to cancel the Contract during the Trial Examination Period, the amount we refund to you will not include any Credit Enhancement. See “Trial Examination Period” below for details. The Allstate Advisor Plus Contract may not be available in all states.

We will allocate any Credit Enhancements to the investment alternatives according to the allocation instructions you have on file with us at the time we receive your purchase payment. We will allocate each Credit Enhancement among the investment alternatives in the same proportions as the corresponding purchase payment. We do not consider Credit Enhancements to be investments in the Contract for income tax purposes.

We use a portion of the withdrawal charge and mortality and expense risk charge to help recover the cost of providing the Credit Enhancement under the Contract. See “Expenses.” Under certain circumstances (such as a period of poor market performance) the cost associated with the Credit Enhancement may exceed the sum of the Credit Enhancement and any related earnings. You should consider this possibility before purchasing the Contract.

TRIAL EXAMINATION PERIOD

You may cancel your Contract by providing us with written notice within the Trial Examination Period, which is the 20 day period after you receive the Contract, or such longer period that your state may require. If you exercise this “Right to Cancel,” the Contract terminates and we will pay you the full amount of your purchase

payments allocated to the Fixed Account. We also will return your purchase payments allocated to the Variable Account adjusted, to the extent federal or state law permits, to reflect investment gain or loss, including the deduction of mortality and expense risk charges and administrative expense charges, that occurred from the date of allocation through the date of cancellation. The amount you receive will be less applicable federal and state income tax withholding. If your Contract is qualified under Code Section 408(b), we will refund the greater of any purchase payments or the Contract Value.

For Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts, we have received regulatory relief to enable us to recover the amount of any Credit Enhancement applied to Contracts that are cancelled during the Trial Examination Period. The amount we return to you upon exercise of this Right to Cancel will not include any Credit Enhancement or the amount of charges deducted prior to cancellation, but will reflect, except in states where we are required to return the amount of your purchase payments, any investment gain or loss associated with your Variable Account purchase payments and with the full amount of the Credit Enhancement, including the deduction of mortality and expense risk charges and administrative expense charges.

We reserve the right to allocate your purchase payments to the Putnam VT Money Market – Class IB Sub-Account during the Trial Examination Period.

For Contracts purchased in California by persons age 60 and older, you may elect to defer until the end of the Trial Examination Period allocation of your purchase payment to the Variable Sub-Accounts. Unless you instruct otherwise, upon making this election, your purchase payment will be allocated to the Putnam VT Money Market – Class IB Sub-Account. On the next Valuation Date 40 days after the Issue Date, your Contract Value will then be reallocated in accordance with your most recent investment allocation instructions.

State laws vary and may require a different period, other variations or adjustments. Please refer to your Contract for any state specific information.

 

 

Contract Value

 

 

On the Issue Date, the Contract Value is equal to your initial purchase payment (for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts, your initial purchase payment plus the Credit Enhancement).

Thereafter, your Contract Value at any time during the Accumulation Phase is equal to the sum of the value of your Accumulation Units in the Variable Sub-Accounts you have selected, plus your value in the Fixed Account Option(s) offered by your Contract.

ACCUMULATION UNITS

To determine the number of Accumulation Units of each Variable Sub-Account to allocate to your Contract, we divide (i) the amount of the purchase payment or transfer you have allocated to a Variable Sub-Account by (ii) the Accumulation Unit Value of that Variable Sub-Account next computed after we receive your payment or transfer. For example, if we receive a $10,000 purchase payment allocated to a Variable Sub-Account when the Accumulation Unit Value for the Sub-Account is $10, we would credit 1,000 Accumulation Units of that Variable

 

 

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Sub-Account to your Contract. For Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts, we would credit your Contract additional Accumulation Units of the Variable Sub-Account to reflect the Credit Enhancement paid on your purchase payment. See “Credit Enhancement.” Withdrawals and transfers from a Variable Sub-Account would, of course, reduce the number of Accumulation Units of that Sub-Account allocated to your Contract.

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE

As a general matter, the Accumulation Unit Value for each Variable Sub-Account for each Contract will rise or fall to reflect:

 

 

changes in the share price of the Portfolio in which the Variable Sub-Account invests, and

 

 

the deduction of amounts reflecting the mortality and expense risk charge, administrative expense charge, and any provision for taxes that have accrued since we last calculated the Accumulation Unit Value.

We determine any applicable withdrawal charges, Rider Fees (if applicable), transfer fees, and contract maintenance charges separately for each Contract. They do not affect the Accumulation Unit Value. Instead, we obtain payment of those charges and fees by redeeming Accumulation Units. For details on how we compute Accumulation Unit Values, please refer to the Statement of Additional Information.

We determine a separate Accumulation Unit Value for each Variable Sub-Account for each Contract on each Valuation Date. We also determine a separate set of Accumulation Unit Values that reflect the cost of each optional benefit, or available combination thereof, offered under the Contract.

You should refer to the prospectuses for the Funds for a description of how the assets of each Portfolio are valued, since that determination directly bears on the Accumulation Unit Value of the corresponding Variable Sub-Account and, therefore, your Contract Value.

TRUERETURNSM ACCUMULATION BENEFIT OPTION

We offer the TrueReturnSM Accumulation Benefit Option, which is available for an additional fee. The TrueReturn Option guarantees a minimum Contract Value on the “Rider Maturity Date.” The Rider Maturity Date is determined by the length of the Rider Period which you select. The Option provides no minimum Contract Value if the Option terminates before the Rider Maturity Date. See “Termination of the TrueReturn Option” below for details on termination.

The TrueReturn Option is available at issue of the Contract, or may be added later, subject to availability and issue requirements. You may not add the TrueReturn Option to your Contract after Contract issue without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the TrueReturn Option. Currently, you may have only

one TrueReturn Option in effect on your Contract at one time. You may only have one of the following in effect on your Contract at the same time: a TrueReturn Option, a Retirement Income Guarantee Option or a Withdrawal Benefit Option. The TrueReturn Option has no maximum issue age, however the Rider Maturity Date must occur before the latest Payout Start Date, which is the later of the Annuitant’s 99th birthday or the 10th Contract Anniversary. Once added to your Contract, the TrueReturn Option may be cancelled at any time on or after the 5th Rider Anniversary by notifying us in writing in a form satisfactory to us.

The “Rider Anniversary” is the anniversary of the Rider Date. We reserve the right to extend the date on which the TrueReturn Option may be cancelled to up to the 10th Rider Anniversary at any time in our sole discretion. Any change we make will not apply to a TrueReturn Option that was added to your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change.

When you add the TrueReturn Option to your Contract, you must select a Rider Period and a Guarantee Option. The Rider Period and Guarantee Option you select determine the AB Factor, which is used to determine the Accumulation Benefit, described below. The “Rider Period” begins on the Rider Date and ends on the Rider Maturity Date. The “Rider Date” is the date the TrueReturn Option was made a part of your Contract. We currently offer Rider Periods ranging from 8 to 20 years depending on the Guarantee Option you select. You may select any Rider Period from among those we currently offer, provided the Rider Maturity Date occurs prior to the latest Payout Start Date. We reserve the right to offer additional Rider Periods in the future, and to discontinue offering any of the Rider Periods at any time. Each Model Portfolio Option available under a Guarantee Option has specific investment requirements that are described in the “Investment Requirements” section below and may depend upon the Rider Date of your TrueReturn Option. We reserve the right to offer additional Guarantee Options in the future, and to discontinue offering any of the Guarantee Options at any time. After the Rider Date, the Rider Period and Guarantee Option may not be changed.

The TrueReturn Option may not be available in all states. We may discontinue offering the TrueReturn Option at any time to new Contract Owners and to existing Contract Owners who did not elect the Option prior to the date of discontinuance.

Accumulation Benefit.

On the Rider Maturity Date, if the Accumulation Benefit is greater than the Contract Value, then the Contract Value will be increased to equal the Accumulation Benefit. The excess amount of any such increase will be allocated to the Putnam VT Money Market – Class IB Sub-Account. You may transfer the excess amount out of the Putnam VT Money Market – Class IB Sub-Account and into another investment alternative at any time

 

 

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thereafter. However, each transfer you make will count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee. Prior to the Rider Maturity Date, the Accumulation Benefit will not be available as a Contract Value, Settlement Value, or Death Proceeds. Additionally, we will not pay an Accumulation Benefit if the TrueReturn Option is terminated for any reason prior to the Rider Maturity Date. After the Rider Maturity Date, the TrueReturn Option provides no additional benefit.

The “Accumulation Benefit” is equal to the Benefit Base multiplied by the AB Factor. The “AB Factor” is determined by the Rider Period and Guarantee Option you selected as of the Rider Date. The following table shows the AB Factors available for the Rider Periods and Guarantee Options we currently offer.

 

AB Factors  

Rider Period

(number of years)

 

Guarantee

Option 1

   

Guarantee

Option 2

 
8     100.0     NA   
9     112.5     NA   
10     125.0     100.0
11     137.5     110.0
12     150.0     120.0
13     162.5     130.0
14     175.0     140.0
15     187.5     150.0
16     200.0     160.0
17     212.5     170.0
18     225.0     180.0
19     237.5     190.0
20     250.0     200.0

The following examples illustrate the Accumulation Benefit calculations under Guarantee Options 1 and 2 on the Rider Maturity Date. For the purpose of illustrating the Accumulation Benefit calculation, the examples assume the Benefit Base is the same on the Rider Date and the Rider Maturity Date.

Example 1: Guarantee Option 1

 

Guarantee Option:        1   
Rider Period:        15   
AB Factor:        187.5%   
Rider Date:        1/2/04   
Rider Maturity Date:        1/2/19   
Benefit Base on Rider Date:        $50,000   
Benefit Base on rider Maturity Date:      $ 50,000   

 

On the Rider Maturity Date (1/2/19):
Accumulation Benefit  

=  Benefit Base on Rider Maturity Date × AB Factor

 

=  $50,000 × 187.5%

 

=  $93,750

Example 2: Guarantee Option 2

 

Guarantee Option:        2   
Rider Period:        15   
AB Factor:        150.0%   
Rider Date:        1/2/04   
Rider Maturity Date:        1/2/19   
Benefit Base on Rider Date:        $50,000   
Benefit Base on rider Maturity Date:      $ 50,000   

 

On the Rider Maturity Date (1/2/19):
Accumulation Benefit  

=  Benefit Base on Rider Maturity Date × AB Factor

 

=  $50,000 × 150.0%

 

=  $75,000

Guarantee Option 1 offers a higher AB Factor and more rider periods than Guarantee Option 2. Guarantee Option 1 and Guarantee Option 2 have different investment restrictions. See “Investment Requirements” below for more information.

Benefit Base.

The Benefit Base is used solely for purposes of determining the Rider Fee and the Accumulation Benefit. The Benefit Base is not available as a Contract Value, Settlement Value, or Death Proceeds. On the Rider Date, the “Benefit Base” is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date, the Benefit Base will be recalculated for purchase payments and withdrawals as follows:

 

 

The Benefit Base will be increased by purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) made prior to or on the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date. Subject to the terms and conditions of your Contract, you may add purchase payments after this date, but they will not be included in the calculation of the Benefit Base. Therefore, if you plan to make purchase payments after the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date, you should consider carefully whether this Option is appropriate for your needs.

 

 

The Benefit Base will be decreased by a Withdrawal Adjustment for each withdrawal you make. The Withdrawal Adjustment is equal to (a) divided by (b), with the result multiplied by (c), where:

(a) = the withdrawal amount;

(b) = the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal; and

(c) = the Benefit Base immediately prior to the withdrawal.

Withdrawals taken prior to annuitization (referred to in this prospectus as the Payout Phase) are generally considered to come from the earnings in the Contract first. If the Contract is tax-qualified, generally all withdrawals are treated as distributions of earnings. Withdrawals of earnings are taxed as ordinary income

 

 

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and, if taken prior to age 59 1/2, may be subject to an additional 10% federal tax penalty. A withdrawal charge also may apply. See Appendix G for numerical examples that illustrate how the Withdrawal Adjustment is applied.

The Benefit Base will never be less than zero.

Investment Requirements.

If you add the TrueReturn Option to your Contract, you must adhere to certain requirements related to the investment alternatives in which you may invest during the Rider Period. The specific requirements will depend on the model portfolio option (“Model Portfolio Option”) you have selected and the effective date of your TrueReturn Option. These requirements are described below in more detail. These requirements may include, but are not limited to, maximum investment limits on certain Variable Sub-Accounts or on certain Fixed Account Options, exclusion of certain Variable Sub-Accounts or of certain Fixed Account Options, required minimum allocations to certain Variable Sub-Accounts, and restrictions on transfers to or from certain investment alternatives. We may also require that you use the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program. We may change the specific requirements that are applicable to a Guarantee Option or a Model Portfolio Option available under a Guarantee Option at any time in our sole discretion. Any changes we make will not apply to a TrueReturn Option that was made a part of your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change, except for changes made due to a change in investment alternatives available under the Contract. Any changes we make will apply to a new TrueReturn Option elected subsequent to the change pursuant to the Rider Trade-In Option.

When you add the TrueReturn Option to your Contract, you must allocate your entire Contract Value as follows:

 

1) to a Model Portfolio Option available with the Guarantee Option you selected, as defined below; or

 

2) to the DCA Fixed Account Option and then transfer all purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) and interest according to a Model Portfolio Option available with the Guarantee Option you selected; or

 

3) to a combination of (1) and (2) above.

For (2) and (3) above, the requirements for the DCA Fixed Account Option must be met. See the “Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option” section of this prospectus for more information.

On the Rider Date, you must select only one of the Model Portfolio Options in which to allocate your Contract Value. After the Rider Date, you may transfer your entire Contract Value to any of the other Model Portfolio Options available with your Guarantee Option. We currently offer several Model Portfolio Options with each of the available Guarantee Options. The Model

Portfolio Options that are available under Guarantee Options may differ depending upon the effective date of your TrueReturn Option. Please refer to the Model Portfolio Option 1, Model Portfolio Option 2, TrueBalanceSM Model Portfolio Options, and Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds Model Portfolio Options sections below for more details. We may add other Model Portfolio Options in the future. We also may remove Model Portfolio Options in the future anytime prior to the date you select such Model Portfolio Option. In addition, if the investment alternatives available under the Contract change, we may revise the Model Portfolio Options. The following table summarizes the Model Portfolio Options currently available for use with each Guarantee Option under the TrueReturn Option:

 

Guarantee Option 1   Guarantee Option 2

*   Model Portfolio Option 1

*   TrueBalance Conservative Model Portfolio Option

*   TrueBalance Moderately Conservative Model Portfolio Option

*   Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Fund Model Portfolio Option

*   Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Fund Model Portfolio Option

 

*   Model Portfolio Option 2

*   TrueBalance Conservative Model Portfolio Option

*   TrueBalance Moderately Conservative Model Portfolio Option

*   TrueBalance Moderate Model Portfolio Option

*   TrueBalance Moderately Aggressive Model Portfolio Option

*   TrueBalance Aggressive Model Portfolio Option

*   Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Fund Model Portfolio Option

*   Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Fund Model Portfolio Option

*   Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Fund Model Portfolio Option

*   Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Fund Model Portfolio Option

Note: The TrueBalance Model Portfolio Options were added to the TrueReturn Option on May 1, 2005. TrueBalance model portfolios selected prior to May 1, 2005, may not be used with the TrueReturn Option. The Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds Model Portfolio Options are available as Model Portfolio Options under Guarantee Option 1 and Guarantee Option 2 (Rider Date prior to October 1, 2004). For Guarantee Option 2 (Rider Date on or after October 1, 2004), the Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds are part of the available Variable Sub-Accounts listed under Model Portfolio Option 2. Please note that only certain Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds Model Portfolio Options are available with your TrueReturn Option as summarized in the table above.

You may not allocate any of your Contract Value to the Standard Fixed Account Option or to the MVA Fixed Account Option. You must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to the Standard Fixed Account Option or to the MVA Fixed Account Option to the Variable Sub-Accounts prior to adding the TrueReturn Option to your Contract. Transfers from

 

 

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the MVA Fixed Account Option may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment. You may allocate any portion of your purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) to the DCA Fixed Account Option on the Rider Date, provided the DCA Fixed Account Option is available with your Contract and in your state. See the “Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option” section of this prospectus for more information. We use the term “Transfer Period Account” to refer to each purchase payment allocation made to the DCA Fixed Account Option for a specified term length. At the expiration of a Transfer Period Account any remaining amounts in the Transfer Period Account will be transferred to the Variable Sub-Accounts according to the percentage allocations for the Model Portfolio Option you selected.

Any subsequent purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) made to your Contract will be allocated to the Variable Sub-Accounts according to your specific instructions or your allocation for the previous purchase payment (for Model Portfolio Option 1) or the percentage allocation for your current Model Portfolio Option (for TrueBalance Model Portfolio Options) unless you request that the purchase payment (and Credit Enhancement for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) be allocated to the DCA Fixed Account Option. Purchase payments allocated to the DCA Fixed Account Option must be $100 or more. Any withdrawals you request will reduce your Contract Value invested in each of the investment alternatives on a pro rata basis in the proportion that your Contract Value in each bears to your total Contract Value in all Variable Sub-Accounts, unless you request otherwise.

Model Portfolio Option 1

If you choose Model Portfolio Option 1 or transfer your entire Contract Value into Model Portfolio Option 1 under Guarantee Option 1, you must allocate a certain percentage of your Contract Value into each of three asset categories. Please note that certain investment alternatives are not available under Model Portfolio Option 1. You may choose the Variable Sub-Accounts in which you want to invest, provided you maintain the percentage allocation requirements for each category. You may also make transfers among the Variable Sub-Accounts within each category at any time, provided you maintain the percentage allocation requirements for each category. However, each transfer you make will count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee.

Effective October 1, 2004, certain Variable Sub-Accounts under Model Portfolio 1 were reclassified into different asset categories. These changes apply to TrueReturn Options effective prior to and on or after October 1, 2004. The following table describes the percentage allocation requirements for Model Portfolio

Option 1 and Variable Sub-Accounts available under each category(1):

Model Portfolio Option 1

 

20% Category A

50% Category B

30% Category C

0% Category D

 

Category A

Putnam VT Money Market – Class IB Sub-Account

 

Category B

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Securities VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Fund – Class 2)

Lord Abbett Series – Bond-Debenture Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

Putnam VT High Yield – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Income – Class IB Sub-Account

UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account

UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account

 

Category C

Fidelity® VIP Contrafund® – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Index 500 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Global Discovery VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Templeton Foreign VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account(1) (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Templeton Global Bond VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account(1) (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund – Class 2)

Lord Abbett Series – Fundamental Equity Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series – Growth and Income Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series – Growth Opportunities Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series – Mid Cap Stock Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA – Class 2 Sub-Account(5)

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account(5)

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account(6)

Oppenheimer Main Street®/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account

Putnam VT Equity Income – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Growth and Income – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT International Equity – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Investors – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Research – Class IB Sub-Account(2)

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund – Class IB

Putnam VT Global Utilities – Class IB Sub-Account(2)

Putnam VT Voyager – Class IB Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income – Series II Sub-Account

UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account

 

 

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Invesco V.I. American Value – Series I Sub-Account & Invesco V.I. American Value – Series II Sub-Account(3)

Invesco V. I Comstock – Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V. I. American Franchise – Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V. I. Growth and Income – Series II Sub-Account

 

Category D (Variable Sub-Accounts not available under Model Portfolio Option 1)

Fidelity® VIP Freedom Income – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2010 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2020 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2030 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Growth Stock – Service Class 2 Sub-Account Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account

Putnam VT Global Health Care – Class IB Sub-Account(2)

Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth – Class IB Sub-Account(2)

UIF Growth, Class I Sub-Account(3)

UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account(3)

UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V. I. Mid Cap Growth – Series II Sub-Account(4)

 

Each calendar quarter, we will use the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program to automatically rebalance your Contract Value in each Variable Sub-Account and return it to the percentage allocation requirements for Model Portfolio Option 1. We will use the percentage allocations as of your most recent instructions.

 

(1) The FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account and the FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account, which were closed to new investments effective May 1, 2003, are not available with the TrueReturn Option. You must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to these Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the remaining Variable Sub-Accounts offered with the TrueReturn Option prior to adding the TrueReturn Option to your Contract.*

 

(2) The Putnam VT Global Health Care – Class IB Sub-Account (Category D under TrueReturn), the Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth – Class IB Sub-Account (Category D under TrueReturn), the Putnam VT Research – Class IB Sub-Account (Category C under TrueReturn), and the Putnam VT Global Utilities – Class IB Sub-Account (Category C under TrueReturn) were offered only with Contracts issued prior to October 1, 2004, and closed to new investments effective October 1, 2004. If you add the TrueReturn Option to your Contract on or after October 1, 2004, you must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to these Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the remaining Variable Sub-Accounts available with the TrueReturn Option prior to adding the TrueReturn Option to your Contract.*

 

(3) The UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account and the Invesco V.I. American Value – Series II Sub-Account are offered with Contracts issued on or after May 1, 2004. Generally Contract Owners of Contracts issued prior to May 1, 2004, may invest only in the UIF Growth, Class I Sub-Account and the Invesco V.I. American Value – Series I Sub-Account. Contracts issued prior to May 1, 2004 that participate in certain TrueBalance model portfolios may invest in UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account and the Invesco V.I. American Value – Series II Sub-Account.

 

(4) Effective May 1, 2006, the Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth – Series II was closed to new investments. If you are currently invested in the Variable Sub-Account that invests in this Portfolio, you may continue your investment. If, prior to May 1, 2006, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing, or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions into the Variable Sub-Account in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.*

 

(5) Effective as of August 30, 2010, the Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account closed to all Contract
  Owners except those Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date. Effective as of November 19, 2010, the Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account closed to all Contract Owners except those Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the indicated Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date.

Contract Owners who had contract value invested in either Variable Sub-Account as of their respective closure dates may continue to submit additional investments into the Variable Sub-Accounts thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Accounts if they withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the Variable Sub-Account following the closure dates. Contract Owners who did not have contract value invested in either Variable Sub-Accounts as of their specified closure dates may not invest in the Variable Sub-Accounts.

 

(6) Effective as of January 31, 2014, the Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA – Class 2 was closed to all Contract Owners except those Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date. Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date may continue to submit additional investments into the Variable Sub-Account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account if they withdrew or otherwise transferred their entire contract value from the Variable Sub-Account following the closure date. Contract Owners who did not have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account.

* As noted above, certain Variable Sub-Accounts are closed to new investments. If you invested in these Variable Sub-Accounts prior to the effective close date, you may continue your investments. If prior to the effective close date, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions to these Variable Sub-Accounts in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed. If you choose to add this TrueReturn Option on or after the effective close date, you must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to these Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the remaining Variable Sub-Accounts available with this TrueReturn Option prior to adding it to your Contract.

Model Portfolio Option 2

The investment requirements under Model Portfolio Option 2 depend on the Rider Date of your TrueReturn Option.

Model Portfolio Option 2 (Rider Date prior to October 1, 2004)

If your TrueReturn Option Rider Date is prior to October 1, 2004 and you choose Model Portfolio Option 2 or transfer your entire Contract Value into Model Portfolio Option 2, you may allocate your Contract Value among any of a selected group of available Variable Sub-Accounts listed below. You may choose the Variable Sub-Accounts in which you want to invest, provided you maintain the percentage allocation requirements for each category. You may also make transfers among the Variable Sub-Accounts within each category at any time, provided you maintain the percentage allocation requirements for each category. However, each transfer you make will count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee.

The following table describes the percentage allocation requirements for Model Portfolio Option 2 (Rider Date

 

 

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prior to October 1, 2004) and the Variable Sub-Accounts available under each category(1):

Model Portfolio Option 2

(Rider Date Prior to October 1, 2004)

 

10% Category A

20% Category B

50% Category C

20% Category D

 

Category A

Putnam VT Money Market – Class IB Sub-Account

 

Category B

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Securities VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Fund – Class 2)

Lord Abbett Series – Bond-Debenture Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

Putnam VT High Yield – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Income – Class IB Sub-Account

UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account

UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account

 

Category C

Fidelity® VIP Contrafund® – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Index 500 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Global Discovery VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account(1) (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Templeton Global Bond VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Accounts(1) (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund – Class 2)

Lord Abbett Series – Fundamental Equity Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series – Growth and Income Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series – Growth Opportunities Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series – Mid Cap Stock Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account(5)

Oppenheimer Main Street®/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

Putnam VT Equity Income – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Growth and Income – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Research – Class IB Sub-Account(2)

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Global Utilities – Class IB Sub-Account(2)

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income – Series II Sub-Account

UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund – Series I Sub-Account and Invesco V.I. American Value Fund – Series II Sub-Account(3)

Invesco V.I. Comstock – Series II Sub-Account

Van Kampen LIT Growth and Income, Class II Sub-Account

 

Category D

Fidelity® VIP Growth Stock – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Templeton Foreign VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund – Class 2)

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account(5)

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account(6)

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap®/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

Putnam VT Global Health Care – Class IB Sub-Account(2)

Putnam VT International Equity – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Investors – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth Fund – Class IB Sub-Account(2)

Putnam VT Voyager – Class IB Sub-Account

UIF Growth, Class I Sub-Account

UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account(3)

UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V. I. American Franchise, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V. I. Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account(4)

 

The following Variable Sub-Accounts are not available under Model Portfolio Option 2 (Rider Date Prior to October 1, 2004): Fidelity VIP Freedom Income – Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account and Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account. Instead, the Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds are available as Model Portfolio Options (see table under Investment Requirements Above).

Each calendar quarter, we will use the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program to automatically rebalance your Contract Value in each Variable Sub-Account and return it to the percentage allocation requirements for Model Portfolio Option 2 (Rider Date prior to October 1, 2004). We will use the percentage allocations as of your most recent instructions.

 

(1) The FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account and the FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account, which were closed to new investments effective May 1, 2003, are not available with the TrueReturn Option. You must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to these Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the remaining Variable Sub-Accounts offered with the TrueReturn Option prior to adding the TrueReturn Option to your Contract.*

 

(2) The Putnam VT Global Health Care – Class IB Sub-Account (Category D under TrueReturn), the Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth – Class IB Sub-Account (Category D under TrueReturn), the Putnam VT Research – Class IB Sub-Account (Category C under TrueReturn), and the Putnam VT Global Utilities – Class IB Sub-Account (Category C under TrueReturn) were offered only with Contracts issued prior to October 1, 2004, and closed to new investments effective October 1, 2004. If you add the TrueReturn Option to your Contract on or after October 1, 2004, you must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to these Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the remaining Variable Sub-Accounts available with the TrueReturn Option prior to adding the TrueReturn Option to your Contract.*

 

(3) The UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account and the Invesco V.I. American Value – Series II Sub-Account are offered with Contracts issued on or after May 1, 2004. Generally Contract Owners of Contracts issued prior to May 1, 2004, may invest only in the UIF Growth, Class I Sub-Account and the Invesco V.I. American Value – Series I Sub-Account. Contracts issued prior to May 1, 2004 that participate in certain TrueBalance model portfolios may invest in UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account and the Invesco V.I. American Value – Series II Sub-Account.
 

 

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(4) Effective May 1, 2006, the Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth – Series II was closed to new investments. If you are currently invested in the Variable Sub-Account that invests in this Portfolio, you may continue your investment. If, prior to May 1, 2006, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing, or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions into the Variable Sub-Account in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.*

 

(5) Effective as of August 30, 2010, the Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account closed to all Contract Owners except those Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date. Effective as of November 19, 2010, the Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account closed to all Contract Owners except those Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the indicated Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date.

Contract Owners who had contract value invested in either Variable Sub-Account as of their respective closure dates may continue to submit additional investments into the Variable Sub-Accounts thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Accounts if they withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the Variable Sub-Account following the closure dates. Contract Owners who did not have contract value invested in either Variable Sub-Accounts as of their specified closure dates may not invest in the Variable Sub-Accounts.

 

(6) Effective as of January 31, 2014, the Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA – Class 2 was closed to all Contract Owners except those Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date. Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date may continue to submit additional investments into the Variable Sub-Account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account if they withdrew or otherwise transferred their entire contract value from the Variable Sub-Account following the closure date. Contract Owners who did not have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account.

* As noted above, certain Variable Sub-Accounts are closed to new investments. If you invested in these Variable Sub-Accounts prior to the effective close date, you may continue your investments. If prior to the effective close date, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions to these Variable Sub-Accounts in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed. If you choose to add this TrueReturn Option on or after the effective close date, you must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to these Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the remaining Variable Sub-Accounts available with this TrueReturn Option prior to adding it to your Contract.

Rider Date on or after October 1, 2004

If your TrueReturn Option Rider Date is on or after October 1, 2004, and you choose Model Portfolio Option 2 or transfer your entire Contract Value into Model Portfolio Option 2, you may allocate your Contract Value among any of a selected group of available Variable Sub-Accounts listed below. However, you may not allocate your Contract Value among any of the excluded Variable Sub-Accounts listed below. You may choose to invest in or transfer among any of the available Variable Sub-Accounts. However, each transfer you make will count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee.

The following table lists the available and excluded Variable Sub-Accounts under Model Portfolio Option 2 (Rider Date on or after October 1, 2004)(1):

Model Portfolio Option 2

(Rider Date on or after October 1, 2004

 

Available

 

Fidelity® VIP Freedom Income – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2010 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2020 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2030 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Contrafund® – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Index 500 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Global Discovery VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Securities VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Templeton Foreign VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account(1) (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Templeton Global Bond VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account(1) (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund – Class 2)

Lord Abbett Series – Fundamental Equity Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series – Bond-Debenture Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series – Growth and Income Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series – Growth Opportunities Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series – Mid Cap Stock Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account(4)

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account(4)

Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account(5)

Oppenheimer Main Street®/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap®/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

Putnam VT Equity Income – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Growth and Income – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT High Yield – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Income – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT International Equity – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Investors – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Money Market – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Voyager – Class IB Sub-Account

UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. American Value, Class I Sub-Account & Invesco V.I. American Value, Class II Sub-Account(2)

UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. American Franchise – Series II Sub-Account

 

 

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Invesco V.I. Comstock – Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income – Series II Sub-Account

 

Excluded

 

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Global Fund/ VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account

UIF Growth, Class I Sub-Account &UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account(2)

UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth – Series II Sub-Account(3)

 

 

(1) The FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account and the FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account, which were closed to new investments effective May 1, 2003, are not available with the TrueReturn Option. You must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to these Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the remaining Variable Sub-Accounts offered with the TrueReturn Option prior to adding the TrueReturn Option to your Contract.*

 

(2) The UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account and the Invesco V.I. American Value – Series II Sub-Account are offered with Contracts issued on or after May 1, 2004. Generally Contract Owners of Contracts issued prior to May 1, 2004, may invest only in the UIF Growth, Class I Sub-Account and the Invesco V.I. American Value – Series I Sub-Account. Contracts issued prior to May 1, 2004 that participate in certain TrueBalance model portfolios may invest in UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account and the Invesco V.I. American Value – Series II Sub-Account.

 

(3) Effective May 1, 2006, the Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth – Series II was closed to new investments. If you are currently invested in the Variable Sub-Account that invests in this Portfolio, you may continue your investment. If, prior to May 1, 2006, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing, or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions into the Variable Sub-Account in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.*

 

(4) Effective as of August 30, 2010, the following Variable Sub-Account closed to all Contract Owners except those Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the indicated Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date: Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account. Effective as of November 19, 2010, the Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account closed to all Contract Owners except those Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date.

Contract Owners who had contract value invested in these Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date may continue to submit additional investments into the Variable Sub-Accounts thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Accounts if they withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the Variable Sub-Account following the closure date. Contract Owners who did not have contract value invested in these Variable Sub-Accounts as of the specified closure date may not invest in the Variable Sub-Accounts.

 

(5) Effective as of January 31, 2014, the Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA – Class 2 was closed to all Contract Owners except those Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date. Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date may continue to submit additional investments into the Variable Sub-Account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account if they withdrew or otherwise transferred their entire contract value from the Variable Sub-Account following the closure date. Contract Owners who did not have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account.

* As noted above, certain Variable Sub-Accounts are closed to new investments. If you invested in these Variable Sub-Accounts prior

to the effective close date, you may continue your investments. If prior to the effective close date, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions to these Variable Sub-Accounts in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed. If you choose to add this TrueReturn Option on or after the effective close date, you must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to these Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the remaining Variable Sub-Accounts available with this TrueReturn Option prior to adding it to your Contract.

TrueBalanceSM Model Portfolio Options.

If you choose one of the TrueBalanceSM Model Portfolio Options or transfer your entire Contract Value into one of the TrueBalanceSM Model Portfolio Options, you may not choose the Variable Sub-Accounts or make transfers among the Variable Sub-Accounts in the TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option. Each TrueBalance Model Portfolio involves an allocation of assets among a group of pre-selected Variable Sub-Accounts. You cannot make transfers among the Variable Sub-Accounts nor vary the Variable Sub-Accounts that comprise a TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option. If you choose a TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option, we will invest and periodically reallocate your Contract Value according to the allocation percentages and requirements for the TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option you have selected currently. For more information regarding the TrueBalance program, see the “TrueBalanceSM Asset Allocation Program” section of this prospectus. However, note that the restrictions described in this section, specifically the restrictions on transfers and the requirement that all of your Contract Value be allocated to a TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option, apply to the TrueBalance program only if you have added the TrueReturn Option to your Contract.

Please note only certain TrueBalance Model Portfolio Options are available with your TrueReturn Option as summarized in the table under Investment Requirements above.

Cancellation of the TrueReturn Option.

You may not cancel the TrueReturn Option or make transfers, changes to your investment allocations, or changes to the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program that are inconsistent with the investment restrictions applicable to your Guarantee Option and/or Model Portfolio Option prior to the 5th Rider Anniversary. Failure to comply with the investment requirements for any reason may result in the cancellation of the TrueReturn Option. On or after the 5th Rider Anniversary, we will cancel the TrueReturn Option if you make transfers, changes to your investment allocations, or changes to the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program that are inconsistent with the investment requirements applicable to your Guarantee Option and/or Model Portfolio Option. We will not cancel the TrueReturn Option or make any changes to your investment allocations

 

 

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or to the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program that are inconsistent with the investment restrictions applicable to your Guarantee Option until we receive notice from you that you wish to cancel the TrueReturn Option. No Accumulation Benefit will be paid if you cancel the Option prior to the Rider Maturity Date.

Death of Owner or Annuitant.

If the Contract Owner or Annuitant dies before the Rider Maturity Date and the Contract is continued under Option D of the Death of Owner or Death of Annuitant provision of your Contract, as described on page 76 of this prospectus, then the TrueReturn Option will continue, unless the new Contract Owner elects to cancel this Option. If the TrueReturn Option is continued, it will remain in effect until terminated. If the Contract is not continued under Option D, then the TrueReturn Option will terminate on the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds.

Rider Trade-In Option.

We offer a “Rider Trade-In Option” that allows you to cancel your TrueReturn Option and immediately add a new TrueReturn Option (“New Option”), provided all of the following conditions are met:

 

 

The trade-in must occur on or after the 5th Rider Anniversary and prior to the Rider Maturity Date. We reserve the right to extend the date at which time the trade-in may occur to up to the 10th anniversary of the Rider Date at any time in our sole discretion. Any change we make will not apply to a TrueReturn Option that was added to your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change.

 

 

The New Option will be made a part of your Contract on the date the existing TrueReturn Option is cancelled, provided it is cancelled for reasons other than the termination of your Contract.

 

 

The New Option must be a TrueReturn Option that we make available for use with the Rider Trade-In Option.

 

 

The issue requirements and terms and conditions of the New Option must be met as of the date the New Option is made a part of your Contract.

For example, if you trade-in your TrueReturn Option:

 

 

the new Rider Fee will be based on the Rider Fee percentage applicable to a new TrueReturn Option at the time of trade-in;

 

 

the Benefit Base for the New Option will be based on the Contract Value as of the new Rider Date;

 

 

the AB Factor will be determined by the Rider Periods and Guarantee Options available with the New Option;

 

 

the Model Portfolio Options will be determined by the Model Portfolio Options offered with the Guarantee Options available with the New Option;

 

any waiting period for canceling the New Option will start again on the new Rider Date;

 

 

any waiting period for exercising the Rider Trade-In Option will start again on the new Rider Date; and

 

 

the terms and conditions of the Rider Trade-In Option will be according to the requirements of the New Option.

We are also making the Withdrawal Benefit Options available at the time of your first utilization of this TrueReturn Rider Trade-In Option. We may discontinue offering any of these Withdrawal Benefit Options under the Rider Trade-In Option with respect to new TrueReturn Options added in the future at anytime at our discretion. If we do so, TrueReturn Options issued prior to this time will continue to have a Withdrawal Benefit Option available at the time of the first utilization of this TrueReturn Rider Trade-In Option. You may cancel your TrueReturn Option and immediately add a new SureIncome Option, a new SureIncome Plus Option, or a new SureIncome For Life Option, provided all of the following conditions are met:

 

 

The trade-in must occur on or after the 5th Rider Anniversary and prior to the Rider Maturity Date. At our discretion, we reserve the right to extend the date at which time the trade-in may occur up to the 10th anniversary of the Rider Date at any time. Any change we make will not apply to a TrueReturn Option that was added to your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change.

 

 

The new Withdrawal Benefit Option will be made a part of your Contract on the date the existing TrueReturn Option is cancelled, provided it is cancelled for reasons other than the termination of your Contract.

 

 

The new Withdrawal Benefit Option must be a Withdrawal Benefit Option that we make available for use with this Rider Trade-In Option.

 

 

The issue requirements and terms and conditions of the new Withdrawal Benefit Option must be met as of the date the new Withdrawal Benefit Option is made a part of your Contract. Currently, if you select the SureIncome or SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option by utilizing the Rider Trade-In Option, the maximum age of any Contract Owner or Annuitant on the Rider Application Date is age 85. For other Withdrawal Benefit Options that may be selected in the future utilizing the Rider Trade-In Option, issue age requirements may differ.

You should consult with your sales representative before trading in your TrueReturn Option.

Termination of the TrueReturn Option.

The TrueReturn Option will terminate on the earliest of the following to occur:

 

 

on the Rider Maturity Date;

 

 

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on the Payout Start Date;

 

 

on the date your Contract is terminated;

 

 

on the date the Option is cancelled;

 

 

on the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds; or

 

 

on the date the Option is replaced with a New Option under the Rider Trade-In Option.

We will not pay an Accumulation Benefit if the TrueReturn Option is terminated for any reason prior to the Rider Maturity Date.

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds Model Portfolio Options.

If you choose one of the Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds Model Portfolio Options or transfer your entire Contract Value into one of the Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds Model Portfolio Options we will invest your Contract Value entirely into the Fidelity VIP Freedom Sub-Account associated with the Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds Model Portfolio Option you have currently selected. The following table lists the Fidelity VIP Freedom Sub-Account associated with each Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds Model Portfolio Option:

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds
Model Portfolio Options
  

Fidelity VIP Freedom

Sub-Account

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Fund Model Portfolio Option    Fidelity VIP Freedom Income – Service Class 2 Sub-Account
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Fund Model Portfolio Option    Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 –
Service Class 2 Sub-Account
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Fund Model Portfolio Option    Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Fund Model Portfolio Option    Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

The Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds Model Portfolio Options are available as Model Portfolio Options under Guarantee Option 1 and Guarantee Option 2 (Rider Date prior to October 1, 2004). For Guarantee Option 2 (Rider Date on or after October 1, 2004), the Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds are part of the available Variable Sub-Accounts listed under Model Portfolio Option 2. Please note only certain Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds Model Portfolio Options are available with your TrueReturn Option as summarized in the table under Investment Requirements above.

WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTIONS

“Withdrawal Benefit Options” is used to refer collectively to the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option, the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option, and the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option. “Withdrawal Benefit Option” is used to refer to any one of the Withdrawal Benefit Options.

Some broker-dealers or banks may limit the availability of one or more Withdrawal Benefit Option. Your individual sales representative will describe any limitations to you.

SUREINCOME WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION

We offer the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option (“SureIncome Option”), which is available for an additional fee.

The SureIncome Option provides a guaranteed withdrawal benefit that gives you the right to take limited partial withdrawals that total an amount equal to your purchase payments plus any applicable credit enhancements (subject to certain restrictions). Therefore, regardless of the subsequent fluctuations in the value of your Contract Value, you are entitled to a Benefit Payment each Benefit Year until your Benefit Base is exhausted (terms defined below).

The SureIncome Option guarantees an amount up to the “Benefit Payment Remaining” which will be available for withdrawal from the Contract each “Benefit Year” until the “Benefit Base” (defined below) is reduced to zero. If the Contract Value is reduced to zero and the Benefit Base is still greater than zero, we will distribute an amount equal to the Benefit Base to the Contract owner as described below under the “Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase”.

For purposes of the SureIncome Option, “withdrawal” means the gross amount of a withdrawal before any applicable charges such as withdrawal charges, fees, taxes or adjustments including any applicable Market Value Adjustments and surrender charges. Under the SureIncome Option, we do not treat a withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value to less than $1,000 as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value.

The “Rider Date” is the date the SureIncome Option was made a part of your Contract. The initial Benefit Year is the period between the Rider Date and the first Contract Anniversary after the Rider Date. Each subsequent Benefit Year is identical to the Contract Year.

The SureIncome Option is available at issue of the Contract, or may be added later, subject to availability and issue requirements. You may not add the SureIncome Option to your Contract after Contract issue without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the SureIncome Option. Currently, you may have only one Withdrawal Benefit Option (SureIncome, SureIncome Plus or SureIncome For Life) in effect on your Contract at one time. You may only have one of the following in effect on your Contract at the same time: a Withdrawal Benefit Option, a TrueReturn Option, or a Retirement Income Guarantee Option. The SureIncome Option is only available if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 85 or younger on the effective date of the Rider (the “Rider Application Date”). (The maximum age may depend on your state.) The SureIncome Option is not available to be added to a Contract categorized as a Tax Sheltered Annuity as defined under Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b) at this time. We reserve the right to

 

 

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make the SureIncome Option available to such Contracts on a nondiscriminatory basis in the future at our discretion. Once added to your Contract, the SureIncome Option may be cancelled at any time on or after the 5th calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date by notifying us in writing in a form satisfactory to us.

We may discontinue offering, at any time without prior notice, the SureIncome Option to new Contract Owners and to existing Contract Owners who did not elect the SureIncome Option prior to the date of discontinuance.

Withdrawal Benefit Factor

The “Withdrawal Benefit Factor” is used to determine the “Benefit Payment” and Benefit Payment Remaining. We currently offer a Withdrawal Benefit Factor equal to 8%. We reserve the right to make other Withdrawal Benefit Factors available in the future for new SureIncome Options and/or to eliminate the current Withdrawal Benefit Factor. Once a Withdrawal Benefit Factor has been established for a SureIncome Option, it cannot be changed after the Rider Date unless that SureIncome Option is terminated.

Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining

The Benefit Payment is the amount available at the beginning of each Benefit Year that you may withdraw during that Benefit Year. The Withdrawal Benefit Factor and the Benefit Base are used to determine your Benefit Payment. The Benefit Payment Remaining is the amount remaining after any previous withdrawals in a Benefit Year that you may withdraw without reducing your Benefit Base by more than the amount of the withdrawal and without reducing your Benefit Payment available in future Benefit Years. Please note that any purchase payments or withdrawals made on a Contract Anniversary would be applied to the Benefit Year that just ended on that Contract Anniversary.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is equal to the Benefit Payment at the beginning of each Benefit Year.

During each Benefit Year the Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor (currently 8% for new SureIncome Options) and reduced by the amount of each withdrawal. The Benefit Payment Remaining will never be less than zero.

On the Rider Date, the Benefit Payment is equal to the greater of:

 

 

The Contract Value multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor (currently 8% for new SureIncome Options); or

 

 

The value of the Benefit Payment of the previous Withdrawal Benefit Option (attached to your Contract) which is being terminated under a rider trade-in option (see “Rider Trade-In Option” below for more information), if applicable.

After the Rider Date, the Benefit Payment will be increased by purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor and affected by withdrawals as follows:

 

 

If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Payment is unchanged.

 

 

If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Payment will be the lesser of:

 

   

The Benefit Payment immediately prior to the withdrawal; or

 

   

The Contract Value immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal, multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor.

The Benefit Payment Remaining at the time of a withdrawal during a calendar year will be increased on a nondiscriminatory basis in order to satisfy IRS minimum distribution requirements on the Contract under which this Option has been elected. The Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by the excess of the IRS minimum distribution required on the Contract as calculated at the end of the previous calendar year and the Benefit Payment at the end of the previous calendar year. For the purposes of this calculation, the Benefit Payment Remaining will not be increased if a Withdrawal Benefit Option was not attached to this Contract as of the end of the previous calendar year. Note that any systematic withdrawal programs designed to satisfy IRS minimum distribution requirements may need to be modified to ensure guarantees under this Option are not impacted by the withdrawals. This modification may result in uneven payment amounts throughout the year.

Benefit Base

The Benefit Base is not available as a Contract Value or Settlement Value. The Benefit Base is used solely to help calculate the Rider Fee, the amount that may be withdrawn and payments that may be received under the SureIncome Option. On the Rider Date, the Benefit Base is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date, the Benefit Base will be increased by purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) and decreased by withdrawals as follows:

 

 

If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Base will be reduced by the amount of the withdrawal.

 

 

If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Base will be the lesser of:

 

   

The Contract Value immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal; or

 

 

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The Benefit Base immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal.

The Benefit Base may also be reduced in other situations as detailed in the “Contract Owner and Assignment of Payments or Interest” section below.

If the Benefit Base is reduced to zero, this SureIncome Option will terminate.

For numerical examples that illustrate how the values defined under the SureIncome Option are calculated, see Appendix H.

Contract Owner and Assignment of Payments or Interest

If you change the Contract Owner or assign any payments or interest under this Contract, as allowed, to any living or non-living person other than your spouse on or after the first calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date, the Benefit Base will be recalculated to be the lesser of the Contract Value and the Benefit Base at the time of assignment.

Contract Value

If your Contract Value is reduced to zero due to fees or withdrawals and your Benefit Base is still greater than zero, your Contract will immediately enter the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase. Under the SureIncome Option, we currently do not treat a withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value to less than $1,000 as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value. We reserve the right to change this at any time.

Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase

Under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends and the Contract enters the Payout Phase subject to the following:

The “Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date” is the date the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase is entered and the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends.

No further withdrawals, purchase payments or any other actions associated with the Accumulation Phase can be made after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date.

Under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Payout Start Date is the first day of the next Benefit Year after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date. We reserve the right to allow other Payout Start Dates on a nondiscriminatory basis without prior notice.

During the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, we will make scheduled fixed income payments to the Owner (or new Contract Owner) at the end of each month starting one month after the Payout Start Date. The amount of each payment will be equal to the Benefit Payment divided by 12, unless a payment frequency other than monthly is requested. The request must be in a form acceptable to us and processed by us before the first payment is made. (The amount of each payment will be

adjusted accordingly; i.e., if the payment frequency requested is quarterly, the amount of each payment will be equal to the Benefit Payment divided by 4.) Payments will be made over a period certain such that total payments made will equal the Benefit Base on the Payout Start Date; therefore, the final payment may be less than each of the previous payments. If your Contract is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), the period certain cannot exceed that which is required by such section and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Therefore, the amount of each payment under the SureIncome Option may be larger so that the sum of the payments made over this period equals the Benefit Base on the Payout Start Date. Additionally, if your Contract is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), we will not permit a change in the payment frequency or level.

If your Contract is not subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), we reserve the right to allow other payment frequencies or levels on a nondiscriminatory basis without prior notice. In no event will we allow more than one change in the payment frequency or level during a Contract Year.

If the Owner dies before all payments have been made, the remaining payments will continue to be made to the new Contract Owner as scheduled.

Once all scheduled payments have been paid, the Contract will terminate.

Generally, you may not make withdrawals, purchase payments or take any other actions associated with the Accumulation Phase after the commencement of the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date.

Investment Requirements

If you add a SureIncome Option to your Contract, you must adhere to certain requirements related to the investment alternatives in which you may invest. These requirements are described in “Investment Requirements (Applicable to All Withdrawal Benefit Options)” below.

Cancellation of the SureIncome Option

You may not cancel the SureIncome Option prior to the 5th calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date. On or after the 5th calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date you may cancel the rider by notifying us in writing in a form satisfactory to us. We reserve the right to extend the date at which time the cancellation may occur to up to the 10th calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date at any time in our sole discretion. Any such change we make will not apply to a SureIncome Option that was added to your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change.

Rider Trade-In Option

We offer a “Rider Trade-In Option” that allows you to cancel your SureIncome Option and immediately add a new Withdrawal Benefit Option (“New SureIncome Option”). We currently offer the SureIncome Option or

 

 

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SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option as New SureIncome Options available under the Rider Trade-In Option. We may also offer other Options (“New Options”) under the Rider Trade-In Option. However, you may only select one Option under this Rider Trade-In Option at the time you cancel your SureIncome Option. Currently, we are also making the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option available at the time of your first utilization of this Rider Trade-In Option so that you have the ability to switch from the SureIncome Option to the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option. We may discontinue offering the TrueReturn Option under the Rider Trade-In Option for New SureIncome Options added in the future at anytime at our discretion. If we do so, SureIncome Options issued prior to this time will continue to have a Withdrawal Benefit Option and TrueReturn Option available at the time of the first utilization of this SureIncome Rider Trade-In Option.

This Rider Trade-in Option is available provided all of the following conditions are met:

 

 

The trade-in must occur on or after the 5th calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date. We reserve the right to extend the date at which time the trade-in may occur to up to the 10th calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date at any time in our sole discretion. Any change we make will not apply to a SureIncome Option that was added to your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change.

 

 

The New SureIncome Option or any New Option will be made a part of your Contract on the date the existing Option is cancelled, provided it is cancelled for reasons other than the termination of your Contract.

 

 

The New SureIncome Option or any New Option must be an Option that we make available for use with this Rider Trade-In Option.

 

 

The issue requirements and terms and conditions of the New SureIncome Option or the New Option must be met as of the date any such Option is made a part of your Contract. Currently, if you select the SureIncome or SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option utilizing the Rider Trade-in Option, the maximum age of any Contract Owner or Annuitant on the Rider Application Date is age 85. For a New SureIncome Option or New Option that may be offered and selected in the future utilizing the Rider Trade-In Option, issue age requirements may differ.

If the New Option is a New SureIncome Option, it must provide that the new Benefit Payment be greater than or equal to your current Benefit Payment as of the date the Rider Trade-In Option is exercised, if applicable.

You should consult with your sales representative before trading in your SureIncome Option.

Death of Owner or Annuitant

If the Owner or Annuitant dies and the Contract is continued under Option D of the Death of Owner or Death of Annuitant provisions of your Contract, then the SureIncome Option will continue unless the Contract Owner (or new Contract Owner) elects to cancel the SureIncome Option. If the SureIncome Option is continued, it will remain in effect until terminated. If the Contract is not continued under Option D above, then the SureIncome Option will terminate on the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds.

If the Contract death settlement options are governed by an Endorsement and such Endorsement allows for the continuation of the Contract upon the death of the Owner or Annuitant by the spouse, the SureIncome Option will continue unless the new Owner elects to cancel the SureIncome Option. If the SureIncome Option is continued, it will remain in effect until terminated pursuant to Termination of the SureIncome Option below. If the Contract is not continued, then the SureIncome Option will terminate on the date we received a complete request for settlement of the Death Proceeds.

Termination of the SureIncome Option

The SureIncome Option will terminate on the earliest of the following to occur:

 

 

The Benefit Base is reduced to zero;

 

 

On the Payout Start Date (except if the Contract enters the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase as defined under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase section);

 

 

On the date the Contract is terminated;

 

 

On the date the SureIncome Option is cancelled;

 

 

On the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds; or

 

 

On the date the SureIncome Option is replaced with a New Option under the Rider Trade-In Option.

SUREINCOME PLUS WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION

We offer the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option (“SureIncome Plus Option”), except in a limited number of states where it is not currently available, for an additional fee. The SureIncome Plus Option provides a guaranteed withdrawal benefit that gives you the right to take limited partial withdrawals, which may increase during the first 10 years of the Option, that total an amount equal to your purchase payments plus any applicable credit enhancements, subject to certain restrictions. Therefore, regardless of the subsequent fluctuations in the value of your Contract Value, you are entitled to a Benefit Payment each Benefit Year until your Benefit Base is exhausted (see defined terms below). The SureIncome Plus Option also provides an additional death benefit option.

 

 

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The SureIncome Plus Option guarantees an amount up to the “Benefit Payment Remaining” which will be available for withdrawal from the Contract each “Benefit Year” until the “Benefit Base” (defined below) is reduced to zero. If the Contract Value is reduced to zero and the Benefit Base is still greater than zero, we will distribute an amount equal to the Benefit Base to the Contract Owner as described below under the “Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase”. Prior to the commencement of the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the SureIncome Plus Option also provides an additional death benefit option, the SureIncome Return of Premium Death Benefit (“SureIncome ROP Death Benefit”). This death benefit option is described below under “Death of Owner or Annuitant” and in the Death Benefits section starting on page 72.

For purposes of the SureIncome Plus Option, “withdrawal” means the gross amount of a withdrawal before any applicable charges such as withdrawal charges, fees, taxes or adjustments including any applicable Market Value Adjustments and surrender charges. Under the SureIncome Plus Option, we do not treat a withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value to less than $1,000 as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value.

The “Rider Date” is the date the SureIncome Plus Option was made a part of your Contract. The initial Benefit Year is the period between the Rider Date and the first Contract Anniversary after the Rider Date. Each subsequent Benefit Year is identical to the Contract Year.

The SureIncome Plus Option is available at issue of the Contract, or may be added later, subject to availability and issue requirements. You may not add the SureIncome Plus Option to your Contract after Contract issue without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the SureIncome Plus Option. Currently, you may have only one Withdrawal Benefit Option in effect on your Contract at one time. You may not have more than one of the following in effect on your Contract at the same time: a Withdrawal Benefit Option, a TrueReturn Option, or a Retirement Income Guarantee Option. The SureIncome Plus Option is only available if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 85 or younger on the effective date of the Rider (the “Rider Application Date”). (The maximum age may depend on your state.) The SureIncome Plus Option may not be added to a Contract categorized as a Tax Sheltered Annuity as defined under Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b) at this time. We reserve the right to make the SureIncome Plus Option available to such Contracts on a nondiscriminatory basis in the future at our discretion. Once added to your Contract, the SureIncome Plus Option may not be cancelled at any time.

We may discontinue offering the SureIncome Plus Option at any time to new Contract Owners and to existing Contract Owners who did not elect the SureIncome Plus Option prior to the date of discontinuance.

Withdrawal Benefit Factor

The “Withdrawal Benefit Factor” is used to determine the “Benefit Payment” and Benefit Payment Remaining. We currently offer a Withdrawal Benefit Factor equal to 8%. We reserve the right to make other Withdrawal Benefit Factors available in the future for new SureIncome Plus Options and/or to eliminate the current Withdrawal Benefit Factor. Once a Withdrawal Benefit Factor has been established for a SureIncome Plus Option, it cannot be changed after the Rider Date.

Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining

The Benefit Payment is the amount available at the beginning of each Benefit Year that you may withdraw during that Benefit Year. The Withdrawal Benefit Factor and the Benefit Base are used to determine your Benefit Payment. The Benefit Payment Remaining is the amount remaining after any previous withdrawals in a Benefit Year that you may withdraw without reducing your Benefit Base and your SureIncome ROP Death Benefit by more than the amount of the withdrawal and without reducing your Benefit Payment available in future Benefit Years. Please note that any purchase payments or withdrawals made on a Contract Anniversary would be applied to the Benefit Year that just ended on that Contract Anniversary.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is equal to the Benefit Payment at the beginning of each Benefit Year.

During each Benefit Year the Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor (currently 8% for new SureIncome Plus Options) and reduced by the amount of each withdrawal. The Benefit Payment Remaining will never be less than zero.

On the Rider Date, the Benefit Payment is equal to the greater of:

 

 

The Contract Value multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor (currently 8% for new SureIncome Plus Options); or

 

 

The value of the Benefit Payment of the previous Withdrawal Benefit Option (attached to your Contract) which is being terminated under a rider trade-in option, if applicable. See Rider Trade-In Option, above, under SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option for more information.

After the Rider Date, the Benefit Payment will be increased by purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor and affected by withdrawals as follows:

 

 

If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Payment is unchanged.

 

 

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If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Payment will be the lesser of:

 

 

The Benefit Payment immediately prior to the withdrawal; or

 

 

The Contract Value immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal, multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor.

As used in the above calculation, Contract Value incorporates the impact of any purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) received on the date of this withdrawal, but before the application of any SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee or Contract Maintenance Charge that may be applicable.

On each of the ten Contract Anniversaries after the Rider Date, the amount of the Benefit Payment may be increased based upon the maximum anniversary value of the Contract according to the following calculation. The Benefit Payment will be recalculated to the greater of:

 

 

The Benefit Payment following the application of all purchase payments and withdrawals on that Contract Anniversary; and

 

 

The Contract Value on that Contract Anniversary, following the application of all purchase payments, withdrawals, and expenses multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor.

The Benefit Payment Remaining at the time of a withdrawal during a calendar year will be increased on a nondiscriminatory basis in order to satisfy IRS minimum distribution requirements on the Contract under which this Option has been elected. The Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by the excess of the IRS minimum distribution required on the Contract as calculated at the end of the previous calendar year and the Benefit Payment at the end of the previous calendar year. For the purposes of this calculation, the Benefit Payment Remaining will not be increased if a Withdrawal Benefit Option was not attached to this Contract as of the end of the previous calendar year. Note that any systematic withdrawal programs designed to satisfy IRS minimum distribution requirements may need to be modified to ensure guarantees under this Option are not impacted by the withdrawals. This modification may result in uneven payment amounts throughout the year.

Benefit Base

The Benefit Base is not available as a Contract Value or Settlement Value. The Benefit Base is used solely to help calculate the Rider Fee, the amount that may be withdrawn and payments that may be received under the SureIncome Plus Option. On the Rider Date, the Benefit Base is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider

Date, the Benefit Base will be increased by purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) and decreased by withdrawals as follows:

 

 

If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Base will be reduced by the amount of the withdrawal.

 

 

If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Base will be the lesser of:

 

   

The Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal; or

 

   

The Benefit Base immediately prior to the withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal.

As used in the above calculation, Contract Value incorporates the impact of any purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) received on the date of this withdrawal, but before the application of any SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee or Contract Maintenance Charge that may be applicable.

On each of the ten Contract Anniversaries after the Rider Date, the amount of the Benefit Base may be increased based upon the maximum anniversary value of the Contract according to the following calculation. The Benefit Base will be recalculated to the greater of:

 

 

The Benefit Base following the application of all purchase payments and withdrawals on that Contract Anniversary; and

 

 

The Contract Value on that Contract Anniversary, following the application of all purchase payments, withdrawals and expenses.

The Benefit Base may also be reduced in other situations as detailed in the “Contract Owner and Assignment of Payments or Interest” section below.

If the Benefit Base is reduced to zero, this SureIncome Plus Option will terminate.

For numerical examples that illustrate how the values defined under the SureIncome Plus Option are calculated, see Appendix I.

Contract Owner and Assignment of Payments or Interest

If you change the Contract Owner or assign any payments or interest under the Contract, as allowed, to any living or non-living person other than your spouse on or after the first calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date, the Benefit Base will be recalculated to be the lesser of the Contract Value or the Benefit Base at the time of assignment.

 

 

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Contract Value

If your Contract Value is reduced to zero due to fees or withdrawals and your Benefit Base is still greater than zero, your Contract will immediately enter the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase. Under the SureIncome Plus Option, we currently do not treat a withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value to less than $1,000 as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value. We reserve the right to change this at any time.

Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase

Under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends and the Contract enters the Payout Phase.

The “Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date” is the date the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase is entered and the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends. No further withdrawals, purchase payments or any other actions associated with the Accumulation Phase of the Contract can be made after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date. Since the Accumulation Phase ends at this point, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit no longer applies.

Under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Payout Start Date is the first day of the next Benefit Year after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date. We reserve the right to allow other Payout Start Dates on a nondiscriminatory basis without prior notice.

During the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, we will make scheduled fixed income payments to the Owner (or new Contract Owner) at the end of each month starting one month after the commencement of the Payout Start Date. The amount of each payment will be equal to the Benefit Payment divided by 12, unless a payment frequency other than monthly is requested. The request must be in a form acceptable to us and processed by us before the first payment is made. (The amount of each payment will be adjusted accordingly; i.e., if the payment frequency requested is quarterly, the amount of each payment will be equal to the Benefit Payment divided by 4.) Payments will be made over a period certain such that total payments made will equal the Benefit Base on the Payout Start Date; therefore, the final payment may be less than each of the previous payments. If your Contract is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), the period certain cannot exceed that which is required by such section and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Therefore, the amount of each payment under the SureIncome Plus Option may be larger so that the sum of the payments made over this period equals the Benefit Base on the Payout Start Date. Additionally, if your Contract is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), we will not permit a change in the payment frequency or level.

If your Contract is not subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), we reserve the right to allow other

payment frequencies or levels on a nondiscriminatory basis without prior notice. In no event will we allow more than one change in the payment frequency or level during a Contract Year.

If the Owner dies before all payments have been made, the remaining payments will continue to be made to the new Contract Owner as scheduled.

Once all scheduled payments have been paid, the Contract will terminate.

Generally, you may not make withdrawals, purchase payments or take any other actions associated with the Accumulation Phase after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date.

Investment Requirements

If you add a SureIncome Plus Option to your Contract, you must adhere to certain requirements related to the investment alternatives in which you may invest. These requirements are described in “Investment Requirements (Applicable to All Withdrawal Benefit Options)” below.

Death of Owner or Annuitant

If the Owner or the Annuitant dies and the Contract is continued under Option D of the Death of Owner or Death of Annuitant provisions of your Contract, then the SureIncome Plus Option will continue unless the Contract Owner (or new Contract Owner) elects to cancel the SureIncome Plus Option. If the SureIncome Plus Option is continued, it will remain in effect until terminated. If the Contract is not continued under Option D above, then the SureIncome Plus Option will terminate on the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds.

If the Contract death settlement options are governed by an Endorsement and such Endorsement allows for the continuation of the Contract upon the death of the Owner or Annuitant by the spouse, the SureIncome Plus Option will continue unless the new Owner elects to cancel the SureIncome Plus Option. If the SureIncome Plus Option is continued, it will remain in effect until terminated pursuant to Termination of the SureIncome Plus Option below. If the Contract is not continued, then the SureIncome Plus Option will terminate on the date we received a complete request for settlement of the Death Proceeds.

The SureIncome Plus Option also makes available the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit. On the Rider Date, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit will be increased by purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements in the case of Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) and decreased by withdrawals as follows:

 

 

If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to

 

 

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the withdrawal, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit will be reduced by the amount of the withdrawal.

 

 

If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit will be the lesser of:

 

   

The Contract Value immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal; or

 

   

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal.

As used in the above calculation, Contract Value incorporates the impact of any purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements in the case of Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) received on the date of this withdrawal, but before the application of any SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee or Contract Maintenance Charge that may be applicable.

For numerical examples that illustrate how the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit under the SureIncome Plus Option is calculated, see Appendix I.

Refer to the Death Benefits section (page 73) for more details on the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit.

Termination of the SureIncome Plus Option

The SureIncome Plus Option will terminate on the earliest of the following to occur:

 

 

The Benefit Base is reduced to zero;

 

 

On the Payout Start Date (except if the Contract enters the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase as defined under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase section);

 

 

On the date the Contract is terminated;

 

 

On the date the SureIncome Plus Option is cancelled as detailed under Death of Owner or Annuitant above; or

 

 

On the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds.

SUREINCOME FOR LIFE WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION

We offer the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option (“SureIncome For Life Option”), except in a limited number of states where it is not currently available, for an additional fee. The SureIncome For Life Option provides a guaranteed withdrawal benefit that gives you the right to take limited partial withdrawals, which may increase during the first 10 years of the Option, as long as the SureIncome Covered Life is alive, subject to certain restrictions. Therefore, regardless of subsequent fluctuations in the value of your Contract Value, you are entitled to a Benefit Payment each Benefit

Year until the death of the SureIncome Covered Life (as defined below), subject to certain restrictions. The SureIncome For Life Option also provides an additional death benefit option.

The SureIncome For Life Option guarantees an amount up to the “Benefit Payment Remaining” which will be available for withdrawal from the Contract each “Benefit Year” as long as the SureIncome Covered Life is alive, subject to certain restrictions. The “SureIncome Covered Life” is the oldest Contract Owner, or the oldest Annuitant if the Contact Owner is a non-living entity, on the Rider Date. If the Contract Value is reduced to zero and the Benefit Payment is still greater than zero, we will distribute an amount equal to the Benefit Payment each year to the Contract Owner as described below under the “Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase” as long as the SureIncome Covered Life is alive. Prior to the commencement of the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the SureIncome For Life Option also provides an additional death benefit option, the SureIncome Return of Premium Death Benefit (“SureIncome ROP Death Benefit”). This Option is described below under “Death of Owner or Annuitant” and in the Death Benefits section starting on page 72.

For purposes of the SureIncome For Life Option, “withdrawal” means the gross amount of a withdrawal before any applicable charges such as withdrawal charges, fees, taxes or adjustments including any applicable Market Value Adjustments and surrender charges. Under the SureIncome For Life Option, we do not treat a withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value to less than $1,000 as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value.

The “Rider Date” is the date the SureIncome For Life Option was made a part of your Contract. The initial Benefit Year is the period between the Rider Date and the first Contract Anniversary after the Rider Date. Each subsequent Benefit Year is identical to the Contract Year.

The SureIncome For Life Option is available at issue of the Contract, or may be added later, subject to availability and issue requirements. You may not add the SureIncome For Life Option to your Contract after Contract issue without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the SureIncome For Life Option. Currently, you may have only one Withdrawal Benefit Option in effect on your Contract at one time. You may only have one of the following in effect on your Contract at the same time: a Withdrawal Benefit Option, a TrueReturn Option, or a Retirement Income Guarantee Option. The SureIncome For Life Option is only available if the oldest Contract Owner or the oldest Annuitant, if the Contract Owner is a non-living entity (i.e., the SureIncome Covered Life) is between the ages of 50 and 79, inclusive, on the effective date of the Rider (the “Rider Application Date”). (The maximum age may depend on your state.) The SureIncome For Life Option

 

 

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may not be added to a Contract categorized as a Tax Sheltered Annuity as defined under Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b) at this time. We reserve the right to make the SureIncome For Life Option available to such Contracts on a nondiscriminatory basis in the future at our discretion. Once added to your Contract, the SureIncome For Life Option may not be cancelled at any time.

We may discontinue offering the SureIncome For Life Option at any time to new Contract Owners and to existing Contract Owners who did not elect the SureIncome For Life Option prior to the date of discontinuance.

Withdrawal Benefit Factor

The “Withdrawal Benefit Factor” is used to determine the “Benefit Payment” and Benefit Payment Remaining. Prior to the earlier of the date of the first withdrawal after the issuance of the SureIncome For Life Option or the date the Contract enters the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Withdrawal Benefit Factor used in these determinations may change as shown below. Generally speaking, during this period the Withdrawal Benefit Factor will increase as the SureIncome Covered Life grows older. On the earlier of the date of the first withdrawal after the issuance of the SureIncome for Life Option or the date the Contract enters the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Withdrawal Benefit Factor will be fixed at the then applicable rate, based on the then current attained age of the SureIncome Covered Life, and will be used in all subsequent determinations of Benefit Payments and Benefit Payments Remaining. After this date the Withdrawal Benefit Factor will not change.

We currently offer the following Withdrawal Benefit Factors:

 

Attained Age of
SureIncome Covered Life

   

Withdrawal Benefit Factor

 
  50 – 59        4
  60 – 69        5
  70      +        6

The Withdrawal Benefit Factors and age ranges applicable to your Contract are set on the Rider Date. They cannot be changed after the SureIncome For Life Option has been added to your Contract. We reserve the right to make other Withdrawal Benefit Factors available in the future for new SureIncome For Life Options, change the age ranges to which they apply, and/or to eliminate currently available Withdrawal Benefit Factors.

Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining

The Benefit Payment is the amount available at the beginning of each Benefit Year that you may withdraw during that Benefit Year. The Withdrawal Benefit Factor and the Benefit Base are used to determine your Benefit Payment. The Benefit Payment Remaining is the

amount remaining after any previous withdrawals in a Benefit Year that you may withdraw without reducing your Benefit Base and your SureIncome ROP Death Benefit by more than the amount of the withdrawal and without reducing your Benefit Payment available in future Benefit Years. Please note that any premiums or withdrawals made on a Contract Anniversary are applied to the Benefit Year that just ended on that Contract Anniversary.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is equal to the Benefit Payment at the beginning of each Benefit Year.

On the Rider Date, the Benefit Payment is equal to the Contract Value multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor based on the current attained age of the SureIncome Covered Life.

After the Rider Date, the Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor based on the current attained age of the SureIncome Covered Life. On the date of the first withdrawal after the Rider Date the Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining will equal the Withdrawal Benefit Factor based on the current attained age of the SureIncome Covered Life multiplied by the Benefit Base immediately after application of any purchase payments, but prior to the withdrawal on that date. The Withdrawal Benefit Factor used in all future calculations will not change.

After the first withdrawal, the Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor. The Benefit Payment Remaining is reduced by the amount of any withdrawal. The Benefit Payment Remaining will never be less than zero.

After the first withdrawal, the Benefit Payment will be increased by purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor. The Benefit Payment is affected by withdrawals as follows:

 

 

If a withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Payment is unchanged.

 

 

If a withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Payment will be the lesser of:

 

   

The Benefit Payment immediately prior to the withdrawal; or

 

   

The Benefit Base immediately after the withdrawal multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor.

 

 

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If the Benefit Payment is reduced to zero, the SureIncome For Life Option will terminate.

On each of the ten Contract Anniversaries after the Rider Date, the amount of the Benefit Payment may be increased based upon the maximum anniversary value of the Contract according to the following calculation. The Benefit Payment will be recalculated to the greater of:

 

 

The Benefit Payment following application of all purchase payments and withdrawals on that Contract Anniversary; or

 

 

The Contract Value on that Contract Anniversary, following the application of all purchase payments, withdrawals and expenses, multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor currently applicable.

The Benefit Payment Remaining at the time of a withdrawal during a calendar year will be increased on a nondiscriminatory basis in order to satisfy IRS minimum distribution requirements on the Contract under which this Option has been elected. The Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by the excess of the IRS minimum distribution required on the Contract as calculated at the end of the previous calendar year and the Benefit Payment at the end of the previous calendar year. For the purposes of this calculation, the Benefit Payment Remaining will not be increased if a Withdrawal Benefit Option was not attached to this Contract as of the end of the previous calendar year. Note that any systematic withdrawal programs designed to satisfy IRS minimum distribution requirements may need to be modified to ensure guarantees under this Option are not impacted by the withdrawals. This modification may result in uneven payment amounts throughout the year.

Benefit Base

The Benefit Base is not available as a Contract Value or Settlement Value. The Benefit Base is used solely to help calculate the Rider Fee, the amount that may be withdrawn and payments that may be received under the SureIncome For Life Option. On the Rider Date, the Benefit Base is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date, the Benefit Base will be increased by purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) and decreased by withdrawals as follows:

 

 

If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Base will be reduced by the amount of the withdrawal.

 

 

If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Base will be the lesser of:

 

   

The Contract Value immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal; or

   

The Benefit Base immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal (this value cannot be less than zero).

As used in the above calculation, Contract Value incorporates the impact of any purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) received on the date of this withdrawal, but before the application of any SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee or Contract Maintenance Charge that may be applicable.

On each of the ten Contract Anniversaries after the Rider Date, the amount of the Benefit Base may be increased based upon the maximum anniversary value of the Contract according to the following calculation. The Benefit Base will be recalculated to the greater of:

 

 

The Benefit Base following the application of all purchase payments and withdrawals on that Contract Anniversary; and

 

 

The Contract Value on that Contract Anniversary, following the application of all purchase payments, withdrawals and expenses.

For numerical examples that illustrate how the values defined under the SureIncome For Life Option are calculated, see Appendix J.

Contract Value

If your Contract Value is reduced to zero due to fees or withdrawals and your Benefit Payment is still greater than zero, your Contract will immediately enter the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase. Under the SureIncome For Life Option, we currently do not treat a withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value to less than $1,000 as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value. We reserve the right to change this at any time.

Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase

Under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends and the Contract enters the Payout Phase.

The “Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date” is the date the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase is entered and the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends. No further withdrawals, purchase payments or any other actions associated with the Accumulation Phase of the Contract can be made after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date. Since the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends at this point, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit no longer applies.

Under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Payout Start Date is the first day of the next Benefit Year after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date. We reserve the right to allow other Payout Start Dates on a nondiscriminatory basis without prior notice.

 

 

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During the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, we will make scheduled fixed income payments to the Owner (or new Contract Owner) at the end of each month starting one month after the Payout Start Date. The amount of each payment will be equal to the Benefit Payment divided by 12, unless a payment frequency other than monthly is requested. The request must be in a form acceptable to us and processed by us before the first payment is made. (The amount of each payment will be adjusted accordingly; i.e. if the payment frequency requested is quarterly, the amount of each payment will be equal to the Benefit Payment divided by 4.) Payments will be made until the later of the death of the SureIncome Covered Life or over a period certain based on the total payments made equaling at least the Benefit Base on the Payout Start Date. If your Contract is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), the period certain cannot exceed that which is required by such section and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Therefore, the amount of each payment under the SureIncome For Life Option may be larger during the period certain so that the sum of the payments made over this period equals the Benefit Base on the Payout Start Date. Additionally, if your Contract is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), we will not permit a change in the payment frequency or level.

If your Contract is not subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), we reserve the right to allow other payment frequencies or levels on a nondiscriminatory basis without prior notice. In no event will we allow more than one change in the payment frequency or level during a Contract Year.

If the Owner dies before all payments have been made, the remaining payments will continue to be made to the new Contract Owner as scheduled.

Once all scheduled payments have been paid, the Contract will terminate.

Generally, you may not make withdrawals, purchase payments or take any other actions associated with the Accumulation Phase after the commencement of the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date.

Investment Requirements

If you add a SureIncome For Life Option to your Contract, you must adhere to certain requirements related to the investment alternatives in which you may invest. These requirements are described in “Investment Requirements (Applicable to All Withdrawal Benefit Options)” below.

Death of Owner or Annuitant

If the SureIncome Covered Life dies during the Accumulation Phase of the Contract, the SureIncome For Life Option will terminate on the date of the SureIncome Covered Life’s death. If the Contract

Owner or the Annuitant who is not the SureIncome Covered Life dies and the Contract is continued under Option D of the Death of Owner or Death of Annuitant provisions of your Contract, then the SureIncome For Life Option will continue unless the Contract Owner (or new Contract Owner) elects to cancel the SureIncome For Life Option. If the SureIncome For Life Option is continued, it will remain in effect until terminated. If the Contract is not continued under Option D, then the SureIncome For Life Option will terminate on the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds.

The SureIncome For Life Option also makes available the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit. The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is only available upon the death of the SureIncome Covered Life. If a Contract Owner, Annuitant or Co-Annuitant who is not the SureIncome Covered Life dies, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is not applicable. On the Rider Date, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit will be increased by purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements in the case of Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) and decreased by withdrawals as follows:

 

 

If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit will be reduced by the amount of the withdrawal.

 

 

If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit will be the lesser of:

 

   

The Contract Value immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal; or

 

   

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal.

As used in the above calculation, Contract Value incorporates the impact of any purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements in the case of Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) received on the date of this withdrawal, but before the application of any SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee or Contract Maintenance Charge applicable.

For numerical examples that illustrate how the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit under the SureIncome For Life Option is calculated, see Appendix J.

Refer to the Death Benefits section page 72 for more details on the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit.

 

 

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Termination of the SureIncome For Life Option

The SureIncome For Life Option will terminate on the earliest of the following to occur:

 

 

The Benefit Payment is reduced to zero;

 

 

On the Payout Start Date (except if the Contract enters the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase as defined under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase section);

 

 

On the date the Contract is terminated;

 

 

On the date the SureIncome Covered Life is removed from the Contract for any reason, and is no longer a Contract Owner or Annuitant under the Contract (if the Covered Life continues as only the Beneficiary, the Option will terminate);

 

 

On the date the SureIncome For Life Option is cancelled as detailed under Death of Owner or Annuitant section above;

 

 

On the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds; or

 

 

On the date the SureIncome Covered Life dies if the SureIncome Covered Life dies prior to the Payout Start Date.

INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS (APPLICABLE TO ALL WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTIONS)

If you add a Withdrawal Benefit Option to your Contract, you must adhere to certain requirements related to the investment alternatives in which you may invest. The specific requirements are described below in more detail and will depend on your current Model Portfolio Option and your Withdrawal Benefit Factor(s). These requirements may include, but are not limited to, maximum investment limits on certain Variable Sub-Accounts or on certain Fixed Account Options, exclusion of certain Variable Sub-Accounts or of certain Fixed Account Options, required minimum allocations to certain Variable Sub-Accounts, and restrictions on transfers to or from certain investment alternatives. We may also require that you use the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program. We may change the specific requirements that are applicable at any time in our sole discretion. Any changes we make will not apply to a Withdrawal Benefit Option that was made a part of your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change, except for changes made due to a change in investment alternatives available under the Contract. This restriction does not apply to a New SureIncome Option or to a New Option elected pursuant to the Rider Trade-In Option. We reserve the right to have requirements unique to specific Withdrawal Benefit Factors if we make other Withdrawal Benefit Factors available in the future including specific model portfolio options (“Model Portfolio Options”) as described below available only to certain Withdrawal Benefit Factors.

When you add a Withdrawal Benefit Option to your Contract, you must allocate your entire Contract Value as follows:

 

1) to a Model Portfolio Option available as described below;

 

2) to the DCA Fixed Account Option and then transfer all purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) and interest to an available Model Portfolio Option; or

 

3) to a combination of (1) and (2) above.

For (2) and (3) above, the requirements for the DCA Fixed Account Option must be met. See the “Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option” section of this prospectus for more information.

On the Rider Date, you must select only one of the Model Portfolio Options to which to allocate your Contract Value. After the Rider Date, you may transfer your entire Contract Value to any of the other available Model Portfolio Options. We currently offer several Model Portfolio Options. The Model Portfolio Options that are available may differ depending upon the effective date of your Withdrawal Benefit Option and your Withdrawal Benefit Factor. Please refer to the Model Portfolio Option and TrueBalanceSM Model Portfolio Options sections of this prospectus for more details. We may add other Model Portfolio Options in the future. We also may remove Model Portfolio Options in the future anytime prior to the date you select such Model Portfolio Option. In addition, if the investment alternatives available under the Contract change, we may revise the Model Portfolio Options. The following table summarizes the Model Portfolio Options currently available for use:

* Model Portfolio Option 1

 

* TrueBalance Conservative Model Portfolio Option

* TrueBalance Moderately Conservative Model Portfolio Option

* TrueBalance Moderate Model Portfolio Option

* TrueBalance Moderately Aggressive Model Portfolio Option

* TrueBalance Aggressive Model Portfolio Option

 

Note: The TrueBalance Model Portfolio Options were first made available in connection with a Withdrawal Benefit Option on May 1, 2005. Any TrueBalance model portfolios offered under the TrueBalance Asset Allocation Program prior to May 1, 2005, may not be used in connection with a Withdrawal Benefit Option.

You may not allocate any of your Contract Value to the Standard Fixed Account Option or to the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option. You must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to the Standard Fixed Account Option or to the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option to the Variable Sub-Accounts prior to adding a Withdrawal Benefit Option to your Contract. Transfers from the Market

 

 

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Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment. You may allocate any portion of your purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) to the DCA Fixed Account Option on the Rider Date, provided the DCA Fixed Account Option is available with your Contract and in your state. See the “Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option” section of this prospectus for more information. We use the term “Transfer Period Account” to refer to each purchase payment allocation made to the DCA Fixed Account Option for a specified term length. At the expiration of a Transfer Period Account, any remaining amounts in the Transfer Period Account will be transferred to the Variable Sub-Accounts according to your most recent percentage allocation selections for your Model Portfolio Option.

Any subsequent purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) made to your Contract will be allocated to the Variable Sub-Accounts according to your specific instructions or your allocation for the previous purchase payment (for Model Portfolio Option 1) or the percentage allocation for your current Model Portfolio Option (for TrueBalance Model Portfolio Options) unless you request that the purchase payment (and Credit Enhancement for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) be allocated to the DCA Fixed Account Option. Purchase payments allocated to the DCA Fixed Account Option must be $100 or more. Any withdrawals you request will reduce your Contract Value invested in each of the investment alternatives on a pro rata basis in the proportion that your Contract Value in each bears to your total Contract Value in all investment alternatives, unless you request otherwise.

Model Portfolio Option 1.

If you choose Model Portfolio Option 1 or transfer your entire Contract Value into Model Portfolio Option 1, we have divided the Variable Sub-Accounts into two separate categories: “Available” and “Excluded.” Currently, you may allocate up to 100% of your Contract Value to the Available Variable Sub-Accounts in any manner you choose. You may not allocate ANY PORTION of your Contract Value to the Excluded Variable Sub-Accounts. You may make transfers among any of the Available Variable Sub-Accounts. However, each transfer you make will count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee.

Currently the Available Variable Sub-Accounts and the Excluded Variable Sub-Accounts are as follows(1):

Available

 

Fidelity® VIP Freedom Income – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2010 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2020 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2030 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Contrafund® – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Index 500 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Global Discovery VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Securities VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Templeton Foreign VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account(1) (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Templeton Global Bond VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account(1) (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund – Class 2)

Lord Abbett Series – Fundamental Equity Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series – Bond-Debenture Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series – Growth and Income Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series – Growth Opportunities Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series – Mid Cap Stock Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account(4)

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/ VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account(4)

Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account(5)

Oppenheimer Main Street®/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

Putnam VT Equity Income – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Growth and Income – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT High Yield – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Income – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT International Equity – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Investors – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Money Market – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Voyager – Class IB Sub-Account

UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. American Value, Class I Sub-Account & Invesco V.I. American Value, Class II Sub-Account(2)

UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. American Franchise – Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Comstock – Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income – Series II Sub-Account

 

Excluded

 

Fidelity® VIP Growth Stock – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account

UIF Growth, Class I Sub-Account &UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account(2)

UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V. I. Mid Cap Growth – Series II Sub-Account(3)

 

 

 

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(1) The FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account and the FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account, which were closed to new investments effective May 1, 2003, are not available with the SureIncome Option. You must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to these Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the remaining Variable Sub-Accounts offered with the SureIncome Option prior to adding the SureIncome Option to your Contract.*

 

(2) The UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account and the Invesco V.I. American Value – Series II Sub-Account are offered with Contracts issued on or after May 1, 2004. Generally Contract Owners of Contracts issued prior to May 1, 2004, may invest only in the UIF Growth, Class I Sub-Account and the Invesco V.I. American Value – Series I Sub-Account. Contracts issued prior to May 1, 2004 that participate in certain TrueBalance model portfolios may invest in UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account and the Invesco V.I. American Value – Series II Sub-Account.

 

(3) Effective May 1, 2006, the Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth – Series II was closed to new investments. If you are currently invested in the Variable Sub-Account that invests in this Portfolio, you may continue your investment. If, prior to May 1, 2006, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing, or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions into the Variable Sub-Account in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.*

 

(4) Effective as of August 30, 2010, the Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account closed to all Contract Owners except those Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the indicated Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date. Effective as of November 19, 2010, the Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account closed to all Contract Owners except those Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the indicated Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date.

Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the indicated Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date may continue to submit additional investments into the Variable Sub-Accounts thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Accounts if they withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the Variable Sub-Account following the closure date. Contract Owners who did not have contract value invested in the indicated Variable Sub-Accounts as of the specified closure date may not invest in the Variable Sub-Accounts.

 

(5) Effective as of January 31, 2014, the Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA – Class 2 was closed to all Contract Owners except those Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date. Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date may continue to submit additional investments into the
  Variable Sub-Account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account if they withdrew or otherwise transferred their entire contract value from the Variable Sub-Account following the closure date. Contract Owners who did not have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account.

* As noted above, certain Variable Sub-Accounts are closed to new investments. If you invested in these Variable Sub-Accounts prior to the effective close date, you may continue your investments. If prior to the effective close date, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions to these Variable Sub-Accounts in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed. If you choose to add any Withdrawal Benefit Option on or after the effective close date, you must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to these Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the remaining Variable Sub-Accounts available with a Withdrawal Benefit Option prior to adding it to your Contract.

TrueBalanceSM Model Portfolio Options.

If you choose one of the TrueBalanceSM Model Portfolio Options or transfer your entire Contract Value into one of the TrueBalanceSM Model Portfolio Options, you may not choose the Variable Sub-Accounts or make transfers among the Variable Sub-Accounts that comprise that TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option. Each TrueBalance Model Portfolio involves an allocation of assets among a group of pre-selected Variable Sub-Accounts. You cannot make transfers among the Variable Sub-Accounts nor vary the Variable Sub-Accounts that comprise a TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option. If you choose a TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option, we will invest and periodically reallocate your Contract Value according to the allocation percentages and requirements for the TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option you have selected currently. For more information regarding the TrueBalance program, see the “TrueBalanceSM Asset Allocation Program” section of this prospectus. However, note that the restrictions described in this section, specifically the restrictions on transfers and the requirement that all of your Contract Value be allocated to a TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option, apply to the TrueBalance program only if you have added a Withdrawal Benefit Option to your Contract.

 

 

Investment Alternatives: The Variable Sub-Accounts

 

 

You may allocate your purchase payments to up to 58 Variable Sub-Accounts. Each Variable Sub-Account invests in the shares of a corresponding Portfolio. Each Portfolio has its own investment objective(s) and policies. We briefly describe the Portfolios below.

For more complete information about each Portfolio, including expenses and risks associated with each Portfolio, please refer to the prospectuses for the Funds. We will mail to you a prospectus for each Portfolio related to the Variable Sub-Accounts to which you allocate your purchase payment.

 

You should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the investment alternatives when making an allocation to the Variable Sub-Accounts. To obtain any or all of the underlying Portfolio prospectuses, please contact us at 1-800-457-7617 or go to www.accessallstate.com.

* Certain Variable Sub-Accounts may not be available depending on the date you purchased your Contract. In addition, Certain Variable Sub-Accounts are closed to Contract Owners not invested in the specified Variable Sub-Accounts by a designated date. Please see page 48 for more information.

 

 

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Portfolio:   Each Portfolio Seeks:   Investment Adviser:

Fidelity® VIP Contrafund® Portfolio – Service
Class 2

 

Long-term capital appreciation

  Fidelity Management & Research Company

Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio – Service Class 2

 

High total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond

  Strategic Advisors, Inc.

Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio – Service Class 2

 

High total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond

 

Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio – Service Class 2

 

High total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond

 

Fidelity® VIP Freedom Income Portfolio – Service Class 2

 

High total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation

  Fidelity Management & Research Company

Fidelity® VIP Growth Stock Portfolio – Service Class 2

 

Capital appreciation

 

Fidelity® VIP Index 500 Portfolio – Service Class 2

 

Investment results that correspond to the total return of common stocks publicly traded in the United States, as represented by the Standard & Poor’s 500(SM) Index (“S&P 500”)

 

Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap Portfolio – Service Class 2

 

Long-term growth of capital

 

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income VIP Fund – Class 2 (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

 

Capital appreciation with current income as a secondary goal.

  Franklin Advisers, Inc.

FTVIP Franklin Income VIP Fund – Class 2 (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

 

Maximize income while maintaining prospects for capital appreciation.

 

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth VIP Fund – Class 2 (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2)

 

Capital appreciation

 

FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Fund – Class 2(1) (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2)

 

Long-term capital growth.

 

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Securities VIP Fund – Class 2 (formerly, FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Fund – Class 2)

 

Income

 

FTVIP Templeton Global Bond VIP Fund – Class 2(1) (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund – Class 2)

 

High current income, consistent with preservation of capital, with capital appreciation as a secondary consideration.

 

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value VIP Fund – Class 2 (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund – Class 2)

 

Long-term total return.

  Franklin Advisory Services, LLC

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Global Discovery VIP Fund – Class 2 (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – Class 2)

 

Capital appreciation

  Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Fund – Class 2 (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund – Class 2)

 

Capital appreciation with income as a secondary goal

 

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets VIP Fund – Class 2 (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund – Class 2)

 

Long-term capital appreciation.

  Templeton Asset Management Ltd.

FTVIP Templeton Foreign VIP Fund – Class 2 (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund – Class 2)

 

Long-term capital growth.

  Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC

Lord Abbett Series Fund Inc. – Fundamental Equity Portfolio

 

Long-term growth of capital and income without excessive fluctuations in market value

  Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

Lord Abbett Series Fund Inc. – Bond-Debenture Portfolio

 

High current income and the opportunity for capital appreciation to produce a high total return

 

Lord Abbett Series Fund Inc. – Growth and Income Portfolio

 

Long-term growth of capital and income without excessive fluctuations in market value

 

Lord Abbett Series Fund Inc. – Growth Opportunities Portfolio

 

Capital appreciation

 

Lord Abbett Series Fund Inc. – Mid Cap Stock Portfolio

 

Capital appreciation through investments, primarily in equity securities, which are believed to be undervalued in the marketplace

 

 

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Portfolio:   Each Portfolio Seeks:   Investment Adviser:

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA – Class 2(5)

 

Capital appreciation.

  OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares

 

Total return.

 

Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund/VA – Service Shares

 

Total return.

 

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA – Class 2(6)

 

Capital appreciation.

 

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares

 

Capital appreciation.

 

Oppenheimer Main Street Fund®/VA – Service Shares

 

Capital appreciation.

 

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares

 

Capital appreciation.

 

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA – Service Shares

 

Total return.

 

Putnam VT Equity Income Fund – Class IB

 

Capital growth and current income.

 

Putnam Investment Management, LLC

(“Putnam Management”)

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund – Class IB

 

A balanced investment composed of a well diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds, which produce both capital growth and current income.

 

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund – Class IB

 

Long-term return consistent with the preservation of capital.

 

Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund – Class IB

 

Capital growth and current income.

 

Putnam VT Global Health Care Fund – Class IB(2)

 

Capital appreciation.

 

Putnam VT High Yield Fund – Class IB

 

High current income. Capital growth is a secondary goal when consistent with achieving high current income.

 

Putnam VT Income Fund – Class IB

 

High current income consistent with what Putnam Management believes to be prudent risk.

 

Putnam VT International Equity Fund – Class IB

 

Capital appreciation.

 

Putnam VT Investors Fund – Class IB

 

Long-term growth of capital and any increased income that results from this growth.

 

Putnam VT Money Market Fund – Class IB

 

As high a rate of current income as Putnam Management believes is consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity.

 

Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth Fund – Class IB

 

Long-term capital appreciation.

 

Putnam VT Research Fund – Class IB(2)

 

Capital appreciation.

 

Putnam VT Global Utilities Fund – Class IB(2)

 

Capital growth and current income.

 

Putnam VT Voyager Fund – Class IB

 

Capital appreciation.

 

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class I & UIF Growth Portfolio, Class II(4)

 

Long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in growth-oriented equity securities of large capitalization companies.

 

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.

UIF Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, Class II

 

High total return by investing primarily in fixed income securities of government and government-related issuers and, to a lesser extent, of corporate issuers in emerging market countries.

 

UIF Global Franchise Portfolio, Class II

 

Long-term capital appreciation.

 

UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class II

 

Long-term capital growth by investing primarily in common stocks and other equity securities.

 

UIF Small Company Growth Portfolio, Class II

 

Long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in growth-oriented equity securities of small companies.

 

UIF U.S. Real Estate Portfolio, Class II

 

Above average current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies in the U.S. real estate industry, including real estate investment trusts.

 

 

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Portfolio:   Each Portfolio Seeks:   Investment Adviser:

Invesco V. I. American Franchise Fund – Series II

 

Capital appreciation.

  Invesco Advisers, Inc.

Invesco V.I. Comstock Portfolio – Series II

 

Capital growth and income through investments in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks and securities convertible into common and preferred stocks.

   

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Portfolio – Series II

 

Capital appreciation and current income.

   

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Portfolio – Series II

 

Long-term growth of capital and income.

   

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Portfolio – Series II(3)

 

Capital growth

   

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund – Series I & Invesco V.I. American Value Fund – Series II(4)

 

Above-average total return over a market cycle of three to five years by investing in common stocks and other equity securities.

   

 

(1) Effective May 1, 2003, the FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account and the FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities – Class 2 Sub-Accounts are no longer available for new investments. If you are currently invested in these Variable Sub-Accounts you may continue those investments. If, prior to May 1, 2003, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing, or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions into these Variable Sub-accounts in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.

 

(2) Effective October 1, 2004, the Putnam VT Global Health Care – Class IB Sub-Account, Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth – Class IB Sub-Account, Putnam VT Research – Class IB Sub-Account and the Putnam VT Global Utilities – Class IB Sub-Account Portfolios are no longer available for new investments. If you are currently invested in these Variable Sub-Accounts, you may continue your investment. If, prior to October 1, 2004, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing, or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions into these Variable Sub-Accounts in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.

 

(3) Effective May 1, 2006, the Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Portfolio – Series II no longer available for new investments. If you are currently invested in the Variable Sub-Account that invests in this Portfolio you may continue your investment. If, prior to May 1, 2006, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing, or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions into the Variable Sub-Account in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.

 

(4) The Variable Sub-Accounts that invest in the UIF Growth Portfolio, Class II and the Invesco V.I. American Value Fund – Series II are offered with Contracts issued on or after May 1, 2004. Contracts issued prior to May 1, 2004, may only invest in the Variable Sub-Accounts that invest in the UIF Growth Portfolio, Class I and the Invesco V.I. American Value Fund – Series I Contracts issued prior to May 1, 2004 that participate in certain TrueBalance model portfolios may invest in UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account and the Invesco V.I. American Value Fund – Series II.

 

(5) Effective as of August 30, 2010, the following Variable Sub-Account closed to all Contract Owners except those Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the indicated Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date:

 

  Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account

 

  Effective as of November 19, 2010, the following Variable Sub-Account closed to all Contract Owners except those Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the indicated Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date:
  Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account

 

  Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the indicated Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date may continue to submit additional investments into the Variable Sub-Accounts thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Accounts if they withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the Variable Sub-Account following the closure date. Contract Owners who did not have contract value invested in the indicated Variable Sub-Accounts as of the specified closure date may not invest in the Variable Sub-Accounts.

 

(6) Effective as of January 31, 2014, the Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA – Class 2 was closed to all Contract Owners except those Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date. Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date may continue to submit additional investments into the Variable Sub-Account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account if they withdrew or otherwise transferred their entire contract value from the Variable Sub-Account following the closure date. Contract Owners who did not have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account.

Amounts you allocate to Variable Sub-Accounts may grow in value, decline in value, or grow less than you expect, depending on the investment performance of the Portfolios in which those Variable Sub-Accounts invest. You bear the investment risk that the Portfolios might not meet their investment objectives. Shares of the Portfolios are not deposits in, or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency.

Variable insurance portfolios might not be managed by the same portfolio managers who manage retail mutual funds with similar names. These portfolios are likely to differ from similarly named retail mutual funds in assets, cash flow, and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and investment results of a variable insurance portfolio can be expected to be higher or lower than the investment results of a similarly named retail mutual fund.

 

 

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TRUEBALANCESM ASSET ALLOCATION PROGRAM

The TrueBalance asset allocation program (“TrueBalance program”) is no longer offered for new enrollments. If you enrolled in the TrueBalance program prior to January 31, 2008, you may remain in the program. If you terminate your enrollment or otherwise transfer your Contract Value out of the program, you may not re-enroll.

There is no additional charge for the TrueBalance program. Participation in the TrueBalance program may be limited if you have elected certain Contract Options that impose restrictions on the investment alternatives which you may invest, such as the Income Protection Benefit Option, the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option or a Withdrawal Benefit Option. See the sections of this prospectus discussing these Options for more information.

Asset allocation is the process by which your Contract Value is invested in different asset classes in a way that matches your risk tolerance, time horizon, and investment goals. Theoretically, different asset classes tend to behave differently under various economic and market conditions. By spreading your Contract Value across a range of asset classes, you may, over time, be able to reduce the risk of investment volatility and potentially enhance returns. Asset allocation does not guarantee a profit or protect against loss in a declining market.

Your sales representative helps you determine whether participating in an asset allocation program is appropriate for you. You complete a questionnaire to identify your investment style. Based on your investment style, you select one asset allocation model portfolio among the available model portfolios which may range from conservative to aggressive. Your Contract Value is allocated among the Variable Sub-Accounts according to your selected model portfolio. Not all Variable Sub-Accounts are available in any one model portfolio, and you must only allocate your Contract Value to the limited number of Variable Sub-Accounts available in the model portfolio you select. You should not select a model portfolio without first consulting with your sales representative.

Allstate Life and the principal underwriter of the Contracts, Allstate Distributors, L.L.C. (“Allstate Distributors”), do not intend to provide any personalized investment advice in connection with the TrueBalance program and you should not rely on this program as providing individualized investment recommendations to you.

Allstate Life retained an independent investment management firm (“investment management firm”) to construct the TrueBalance model portfolios. The investment management firm does not provide advice to Allstate Life’s Contract Owners. Neither Allstate Life nor the investment management firm is acting for any Contract Owner as a “fiduciary” or as an “investment manager,” as such terms are defined under applicable laws and regulations relating to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

 

The investment management firm does not take into account any information about any Contract Owner or any Contract Owner’s assets when creating, providing or maintaining any TrueBalance model portfolio. Individual Contract Owners should ultimately rely on their own judgment and/or the judgment of a financial advisor in making their investment decisions. Neither Allstate Life nor the investment management firm is responsible for determining the suitability of the TrueBalance model portfolios for the Contract Owners’ purposes.

Each of the five model portfolios specifies an allocation among a mix of Variable Sub-Accounts that is designed to meet the investment goals of the applicable investment style. On the business day we approve your participation in the TrueBalance program, we automatically reallocate any existing Contract Value in the Variable Sub-Accounts according to the model portfolio you selected. If any portion of your existing Contract Value is allocated to the Standard Fixed Account or MVA Fixed Account Options and you wish to allocate any portion of it to the model portfolio, you must transfer that portion to the Variable Sub-Accounts. In addition, as long as you participate in the TrueBalance program, you must allocate all of your purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) to the Fixed Account Options and/or the Variable Sub-Accounts currently offered in your model portfolio. Any purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) you allocate to the DCA Fixed Account Option will be automatically transferred, along with interest, in equal monthly installments to the Variable Sub-Accounts according to the model portfolio you selected.

We use the term “Transfer Period Account” to refer to each purchase payment allocation made to the DCA Fixed Account Option for a specified term length. For TrueBalance model portfolios selected on or after May 1, 2005, at the expiration of a Transfer Period Account any remaining amounts in the Transfer Period Account will be transferred to the Variable Sub-Account according to the percentage allocation for the model portfolio you selected.

Allstate Life may offer new or revised TrueBalance model portfolios at any time, and may retain a different investment management firm to create any such new or revised TrueBalance model portfolios. Allstate Life will not automatically reallocate your Contract Value allocated to the Variable Sub-Accounts to match any new or revised model portfolios that are offered. If you are invested in the TrueBalance model portfolio, your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor will notify you of any new or revised TrueBalance model portfolios that may be available. If you wish to invest in accordance with a new or revised TrueBalance model portfolio, you must submit a transfer request to transfer your Contract Value in your existing TrueBalance model portfolio in accordance with

 

 

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the new TrueBalance model portfolio. If you do not request a transfer to a new TrueBalance model portfolio, we will continue to rebalance your Contract Value in accordance with your existing TrueBalance model portfolio. At any given time, you may only elect a TrueBalance model portfolio that is available at the time of election.

You may select only one model portfolio at a time. However, you may change your selection of model portfolio at any time, provided you select a currently available model portfolio. Each change you make in your model portfolio selection will count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee. You should consult with your sales representative before making a change to your model portfolio selection to determine whether the new model portfolio is appropriate for your needs.

Since the performance of each Variable Sub-Account may cause a shift in the percentage allocated to each Variable Sub-Account, at least once every calendar quarter we will automatically rebalance all of your Contract Value in the Variable Sub-Accounts according to your currently selected model portfolio.

Unless you notify us otherwise, any purchase payments you make after electing the TrueBalance program will be allocated to your model portfolio and/or to the Fixed Account Options according to your most recent instructions on file with us. Once you elect to participate in the TrueBalance program, you may allocate subsequent purchase payments to any of the Fixed Account Options available with your Contract and/or to any of the Variable Sub-Accounts included in your model portfolio, but only according to the allocation specifications of that model portfolio. You may not allocate subsequent purchase payments to a Variable Sub-Account that is not included in your model portfolio. Subsequent purchase payments allocated to the Variable Sub-Accounts will be automatically rebalanced at the end of the next calendar quarter according to the allocation percentages for your currently selected model portfolio.

The following applies to TrueBalance model portfolios selected prior to May 1, 2005. TrueBalance model portfolios selected prior to May 1, 2005, are not available with the TrueReturn Option or a Withdrawal Benefit Option:

For TrueBalance model portfolios selected prior to May 1, 2005, you may make transfers to any of the available investment alternatives, except the DCA Fixed Account Option. However, all of your Contract Value in the Variable Sub-Accounts will be automatically rebalanced at the end of the next calendar quarter according to the percentage allocations for your currently selected model portfolio. Transfers to investment alternatives that are not included in the model portfolio you selected may be inconsistent with

the investment style you selected and with the purpose of the TrueBalance program. You should consult with your sales representative before making transfers outside the model portfolio allocations.

The following applies to TrueBalance model portfolios selected on or after May 1, 2005, with the TrueReturn Option or a Withdrawal Benefit Option:

For TrueBalance model portfolios selected on or after May 1, 2005, with the TrueReturn Option or SureIncome Option, you must allocate all of your Contract Value to a TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option, and you may not choose the Variable Sub-Accounts or make transfers among the Variable Sub-Accounts in the TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option. If you choose a TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option, we will invest and periodically reallocate your Contract Value according to the allocation percentages and requirements for the TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option you selected. You may, however, elect to reallocate your entire Contract Value from one Model Portfolio Option to another Model Portfolio Option available with your Option.

If you own the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option, on the Rider Maturity Date the Contract Value may be increased due to the Option. Any increase will be allocated to the Putnam VT Money Market. You may make transfers from this Variable Sub-Account to the Fixed Account Options (as allowed) or the Variable Sub-Accounts included in your model portfolio, but only according to the allocation specification of that model portfolio. All of your Contract Value in the Variable Sub-Accounts will be automatically rebalanced at the next calendar quarter according to the allocation percentages for your currently selected model portfolio.

The following applies to TrueBalance model portfolios selected on or after May 1, 2005, without the TrueReturn Option or a Withdrawal Benefit Option:

For TrueBalance model portfolios selected on or after May 1, 2005, without the TrueReturn or SureIncome Option, you may not make transfers from the Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the other Variable Sub-Accounts. You may make transfers, as allowed under the contract, from the Fixed Account Options to other Fixed Account Options or to the Variable Sub-Accounts included in your model portfolio, but only according to the allocation specifications of that model portfolio. You may make transfers from the Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the Fixed Account Options, except the DCA Fixed Account Option. Transfers to Fixed Account Options may be inconsistent with the investment style you selected and with the purpose of the TrueBalance program. However, all of your Contract Value in the Variable Sub-Accounts will be automatically rebalanced at the next calendar quarter according to the percentage allocations for your currently selected model portfolio.

 

 

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You should consult with your sales representative before making transfers.

If you make a partial withdrawal from any of the Variable Sub-Accounts, your remaining Contract Value in the Variable Sub-Accounts will be automatically rebalanced at the end of the next calendar quarter according to the percentage allocations for your currently selected model portfolio allocations. If you are participating in the Systematic Withdrawal Program when you add the TrueBalance program or change your selection of model

portfolios, you may need to update your withdrawal instructions. If you have any questions, please consult your sales representative.

Your participation in the TrueBalance program is subject to the program’s terms and conditions, and you may change model portfolios or terminate your participation in the TrueBalance program at any time by notifying us in a form satisfactory to us. We reserve the right to modify or terminate the TrueBalance program at any time.

 

 

Investment Alternatives: The Fixed Account Options

 

 

You may allocate all or a portion of your purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) to the Fixed Account Options. The Fixed Account Options we offer include the Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option, the Standard Fixed Account Option, and the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option. We may offer additional Fixed Account Options in the future. Some Options are not available in all states. In addition, Allstate Life may limit the availability of some Fixed Account Options. Please consult with your representative for current information. The Fixed Account supports our insurance and annuity obligations. The Fixed Account consists of our general assets other than those in segregated asset accounts. We have sole discretion to invest the assets of the Fixed Account, subject to applicable law. Any money you allocate to the Fixed Account does not entitle you to share in the investment experience of the Fixed Account.

DOLLAR COST AVERAGING FIXED ACCOUNT OPTION

The Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option (“DCA Fixed Account Option”) is one of the investment alternatives that you can use to establish a Dollar Cost Averaging Program, as described on page 56.

This option allows you to allocate purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) to the Fixed Account that will then automatically be transferred, along with interest, in equal monthly installments to the investment alternatives that you have selected. In the future, we may offer other installment frequencies in our discretion. Each purchase payment allocated to the DCA Fixed Account Option must be at least $100.

At the time you allocate a purchase payment to the DCA Fixed Account Option, you must specify the term length over which the transfers are to take place. We use the term “Transfer Period Account” to refer to each purchase payment allocation made to the DCA Fixed Account Option for a specified term length. You establish a new Transfer Period Account each time you allocate a purchase payment to the DCA Fixed Account Option. We currently offer term lengths from which you

may select for your Transfer Period Account(s), ranging from 3 to 12 months. We may modify or eliminate the term lengths we offer in the future. Refer to Appendix A for more information.

Your purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) will earn interest while in the DCA Fixed Account Option at the interest rate in effect at the time of the allocation, depending on the term length chosen for the Transfer Period Account and the type of Contract you have. The interest rates may also differ from those available for other Fixed Account Options. The minimum interest rate associated with the DCA Fixed Account Option is based upon state requirements and the date an application to purchase a Contract is signed. This minimum interest rate will not change after Contract issue.

You must transfer all of your money, plus accumulated interest, out of a Transfer Period Account to other investment alternatives in equal monthly installments during the term of the Transfer Period Account. We reserve the right to restrict the investment alternatives available for transfers from any Transfer Period Account. You may not transfer money from the Transfer Period Accounts to any of the Fixed Account Options available under your Contract. The first transfer will occur on the next Valuation Date after you establish a Transfer Period Account. If we do not receive an allocation instruction from you when we receive the purchase payment, we will transfer each installment to the Putnam VT Money Market Variable Sub-Account until we receive a different allocation instruction. At the expiration of a Transfer Period Account any remaining amounts in the Transfer Period Account will be transferred to the Putnam VT Money Market Variable Sub-Account unless you request a different investment alternative. Transferring Contract Value to the Putnam VT Money Market Variable Sub- Account in this manner may not be consistent with the theory of dollar cost averaging described on page 56.

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Variable Sub-Account unless you request a different investment alternative.

If you have a TrueReturn Option or Withdrawal Benefit Option, at the expiration of a Transfer Period Account or if you discontinue the DCA Fixed Account Option any amounts remaining in the Transfer Period Account will be transferred according to the investment requirements applicable to the Option you selected.

You may not transfer money into the DCA Fixed Account Option or add to an existing Transfer Period Account. You may not use the Automatic Additions Program to allocate purchase payments to the DCA Fixed Account Option.

The DCA Fixed Account Option currently is not available if you have selected the Allstate Advisor Preferred Contract with No Withdrawal Charge Option.

The DCA Fixed Account Option may not be available in your state. Please check with your representative for availability.

STANDARD FIXED ACCOUNT OPTION

You may allocate purchase payments or transfer amounts into the Standard Fixed Account Option. Each such allocation establishes a “Guarantee Period Account” within the Standard Fixed Account Option (“Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account”), which is defined by the date of the allocation and the length of the initial interest rate guarantee period (“Standard Fixed Guarantee Period”). You may not allocate a purchase payment or transfer to any existing Guarantee Period Account. Each purchase payment or transfer allocated to a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account must be at least $100.

At the time you allocate a purchase payment or transfer amount to the Standard Fixed Account Option, you must select the Guarantee Period for that allocation from among the available Standard Fixed Guarantee Periods. For Allstate Advisor Contracts, we currently offer Standard Fixed Guarantee Periods of 1, 3, 5 and 7 years in length. For Allstate Advisor Plus and Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts, we currently are not offering the Standard Fixed Account Option. Refer to Appendix A for more information. We may offer other Guarantee Periods in the future. If you allocate a purchase payment to the Standard Fixed Account Option, but do not select a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period for the new Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account, we will allocate the purchase payment or transfer to a new Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the same Standard Fixed Guarantee Period as the Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account of your most recent purchase payment or transfer. If we no longer offer that Standard Fixed Guarantee Period, then we will allocate the purchase payment or transfer to a new Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the next shortest term currently offered. If you have not made a prior allocation to a

Guarantee Period Account, then we will allocate the purchase payment or transfer to a new Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account of the shortest Standard Fixed Guarantee Period we are offering at that time.

Some Standard Fixed Guarantee Periods are not available in all states. Please check with your representative for availability.

The amount you allocate to a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account will earn interest at the interest rate in effect for that Standard Fixed Guarantee Period at the time of the allocation. Interest rates may differ depending on the type of Contract you have and may also differ from those available for other Fixed Account Options. The minimum interest rate associated with the Standard Fixed Account Option is based upon state requirements and the date an application to purchase a Contract is signed. This minimum interest rate will not change after Contract issue.

In any Contract Year, the combined amount of withdrawals and transfers from a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account may not exceed 30% of the amount used to establish that Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account. This limitation is waived if you withdraw your entire Contract Value. It is also waived for amounts in a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account during the 30 days following its renewal date (“30-Day Window”), described below, and for a single withdrawal made by your surviving spouse within one year of continuing the Contract after your death.

Amounts under the 30% limit that are not withdrawn in a Contract Year do not carry over to subsequent Contract Years.

At the end of a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period and each year thereafter, we will declare a renewal interest rate that will be guaranteed for 1 year. Subsequent renewal dates will be on the anniversaries of the first renewal date. Prior to a renewal date, we will send you a notice that will outline the options available to you. During the 30-Day Window following the expiration of a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the 30% limit for transfers and withdrawals from that Guarantee Period Account is waived and you may elect to:

 

 

transfer all or part of the money from the Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account to establish a new Guarantee Period Account within the Standard Fixed Account Option or the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option, if available; or

 

 

transfer all or part of the money from the Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account to other investment alternatives available at the time; or

 

 

withdraw all or part of the money from the Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account. Withdrawal charges and taxes may apply.

 

 

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Withdrawals taken to satisfy IRS minimum distribution rules will count against the 30% limit. The 30% limit will be waived for a Contract Year to the extent that:

 

 

you have already exceeded the 30% limit and you must still make a withdrawal during that Contract Year to satisfy IRS minimum distribution rules; or

 

 

you have not yet exceeded the 30% limit but you must make a withdrawal during that Contract Year to satisfy IRS minimum distribution rules, and such withdrawal will put you over the 30% limit.

The money in the Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account will earn interest at the declared renewal rate from the renewal date until the date we receive notification of your election. If we receive notification of your election to make a transfer or withdrawal from a renewing Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account on or before the renewal date, the transfer or withdrawal will be deemed to have occurred on the renewal date. If we receive notification of your election to make a transfer or withdrawal from the renewing Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account after the renewal date, but before the expiration of the 30-Day Window, the transfer or withdrawal will be deemed to have occurred on the day we receive such notice. Any remaining balance not withdrawn or transferred from the renewing Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account will continue to earn interest until the next renewal date at the declared renewal rate. If we do not receive notification from you within the 30-Day Window, we will assume that you have elected to renew the Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account and the amount in the renewing Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account will continue to earn interest at the declared renewal rate until the next renewal date, and will be subject to all restrictions of the Standard Fixed Account Option.

The Standard Fixed Account Option currently is not available with Allstate Advisor Plus and Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts.

MARKET VALUE ADJUSTED FIXED ACCOUNT OPTION

You may allocate purchase payments or transfer amounts into the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option. Each such allocation establishes a Guarantee Period Account within the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option (“Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account”), which is defined by the date of the allocation and the length of the initial interest rate guarantee period (“Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period”). You may not allocate a purchase payment or transfer to any existing Guarantee Period Account. Each purchase payment or transfer allocated to a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account must be at least $100.

At the time you allocate a purchase payment or transfer amount to the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option, you must select the Guarantee Period for that

allocation from among the Guarantee Periods available for the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option (“Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Periods”). We currently offer Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Periods of 3, 5, 7, and 10 years. Refer to Appendix A for more information. We may offer other Guarantee Periods in the future. If you allocate a purchase payment to the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option, but do not select a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period for the new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, we will allocate the purchase payment or transfer to a new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the same Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period as the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account of your most recent purchase payment or transfer. If we no longer offer that Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period, then we will allocate the purchase payment or transfer to a new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the next shortest term currently offered. If you have not made a prior allocation to a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, then we will allocate the purchase payment or transfer to a new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account of the shortest Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period we are offering at that time. The Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option is not available in all states. Please check with your sales representative for availability.

The amount you allocate to a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account will earn interest at the interest rate in effect for that Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period at the time of the allocation. Interest rates may differ depending on the type of Contract you have and may also differ from those available for other Fixed Account Options.

Withdrawals and transfers from a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment. A Market Value Adjustment may also apply to amounts in the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option if we pay Death Proceeds or if the Payout Start Date begins on a day other than during the 30-day period after such Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account expires (“30-Day MVA Window”). We will not make a Market Value Adjustment if you make a transfer or withdrawal during the 30-Day MVA Window.

We apply a Market Value Adjustment to reflect changes in interest rates from the time you first allocate money to a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account to the time the money is taken out of that Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account under the circumstances described above. We use the U.S. Treasury Note Constant Maturity Yield as reported in Federal Reserve Board Statistical Release H.15 (“Treasury Rate”) to calculate the Market Value Adjustment. We do so by comparing the Treasury Rate

 

 

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for a maturity equal to the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period at the time the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account is established with the Treasury Rate for the same maturity at the time the money is taken from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account.

The Market Value Adjustment may be positive or negative, depending on changes in interest rates. As such, you bear the investment risk associated with changes in interest rates. If interest rates have increased since the establishment of a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the Market Value Adjustment, together with any applicable withdrawal charges, premium taxes, and income tax withholdings could reduce the amount you receive upon full withdrawal from a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account to an amount less than the purchase payment used to establish that Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account.

Generally, if at the time you establish a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the Treasury Rate for a maturity equal to that Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period is higher than the applicable Treasury Rate at the time money is to be taken from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the Market Value Adjustment will be positive. Conversely, if at the time you establish a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the applicable Treasury Rate is lower than the applicable Treasury Rate at the time the money is to be taken from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the Market Value Adjustment will be negative.

For example, assume that you purchase a Contract and allocate part of the initial purchase payment (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) to the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option to establish a 5-year Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account. Assume that the 5-year Treasury Rate at that time is 4.50%. Next, assume that at the end of the 3rd year, you withdraw money from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account. If, at that time, the 5-year Treasury Rate is 4.20%, then the Market Value Adjustment will be positive. Conversely, if the 5-year Treasury Rate at that time is 4.80%, then the Market Value Adjustment will be negative.

The formula used to calculate the Market Value Adjustment and numerical examples illustrating its application are shown in Appendix B of this prospectus.

At the end of a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period, the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account expires and we will automatically transfer the money from such Guarantee Period Account to establish a new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the same Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period, unless you notify us otherwise. The new Market Value Adjusted Fixed

Guarantee Period Account will be established as of the day immediately following the expiration date of the expiring Market Value Adjusted Guarantee Period Account (“New Account Start Date.”) If the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period is no longer being offered, we will establish a new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the next shortest Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period available. Prior to the expiration date, we will send you a notice, which will outline the options available to you. During the 30-Day MVA Window a Market Value Adjustment will not be applied to transfers and withdrawals from the expiring Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account and you may elect to:

 

 

transfer all or part of the money from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account to establish a new Guarantee Period Account within the Standard Fixed Account Option or the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option, if available; or

 

 

transfer all or part of the money from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account to other investment alternatives available at the time; or

 

 

withdraw all or part of the money from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account. Withdrawal charges and taxes may apply.

The money in the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account will earn interest at the interest rate declared for the new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account from the New Account Start Date until the date we receive notification of your election. If we receive notification of your election to make a transfer or withdrawal from an expiring Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account on or before the New Account Start Date, the transfer or withdrawal will be deemed to have occurred on the New Account Start Date. If we receive notification of your election to make a transfer or withdrawal from the expiring Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account after the New Account Start Date, but before the expiration of the 30-Day MVA Window, the transfer or withdrawal will be deemed to have occurred on the day we receive such notice. Any remaining balance not withdrawn or transferred will earn interest for the term of the new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, at the interest rate declared for such Account. If we do not receive notification from you within the 30-Day Window, we will assume that you have elected to transfer the amount in the expiring Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account to establish a new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the same Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period, and the amount in the new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account will continue to earn interest at the interest rate declared for the new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, and will be subject to all restrictions of the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option. If we no longer offer that Market

 

 

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Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period, the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period for the new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account will be the next shortest term length we offer for the Market

Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option at that time, and the interest rate will be the rate declared by us at that time for such term.

 

 

Investment Alternatives: Transfers

 

 

TRANSFERS DURING THE ACCUMULATION PHASE

During the Accumulation Phase, you may transfer Contract Value among the investment alternatives. You may not transfer Contract Value to the DCA Fixed Account Option or add to an existing Transfer Period Account. You may request transfers in writing on a form that we provided or by telephone according to the procedure described below.

You may make up to 12 transfers per Contract Year without charge. A transfer fee equal to 1.00% of the amount transferred applies to each transfer after the 12th transfer in any Contract Year. This fee may be changed, but in no event will it exceed 2.00% of the amount transferred. Multiple transfers on a single Valuation Date are considered a single transfer for purposes of assessing the transfer fee. If you added the TrueReturn Option or a Withdrawal Benefit Option to your Contract, certain restrictions on transfers apply. See the “TrueReturnSM Accumulation Benefit Option” and “Withdrawal Benefit Options” sections of this prospectus for more information.

The minimum amount that you may transfer from the Standard Fixed Account Option, Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option or a Variable Sub-Account is $100 or the total remaining balance in the Standard Fixed Account Option, Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option or the Variable Sub-Account, if less. These limitations do not apply to the DCA Fixed Account Option. The total amount that you may transfer or withdraw from a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account in a Contract Year is 30% of the amount used to establish that Guarantee Period Account. See “Standard Fixed Account Option”. The minimum amount that can be transferred to the Standard Fixed Account Option and the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option is $100.

We will process transfer requests that we receive before 3:00 p.m. Central Time on any Valuation Date using the Accumulation Unit Values for that Date. We will process requests completed after 3:00 p.m. on any Valuation Date using the Accumulation Unit Values for the next Valuation Date. The Contract permits us to defer transfers from the Fixed Account Options for up to 6 months from the date we receive your request. If we decide to postpone transfers from any Fixed Account Option for 30 days or more, we will pay interest as required by applicable law. Any interest would be payable

from the date we receive the transfer request to the date we make the transfer.

We reserve the right to waive any transfer restrictions.

TRANSFERS DURING THE PAYOUT PHASE

During the Payout Phase, you may make transfers among the Variable Sub-Accounts so as to change the relative weighting of the Variable Sub-Accounts on which your variable income payments will be based. You may make up to 12 transfers per Contract Year within each Income Plan. You may not convert any portion of your fixed income payments into variable income payments. You may not make transfers among Income Plans. You may make transfers from the variable income payments to the fixed income payments to increase the proportion of your income payments consisting of fixed income payments, unless you have selected the Income Protection Benefit Option.

TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS

You may make transfers by telephone by calling 1-800-457-7617. The cut-off time for telephone transfer requests is 3:00 p.m. Central Time. In the event that the New York Stock Exchange closes early, i.e., before 3:00 p.m. Central Time, or in the event that the Exchange closes early for a period of time but then reopens for trading on the same day, we will process telephone transfer requests as of the close of the Exchange on that particular day. We will not accept telephone requests received from you at any telephone number other than the number that appears in this paragraph or received after the close of trading on the Exchange. If you own the Contract with a joint Contract Owner, unless we receive contrary instructions, we will accept instructions from either you or the other Contract Owner.

We may suspend, modify or terminate the telephone transfer privilege, as well as any other electronic or automated means we previously approved, at any time without notice.

We use procedures that we believe provide reasonable assurance that the telephone transfers are genuine. For example, we tape telephone conversations with persons purporting to authorize transfers and request identifying information. Accordingly, we disclaim any liability for losses resulting from allegedly unauthorized telephone transfers. However, if we do not take reasonable steps to help ensure that a telephone authorization is valid, we may be liable for such losses.

 

 

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MARKET TIMING & EXCESSIVE TRADING

The Contracts are intended for long-term investment. Market timing and excessive trading can potentially dilute the value of Variable Sub-Accounts and can disrupt management of a Portfolio and raise its expenses, which can impair Portfolio performance and adversely affect your Contract Value. Our policy is not to accept knowingly any money intended for the purpose of market timing or excessive trading. Accordingly, you should not invest in the Contract if your purpose is to engage in market timing or excessive trading, and you should refrain from such practices if you currently own a Contract.

We seek to detect market timing or excessive trading activity by reviewing trading activities. Portfolios also may report suspected market-timing or excessive trading activity to us. If, in our judgment, we determine that the transfers are part of a market timing strategy or are otherwise harmful to the underlying Portfolio, we will impose the trading limitations as described below under “Trading Limitations.” Because there is no universally accepted definition of what constitutes market timing or excessive trading, we will use our reasonable judgment based on all of the circumstances.

While we seek to deter market timing and excessive trading in Variable Sub-Accounts, because our procedures involve the exercise of reasonable judgment, we may not identify or prevent some market timing or excessive trading. Moreover, imposition of trading limitations is triggered by the detection of market timing or excessive trading activity, and the trading limitations are not applied prior to detection of such trading activity. Therefore, our policies and procedures do not prevent such trading activity before it is detected. As a result, some investors may be able to engage in market timing and excessive trading, while others are prohibited, and the Portfolio may experience the adverse effects of market timing and excessive trading described above.

TRADING LIMITATIONS

We reserve the right to limit transfers among the investment alternatives in any Contract year, require that all future transfer requests be submitted through U.S. Postal Service First Class Mail thereby refusing to accept transfer requests via telephone, facsimile, Internet, or overnight delivery, or to refuse any transfer request, if:

 

 

we believe, in our sole discretion, that certain trading practices, such as excessive trading, by, or on behalf of, one or more Contract Owners, or a specific transfer request or group of transfer requests, may have a detrimental effect on the Accumulation Unit Values of any Variable Sub-Account or on the share prices of the corresponding Portfolio or otherwise would be to the disadvantage of other Contract Owners; or

 

 

we are informed by one or more of the Portfolios that they intend to restrict the purchase, exchange,

   

or redemption of Portfolio shares because of excessive trading or because they believe that a specific transfer or group of transfers would have a detrimental effect on the prices of Portfolio shares.

In making the determination that trading activity constitutes market timing or excessive trading, we will consider, among other things:

 

 

the total dollar amount being transferred, both in the aggregate and in the transfer request;

 

 

the number of transfers you make over a period of time and/or the period of time between transfers (note: one set of transfers to and from a Variable Sub-Account in a short period of time can constitute market timing);

 

 

whether your transfers follow a pattern that appears designed to take advantage of short term market fluctuations, particularly within certain Variable Sub-Account underlying Portfolios that we have identified as being susceptible to market timing activities (e.g., International, High Yield, and Small Cap Variable Sub-Accounts);

 

 

whether the manager of the underlying Portfolio has indicated that the transfers interfere with Portfolio management or otherwise adversely impact the Portfolio; and

 

 

the investment objectives and/or size of the Variable Sub-Account underlying Portfolio.

We seek to apply these trading limitations uniformly. However, because these determinations involve the exercise of discretion, it is possible that we may not detect some market timing or excessive trading activity. As a result, it is possible that some investors may be able to engage in market timing or excessive trading activity, while others are prohibited, and the Portfolio may experience the adverse effects of market timing and excessive trading described above.

If we determine that a Contract Owner has engaged in market timing or excessive trading activity, we will require that all future transfer requests be submitted through U.S. Postal Service First Class Mail thereby refusing to accept transfer requests via telephone, facsimile, Internet, or overnight delivery. If we determine that a Contract Owner continues to engage in a pattern of market timing or excessive trading activity we will restrict that Contract Owner from making future additions or transfers into the impacted Variable Sub-Account(s) or will restrict that Contract Owner from making future additions or transfers into the class of Variable Sub-Account(s) if the Variable Sub-Accounts(s) involved are vulnerable to arbitrage market timing trading activity (e.g., International, High Yield, and Small Cap Variable Sub-Accounts).

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minimize market timing and excessive trading or to comply with regulatory requirements.

SHORT TERM TRADING FEES

The underlying Portfolios are authorized by SEC regulation to adopt and impose redemption fees if a Portfolio’s Board of Directors determines that such fees are necessary to minimize or eliminate short-term transfer activity that can reduce or dilute the value of outstanding shares issued by the Portfolio. The Portfolio will set the parameters relating to the redemption fee and such parameters may vary by Portfolio. If a Portfolio elects to adopt and charge redemption fees, these fees will be passed on to the Contract Owner(s) responsible for the short-term transfer activity generating the fee.

We will administer and collect redemption fees in connection with transfers between the Variable Sub-Accounts and forward these fees to the Portfolio. Please consult the Portfolio’s prospectus for more complete information regarding the fees and charges associated with each Portfolio.

DOLLAR COST AVERAGING PROGRAM

Through our Dollar Cost Averaging Program, you may automatically transfer a fixed dollar amount on a regular basis from any Variable Sub-Account or any Fixed Account Option to any of the other Variable Sub-Accounts. You may not use the Dollar Cost Averaging Program to transfer amounts to the Fixed Account Options. This program is available only during the Accumulation Phase.

We will not charge a transfer fee for transfers made under this Program, nor will such transfers count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee.

The theory of dollar cost averaging is that if purchases of equal dollar amounts are made at fluctuating prices, the aggregate average cost per unit will be less than the average of the unit prices on the same purchase dates. However, participation in this Program does not assure you of a greater profit from your purchases under the Program nor will it prevent or necessarily reduce losses in a declining market. Call or write us for instructions on how to enroll.

AUTOMATIC PORTFOLIO REBALANCING PROGRAM

Once you have allocated your money among the Variable Sub-Accounts, the performance of each Sub-Account

may cause a shift in the percentage you allocated to each Sub-Account. If you select our Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program, we will automatically rebalance the Contract Value in each Variable Sub-Account and return it to the desired percentage allocations. Money you allocate to the Fixed Account will not be included in the rebalancing.

We will rebalance your account quarterly, semi-annually, or annually. We will measure these periods according to your instructions. We will transfer amounts among the Variable Sub-Accounts to achieve the percentage allocations you specify. You can change your allocations at any time by contacting us in writing or by telephone. The new allocation will be effective with the first rebalancing that occurs after we receive your written or telephone request. We are not responsible for rebalancing that occurs prior to receipt of proper notice of your request.

Example:

Assume that you want your initial purchase payment split among 2 Variable Sub-Accounts. You want 40% to be in the Putnam VT Income – Class IB Sub-Account and 60% to be in the Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account. Over the next 2 months the bond market does very well while the stock market performs poorly. At the end of the first quarter, the Putnam VT Income – Class IB Sub-Account now represents 50% of your holdings because of its increase in value. If you choose to have your holdings in a Contract or Contracts rebalanced quarterly, on the first day of the next quarter we would sell some of your units in the Putnam VT Income – Class IB Sub-Account for the appropriate Contract(s) and use the money to buy more units in the Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth/VA – Class 2 Shares Sub-Account so that the percentage allocations would again be 40% and 60%, respectively.

The transfers made under the program do not count towards the 12 transfers you can make without paying a transfer fee, and are not subject to a transfer fee.

Portfolio rebalancing is consistent with maintaining your allocation of investments among market segments, although it is accomplished by reducing your Contract Value allocated to the Variable Sub-Accounts that performed better during the previous time period.

 

 

Expenses

 

 

As a Contract Owner, you will bear, directly or indirectly, the charges and expenses described below.

CONTRACT MAINTENANCE CHARGE

During the Accumulation Phase, on each Contract Anniversary, we will deduct a $30 contract maintenance

charge from your assets invested in the Putnam VT Money Market Variable Sub-Account. If there are insufficient assets in that Variable Sub-Account, we will deduct the balance of the charge proportionally from the other Variable Sub-Accounts. We also will deduct this charge if you

 

 

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withdraw your entire Contract Value, unless your Contract qualifies for a waiver. During the Payout Phase, we will deduct the charge proportionately from each income payment.

The charge is to compensate us for the cost of administering the Contracts and the Variable Account. Maintenance costs include expenses we incur in billing and collecting purchase payments; keeping records; processing death claims, cash withdrawals, and policy changes; proxy statements; calculating Accumulation Unit Values and income payments; and issuing reports to Contract Owners and regulatory agencies. We cannot increase the charge. We will waive this charge:

 

 

for the remaining term of the Contract once your total purchase payments to the Contract equal $50,000 or more; or

 

 

for a Contract Anniversary if, on that date, your entire Contract Value is allocated to the Fixed Account Options, or after the Payout Start Date, if all income payments are fixed income payments.

We also reserve the right to waive this charge if you own more than one Contract and the Contracts meet certain minimum dollar amount requirements. In addition, we reserve the right to waive this charge for all Contracts.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CHARGE

We deduct an administrative expense charge daily at an annual rate of 0.19% of the average daily net assets you have invested in the Variable Sub-Accounts. We intend this charge to cover actual administrative expenses that exceed the revenues from the contract maintenance charge. There is no necessary relationship between the amount of administrative charge imposed on a given Contract and the amount of expenses that may be attributed to that Contract. We assess this charge each day during the Accumulation Phase and the Payout Phase. We may increase this charge for Contracts issued in the future, but in no event will it exceed 0.35%. We guarantee that after your Contract is issued we will not increase this charge for your Contract.

MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGE

We deduct a mortality and expense risk charge daily from the net assets you have invested in the Variable Sub-Accounts. We assess mortality and expense risk charges during the Accumulation and Payout Phases of the Contract, except as noted below. The annual mortality and expense risk charge for the Contracts without any optional benefit are as follows:

 

Allstate Advisor      1.10
Allstate Advisor Plus      1.40

Allstate Advisor Preferred

(5-year withdrawal charge option)

     1.40

Allstate Advisor Preferred

(3-year withdrawal charge option)

     1.50

Allstate Advisor Preferred

(No withdrawal charge option)

     1.60

The mortality and expense risk charge is for all the insurance benefits available with your Contract (including our guarantee of annuity rates and the death benefits), for certain expenses of the Contract, and for assuming the risk (expense risk) that the current charges will not be sufficient in the future to cover the cost of administering the Contract. The mortality and expense risk charge also helps pay for the cost of the Credit Enhancement under the Allstate Advisor Plus Contract. If the charges under the Contract are not sufficient, then we will bear the loss. We charge an additional amount for the optional benefits to compensate us for the additional risk that we accept by providing these options.

You will pay additional mortality and expense risk charges if you add any optional benefits to your Contract. The additional mortality and expense risk charge you pay will depend upon which of the options you select:

 

 

MAV Death Benefit Option: The current mortality and expense risk charge for this option is 0.20%. For Contract Owners who added the MAV Death Benefit Option prior to May 1, 2003, the mortality and expense risk charge is 0.15%. This charge may be increased, but will never exceed 0.30%. We guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge for this option after you have added it to your Contract. We deduct the charge for this option only during the Accumulation Phase.

 

 

Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option: The current mortality and expense risk charge for this option is 0.30%. For Contract Owners who added the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option prior to May 1, 2003, the mortality and expense risk charge is 0.15%. This charge will never exceed 0.30%. We guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge for this option after you have added it to your Contract. We deduct the charge for this option only during the Accumulation Phase.

 

 

Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option: The current mortality and expense risk charge for this option is:

 

   

0.25% (maximum of 0.35%) if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 70 or younger on the Rider Application Date;

 

   

0.40% (maximum of 0.50%) if the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant is age 71 or older and both are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date.

The charges may be increased but they will never exceed the maximum charges shown above. We guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge for this option after you have added it to your Contract. However, if your spouse

 

 

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elects to continue the Contract in the event of your death and if he or she elects to continue the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the charge will be based on the ages of the oldest new Contract Owner and the oldest Annuitant at the time the Contract is continued. Refer to the Death Benefit Payments provision in this prospectus for more information. We deduct the charge for this option only during the Accumulation Phase.

 

 

Income Protection Benefit Option: The current mortality and expense risk charge for this option is 0.50%. This charge may be increased, but will never exceed 0.75%. We guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge for this option after you have added it to your Contract. The charge will be deducted only during the Payout Phase.

TRUERETURNSM ACCUMULATION BENEFIT OPTION FEE

We charge a separate annual Rider Fee for the TrueReturn Option. The current annual Rider Fee is 0.50% of the Benefit Base. We deduct the Rider Fee on each Contract Anniversary during the Rider Period or until you terminate the Option, if earlier. We reserve the right to increase the Rider Fee to up to 1.25%. We currently charge the same Rider Fee regardless of the Rider Period and Guarantee Option you select; however, we reserve the right to charge different fees for different Rider Periods and Guarantee Options in the future. However, once we issue your Option, we cannot change the Rider Fee that applies to your Contract. If you elect to exercise the Rider Trade-In Option, the new Rider Fee will be based on the Rider Fee percentage applicable to a new TrueReturn Option at the time of trade-in.

The Rider Fee is deducted only from the Variable Sub-Account(s) on a pro rata basis in the proportion that your value in each Variable Sub-Account bears to your total value in all Variable Sub-Accounts. Rider Fees will decrease the number of Accumulation Units in each Variable Sub-Account. If you terminate this Option prior to the Rider Maturity Date on a date other than a Contract Anniversary, we will deduct an entire Rider Fee from your Contract Value on the date the Option is terminated. However, if the Option is terminated due to death of the Contract Owner or Annuitant, we will not charge a Rider Fee unless the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds is also a Contract Anniversary. If the Option is terminated on the Payout Start Date, we will not charge a Rider Fee unless the Payout Start Date is also a Contract Anniversary. Additionally, if you elect to exercise the Rider Trade-In Option and cancel the Option on a date other than a Contract Anniversary, we will not deduct a Rider Fee on the date the Option is terminated. Refer to the “TrueReturnSM Accumulation Benefit Option” section of this prospectus for more information.

SPOUSAL PROTECTION BENEFIT (CO- ANNUITANT) OPTION FEE AND SPOUSAL PROTECTION BENEFIT (CO-ANNUITANT) OPTION FOR CUSTODIAL INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS FEE

We charge a separate annual Rider Fee for both the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option and Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts. The current annual Rider Fee is 0.10% of the Contract Value for either Option. This applies to all new Options added on or after January 1, 2005. For Options added prior to January 1, 2005, there is no charge associated with the Options. We deduct the Rider Fee on each Contract Anniversary up to and including the date you terminate the Option. We reserve the right to increase the annual Rider Fee to up to 0.15% of the Contract Value. We reserve the right to charge different Rider Fees for new Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Options and/ or new Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Options for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts we offer in the future. Once we issue your Option, we cannot change the Rider Fee that applies to your Contract.

The Rider Fee is deducted only from the Variable Sub-Account(s) on a pro-rata basis in the proportion that your value in each Variable Sub-Account bears to your total value in all Variable Sub-Accounts. Rider Fees will decrease the number of Accumulation Units in each Variable Sub-Account. If, at the time the Rider Fee is deducted, the Rider Fee exceeds the total value in all Variable Sub-Accounts, the excess of the Rider Fee over the total value in all Variable Sub-Accounts will be waived.

The first Rider Fee will be deducted on the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date. A Rider Fee will be deducted on each subsequent Contract Anniversary up to and including the date the Option is terminated. We will not charge a Rider Fee on the date the Option is terminated, on a date other than the Contract Anniversary, if the Option is terminated on the Payout Start Date or due to death of the Contract Owner or Annuitant.

For the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date, the Rider Fee is equal to the number of months from the Rider Date to the first Contract Anniversary, divided by twelve, multiplied by 0.10%, with the result multiplied by the Contract Value as of the first Contract Anniversary. For subsequent Contract Anniversaries, the Rider Fee is equal to 0.10% multiplied by the Contract Value as of that Contract Anniversary. If you terminate this Option on a date other than a Contract Anniversary, we will deduct a Rider Fee. The Rider Fee will be pro-rated to cover the period from the last Contract Anniversary to the date of termination, or if you terminate this Option during the first Benefit Year, from the Rider Date to the date of termination. The pro-rated Rider Fee will be equal to the number of full months

 

 

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from the Contract Anniversary to the date of termination, or if you terminate this Option during the first Contract Year after adding the Option, the number of full months from the Rider Date to the date of termination, divided by twelve, multiplied by 0.10%, with the result multiplied by the Contract Value immediately prior to the termination.

RETIREMENT INCOME GUARANTEE OPTION FEE

We discontinued offering the Retirement Income Guarantee Options as of January 1, 2004 (up to May 1, 2004 in certain states). Fees described below apply to Contract Owners who selected an Option prior to January 1, 2004 (up to May 1, 2004 in certain states). We impose a separate annual Rider Fee for RIG 1 and RIG 2. The current annual Rider Fee for RIG 1 is 0.40% of the Income Base on each Contract Anniversary. For Contract Owners who added RIG 1 prior to May 1, 2003, the annual Rider Fee is 0.25%. The current annual Rider Fee for RIG 2 is 0.55% of the Income Base on each Contract Anniversary. For Contract Owners who added RIG 2 prior to May 1, 2003, the annual Rider Fee is 0.45%. See “Retirement Income Guarantee Options” for details.

We deduct the Rider Fees only from the Variable Sub-Account(s) on a pro-rata basis. For the initial Contract Anniversary after the Rider Date, we will deduct a fee pro rated to cover the period from the Rider Date to the Contract Anniversary. In the case of a full withdrawal of the Contract Value on any date other than the Contract Anniversary, we will deduct from the amount paid upon withdrawal the Rider Fee multiplied by the appropriate Income Base immediately prior to the withdrawal pro rated to cover the period the Option was in effect during the current Contract Year. We will not deduct the Rider Fee during the Payout Phase.

WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION FEE

We charge separate annual Rider Fees for each of the SureIncome Option (the “SureIncome Option Fee”), the SureIncome Plus Option (the “SureIncome Plus Option Fee”), and the SureIncome For Life Option (the “SureIncome For Life Option Fee”). Collectively, we refer to the SureIncome Option Fee, the SureIncome Plus Option Fee and the SureIncome For Life Option Fee as the “Withdrawal Benefit Option Fees”. “Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee” is used to refer to any one of the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fees.

The current annual SureIncome Option Fee is 0.50% of the Benefit Base. The current annual SureIncome Plus Option Fee and the current annual SureIncome For Life Option Fee are each 0.65% of the Benefit Base. We reserve the right to increase any Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee to up to 1.25% of the Benefit Base. We reserve the right to charge a different Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee for different Withdrawal Benefit Factors or Withdrawal Benefit Options we may offer in the future. Once we issue your Withdrawal Benefit

Option, we cannot change the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee that applies to your Contract. If applicable, if you elect to exercise the Rider Trade-In Option, the new Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will be based on the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee percentage applicable to a new Withdrawal Benefit Option available at the time of trade-in.

We deduct the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fees on each Contract Anniversary up to and including the date you terminate the Option. The Withdrawal Benefit Option Fees are deducted only from the Variable Sub-Account(s) on a pro-rata basis in the proportion that your Contract Value in each Variable Sub-Account bears to your total Contract Value in all Variable Sub-Accounts. The Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will decrease the number of Accumulation Units in each Variable Sub-Account. If, at the time the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee is deducted, the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee exceeds the total Contract Value in all Variable Sub-Accounts, the excess of the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee over the total Contract Value in all Variable Sub-Accounts will be waived.

The first Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will be deducted on the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date. A Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will be deducted on each subsequent Contract Anniversary up to and including the date the Withdrawal Benefit Option is terminated.

For the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date, the SureIncome Option Fee is equal to the number of full months from the Rider Date to the first Contract Anniversary, divided by twelve, multiplied by 0.50%, with the result multiplied by the Benefit Base on the first Contract Anniversary. For subsequent Contract Anniversaries, the SureIncome Option Fee is equal to 0.50% multiplied by the Benefit Base as of that Contract Anniversary.

For the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date, the SureIncome Plus Option Fee and the SureIncome For Life Option Fee are each equal to the number of full months from the Rider Date to the first Contract Anniversary, divided by twelve, multiplied by 0.65%, with the result multiplied by the Benefit Base on the first Contract Anniversary increased by purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) and decreased by withdrawals, but prior to the Benefit Base being recalculated based on the Contract Value. For subsequent Contract Anniversaries, the SureIncome Plus Option Fee and the SureIncome For Life Option Rider Fee are each equal to 0.65% multiplied by the Benefit Base on that Contract Anniversary increased by purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) and decreased by withdrawals, but prior to the Benefit Base being recalculated based on the Contract Value for any of the ten Contract Anniversaries after the Rider Date. As previously stated, we will deduct Withdrawal Benefit

 

 

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Option Fees on each Contract Anniversary up to and including the date you terminate the Option.

If you terminate the SureIncome Option or the SureIncome Plus Option on a date other than a Contract Anniversary, we will deduct the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee unless the termination is on the Payout Start Date or is due to the death of the Contract Owner or Annuitant. If you terminate the SureIncome For Life Option on a date other than a Contract Anniversary, we will deduct the SureIncome For Life Option Fee unless the termination is on the Payout Start Date or is due to the death of the Contract Owner, Annuitant, or the death of the SureIncome Covered Life. The Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will be pro-rated to cover the period from the last Contract Anniversary to the date of termination or, if you terminate the Withdrawal Benefit Option during the first Benefit Year, from the Rider Date to the date of termination. For the SureIncome Option, the pro-rated SureIncome Option Fee will be equal to the number of full months from the Contract Anniversary to the date of termination or, if you terminate the SureIncome Option during the first Benefit Year, the number of full months from the Rider Date to the date of termination, divided by twelve, multiplied by 0.50%, with the result multiplied by the Benefit Base immediately prior to the withdrawal or termination. For the SureIncome Plus Option and the SureIncome For Life Option, the pro-rated Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will be equal to the number of full months from the Contract Anniversary to the date of termination or, if you terminate the Withdrawal Benefit Option during the first Benefit Year, the number of full months from the Rider Date to the date of termination, divided by twelve, multiplied by 0.65%, with the result multiplied by the Benefit Base immediately prior to the withdrawal or termination. The Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will be waived during the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase.

TRANSFER FEE

We impose a fee upon transfers in excess of 12 during any Contract Year. The current fee is equal to 1.00% of the dollar amount transferred. This fee may be increased, but in no event will it exceed 2.00% of the dollar amount transferred. We will not charge a transfer fee on transfers that are part of a Dollar Cost Averaging Program or Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program.

WITHDRAWAL CHARGE

We may assess a withdrawal charge from the purchase payment(s) you withdraw. The amount of the charge will depend on the number of years that have elapsed since we received the purchase payment being withdrawn. A schedule showing the withdrawal charges applicable to each Contract appears on page 13. If you make a withdrawal before the Payout Start Date, we will apply the withdrawal charge percentage in effect on the date of the withdrawal, or the withdrawal charge percentage in effect on the following day, whichever is lower.

Withdrawals also may be subject to tax penalties or income tax. You should consult with your tax counsel or other tax advisor regarding any withdrawals.

Withdrawals from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option may be subject to a market value adjustment. Refer to page 52 for more information on market value adjustments.

FREE WITHDRAWAL AMOUNT

You can withdraw up to the Free Withdrawal Amount each Contract Year without paying the withdrawal charge. The Free Withdrawal Amount for a Contract Year is equal to 15% of all purchase payments (excluding Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) that are subject to a withdrawal charge as of the beginning of that Contract Year, plus 15% of the purchase payments added to the Contract during the Contract Year. The withdrawal charge applicable to Contracts owned by Charitable Remainder Trusts is described below.

Purchase payments no longer subject to a withdrawal charge will not be used to determine the Free Withdrawal Amount for a Contract Year, nor will they be assessed a withdrawal charge, if withdrawn. The Free Withdrawal Amount is not available in the Payout Phase.

You may withdraw up to the Free Withdrawal Amount in each Contract Year it is available without paying a withdrawal charge; however, the amount withdrawn may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment or applicable taxes. If you do not withdraw the entire Free Withdrawal Amount in a Contract Year, any remaining portion may not be carried forward to increase the Free Withdrawal Amount in a later Contract Year.

For purposes of assessing the withdrawal charge, we will treat withdrawals as coming from the oldest purchase payments first as follows:

 

1) Purchase payments that no longer are subject to withdrawal charges;

 

2) Free Withdrawal Amount (if available);

 

3) Remaining purchase payments subject to withdrawal charges, beginning with the oldest purchase payment;

 

4) Any earnings not previously withdrawn.

However, for federal income tax purposes, earnings are considered to come out first, which means that you will pay taxes on the earnings portion of your withdrawal.

If the Contract Owner is a Charitable Remainder Trust, the Free Withdrawal Amount in a Contract Year is equal to the greater of:

 

 

The Free Withdrawal Amount described above; or

 

 

Earnings as of the beginning of the Contract Year that have not been previously withdrawn.

For purposes of assessing the withdrawal charge for a Charitable Remainder Trust-Owned Contract, we will

 

 

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treat withdrawals as coming from the earnings first and then the oldest purchase payments as follows:

 

1) Earnings not previously withdrawn;

 

2) Purchase payments that are no longer subject to withdrawal charges;

 

3) Free Withdrawal Amount in excess of earnings;

 

4) Purchase payments subject to withdrawal charges, beginning with the oldest purchase payment.

If you have selected the Allstate Advisor Preferred Contract with No Withdrawal Charge Option, there are no withdrawal charges applicable and, therefore, no Free Withdrawal Amount. Amounts withdrawn may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment or applicable taxes.

All Contracts

We do not apply a withdrawal charge in the following situations:

 

 

the death of the Contract Owner or Annuitant (unless the Settlement Value is used);

 

 

withdrawals taken to satisfy IRS minimum distribution rules for the Contract; or

 

 

withdrawals that qualify for one of the waivers described below.

We use the amounts obtained from the withdrawal charge to pay sales commissions and other promotional or distribution expenses associated with marketing the Contracts, and to help defray the cost of the Credit Enhancement for the Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts. To the extent that the withdrawal charge does not cover all sales commissions and other promotional or distribution expenses, or the cost of the Credit Enhancement, we may use any of our corporate assets, including potential profit which may arise from the mortality and expense risk charge or any other charges or fee described above, to make up any difference.

Withdrawals taken prior to the Payout Start Date are generally considered to come from the earnings in the Contract first. If the Contract is tax-qualified, generally all withdrawals are treated as distributions of earnings. Withdrawals of earnings are taxed as ordinary income and, if taken prior to age 59 1/2, may be subject to an additional 10% federal tax penalty. You should consult your own tax counsel or other tax advisers regarding any withdrawals.

Confinement Waiver. We will waive the withdrawal charge on any applicable withdrawal taken under your Contract if the following conditions are satisfied:

1.    you or the Annuitant, if the Contract Owner is not a living person, are first confined to a long term care facility or a hospital for at least 90 consecutive days. You or the Annuitant must enter the long term care facility or hospital at least 30 days after the Issue Date,

2.    we receive your request for withdrawal and Due Proof of confinement no later than 90 days following the end of your or the Annuitant’s confinement at the long term care facility or hospital, and

3.    a physician must have prescribed the confinement and the confinement must be medically necessary (as defined in the Contract).

“Due Proof ” includes, but is not limited to, a letter signed by a physician stating the dates the Owner or Annuitant was confined, the name and location of the Long Term Care Facility or Hospital, a statement that the confinement was medically necessary, and, if released, the date the Owner or Annuitant was released from the Long Term Care Facility or Hospital.

Terminal Illness Waiver.    We will waive the withdrawal charge on any applicable withdrawal under your Contract if:

1.    you or the Annuitant, if the Contract Owner is not a living person, are diagnosed by a physician as having a terminal illness (as defined in the Contract) at least 30 days after the Issue Date, and

2.    you provide Due Proof of diagnosis to us before or at the time you request the withdrawal.

“Due Proof ” includes, but is not limited to, a letter signed by a physician stating that the Owner or Annuitant has a Terminal Illness and the date the Terminal Illness was first diagnosed.

Unemployment Waiver.    We will waive the withdrawal charge on one partial or a full withdrawal taken under your Contract, if you meet the following requirements:

1.    you or the Annuitant, if the Contract Owner is not a living person, become unemployed at least one year after the Issue Date,

2.    you or the Annuitant receive Unemployment Compensation for at least 30 consecutive days as a result of that unemployment, and

3.    you or the Annuitant claim this benefit within 180 days of your or the Annuitant’s initial receipt of Unemployment Compensation.

Before we will waive any withdrawal charges, you must give us Due Proof prior to, or at the time of, the withdrawal request, that you or the Annuitant have been unemployed and have been granted Unemployment Compensation for at least 30 consecutive days.

“Unemployment Compensation” means unemployment compensation received from a unit of state or federal government in the U.S. “Due Proof ” includes, but is not limited to, a legible photocopy of an unemployment compensation payment that meets the above described criteria with regard to dates and a signed letter from you stating that you or the Annuitant meet the above described criteria.

 

 

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You may exercise this benefit once over the term of the Contract. Amounts withdrawn may be subject to Market Value Adjustments.

These waivers do not apply under the Allstate Advisor Preferred Contract with No Withdrawal Charge Option.

Please refer to your Contract for more detailed information about the terms and conditions of these waivers.

The laws of your state may limit the availability of these waivers and may also change certain terms and/or benefits available under the waivers. You should consult your Contract for further details on these variations. Also, even if you do not pay a withdrawal charge because of these waivers, a Market Value Adjustment may apply and you still may be required to pay taxes or tax penalties on the amount withdrawn. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the effect of a withdrawal on your taxes.

PREMIUM TAXES

Some states and other governmental entities (e.g., municipalities) charge premium taxes or similar taxes. We are responsible for paying these taxes and will deduct them from your Contract Value. Some of these taxes are due when the Contract is issued, others are due when income payments begin or upon surrender. Our current practice is not to charge anyone for these taxes until income payments begin or when a total withdrawal occurs including payment upon death. We may some time in the future discontinue this practice and deduct premium taxes from the purchase payments. Premium taxes generally range from 0% to 4%, depending on the state.

At the Payout Start Date, we deduct the charge for premium taxes from each investment alternative in the proportion that the Contract Value in the investment alternative bears to the total Contract Value.

DEDUCTION FOR SEPARATE ACCOUNT INCOME TAXES

We are not currently maintaining a provision for taxes. In the future, however, we may establish a provision for taxes if we determine, in our sole discretion, that we will incur a tax as a result of the operation of the Variable Account. We will deduct for any taxes we incur as a result of the operation of the Variable Account, whether or not we previously made a provision for taxes and whether or not it was sufficient. Our status under the Internal Revenue Code is briefly described in the “Taxes” section of this prospectus.

OTHER EXPENSES

Each Portfolio deducts management fees and other expenses from its assets. You indirectly bear the charges and expenses of the Portfolios whose shares are held by the Variable Sub-Accounts. These fees and expenses are described in the prospectuses for the Portfolios. For a summary of Portfolio annual expenses see page 13. Allstate Life or the principal underwriter of the Contracts, Allstate Distributors, receives compensation from the investment advisers, administrators or distributors, or their affiliates, of the Portfolios in connection with the administrative, distribution (12b-1), or other services Allstate Distributors or we provide to the Portfolios. We collect this compensation under agreements between us and the Portfolio’s investment adviser, administrators or distributors, and is calculated based on a percentage of the average assets allocated to the Portfolio.

 

 

Access to Your Money

 

 

WITHDRAWALS

You can withdraw some or all of your Contract Value at any time prior to the Payout Start Date. Withdrawals also are available under limited circumstances on or after the Payout Start Date. See “Income Plans” on page 63.

The amount payable upon withdrawal is the Contract Value (or portion thereof) next computed after we receive the request for a withdrawal at our home office, adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment, less any applicable withdrawal charges, income tax withholding, penalty tax, contract maintenance charge, Rider Fee, and any premium taxes. We will pay withdrawals from the Variable Account within 7 days of receipt of the request, subject to postponement in certain circumstances. You can withdraw money from the Variable Account or the Fixed Account Option(s) available under your Contract. To complete a partial withdrawal from the Variable Account, we will cancel

Accumulation Units in an amount equal to the withdrawal and any applicable charges, fees and taxes.

You must name the investment alternative from which you are taking the withdrawal. If none is named, then the withdrawal request is incomplete and cannot be honored.

In general, you must withdraw at least $50 at a time.

Withdrawals from the Standard Fixed Account Option may be subject to a restriction. See “Standard Fixed Account Options” on page 51.

Withdrawals taken prior to the Payout Start Date are generally considered to come from the earnings in the Contract first. If the Contract is tax-qualified, generally all withdrawals are treated as distributions of earnings. Withdrawals of earnings are taxed as ordinary income and, if taken prior to age 59 1/2, may be subject to an additional 10% federal penalty tax. If any withdrawal reduces your Contract Value to less than $1,000, we will treat the

 

 

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request as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value, unless a Withdrawal Benefit Option is currently attached to your Contract. See “Withdrawal Benefit Options” above for more information. If you request a total withdrawal, we may require that you return your Contract to us. Your Contract will terminate if you withdraw all of your Contract Value, subject to certain exceptions if a Withdrawal Benefit Option is currently attached to your Contract. See “Withdrawal Benefit Options” for more details. We will, however, ask you to confirm your withdrawal request before terminating your Contract. If we terminate your Contract, we will distribute to you its Contract Value, adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment, less withdrawal and other charges and taxes.

WRITTEN REQUESTS AND FORMS IN GOOD ORDER.

Written requests must include sufficient information and/or documentation, and be sufficiently clear, to enable us to complete your request without the need to exercise discretion on our part to carry it out. You may contact our Customer Service Center to learn what information we require for your particular request to be in “good order.” Additionally, we may require that you submit your request on our form. We reserve the right to determine whether any particular request is in good order, and to change or waive any good order requirements at any time.

POSTPONEMENT OF PAYMENTS

We may postpone the payment of any amounts due from the Variable Account under the Contract if:

1.    The New York Stock Exchange is closed for other than usual weekends or holidays, or trading on the Exchange is otherwise restricted,

2.    An emergency exists as defined by the SEC, or

3.    The SEC permits delay for your protection.

We may delay payments or transfers from the Fixed Account Option(s) available under your Contract for up to 6 months or shorter period if required by law. If we delay payment or transfer for 30 days or more, we will pay interest as required by law.

SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM

You may choose to receive systematic withdrawal payments on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual basis at any time prior to the Payout Start Date. Please consult your sales representative or call us at 1-800-457-7617 for more information.

Any systematic withdrawal programs based upon IRS minimum distribution requirements may be modified to ensure guarantees under any Withdrawal Benefit Option currently attached to your Contract are not impacted by the withdrawals. Withdrawals made outside of any systematic withdrawal program based upon IRS minimum distribution requirements may impact the guarantees provided under any Withdrawal Benefit Option currently attached to your Contract.

Depending on fluctuations in the value of the Variable Sub-Accounts and the value of the Fixed Account Options, systematic withdrawals may reduce or even exhaust the Contract Value. Income taxes may apply to systematic withdrawals. Please consult your tax advisor before taking any withdrawal.

We will make systematic withdrawal payments to you or your designated payee. At our discretion, we may modify or suspend the Systematic Withdrawal Program and charge a processing fee for the service. If we modify or suspend the Systematic Withdrawal Program, existing systematic withdrawal payments will not be affected.

MINIMUM CONTRACT VALUE

If your request for a partial withdrawal would reduce your Contract Value to less than $1,000, we may treat it as a request to withdraw your entire Contract Value, unless a Withdrawal Benefit Option is currently attached to your Contract. See “Withdrawal Benefit Options” above for more information. Your Contract will terminate if you withdraw all of your Contract Value. We will, however, ask you to confirm your withdrawal request before terminating your Contract. If we terminate your Contract, we will distribute to you its Contract Value, adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment, less withdrawal and other charges and applicable taxes.

 

 

Income Payments

 

 

PAYOUT START DATE

The Payout Start Date is the day that we apply your Contract Value adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment and less applicable taxes to an Income Plan. The first income payment must occur at least 30 days after the Issue Date. The Payout Start Date may be no later than:

 

 

the Annuitant’s 99th birthday, or

 

 

the 10th Contract Anniversary, if later.

You may change the Payout Start Date at any time by notifying us in writing of the change at least 30 days before the scheduled Payout Start Date. Absent a change, we will use the Payout Start Date stated in your Contract.

INCOME PLANS

An “Income Plan” is a series of payments made on a scheduled basis to you or to another person designated by you. You may select more than one Income Plan. If you choose more than one Income Plan, you must

 

 

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specify what proportions of your Contract Value, adjusted by any Market Value Adjustment and less any applicable taxes, should be allocated to each such Income Plan. For tax reporting purposes, your cost basis and any gain on the Contract will be allocated proportionally to each Income Plan you select based on the proportion of your Contract Value applied to each such Income Plan. We reserve the right to limit the number of Income Plans that you may select. If you choose to add the Income Protection Benefit Option, certain restrictions may apply as described under “Income Protection Benefit Option,” below. If you do not select an Income Plan, we will make income payments in accordance with Income Plan 1 with a Guaranteed Payment Period of 10 years. If any Contract Owner dies during the Payout Phase, the new Contract Owner will be the surviving Contract Owner. If there is no surviving Contract Owner, the new Contract Owner will be the Beneficiary(ies) as described in the “Beneficiary” section of this prospectus. Any remaining income payments will be paid to the new Contract Owner as scheduled. Income payments to Beneficiaries may be subject to restrictions established by the Contract Owner. After the Payout Start Date, you may not make withdrawals (except as described below) or change your choice of Income Plan.

Currently seven Income Plans are available. Depending on the Income Plan(s) you choose, you may receive:

 

 

fixed income payments;

 

 

variable income payments; or

 

 

a combination of the two.

A portion of each payment will be considered taxable and the remaining portion will be a non-taxable return of your investment in the Contract, which is also called the “basis.” Once the basis in the Contract is depleted, all remaining payments will be fully taxable. If the Contract is tax-qualified, generally, all payments will be fully taxable. Taxable payments taken prior to age 59 1/2, may be subject to an additional 10% federal tax penalty.

The seven Income Plans are:

Income Plan 1 – Life Income with Guaranteed Number of Payments.    Under this plan, we make periodic income payments for at least as long as the Annuitant lives. If the Annuitant dies in the Payout Phase, we will continue to pay income payments until the guaranteed number of payments has been paid. The number of months guaranteed (“Guaranteed Payment Period”) may range from 0 to 360 months. If the Annuitant is age 90 or older as of the Payout Start Date, the Guaranteed Payment Period may range from 60 to 360 months.

Income Plan 2 – Joint and Survivor Life Income with Guaranteed Number of Payments.    Under this plan, we make periodic income payments for at least as long as either the Annuitant or the joint Annuitant, named at the time the Income Plan was selected, lives. If both the

Annuitant and joint Annuitant die in the Payout Phase, we will continue to pay the income payments until the guaranteed number of payments has been paid. The Guaranteed Payment Period may range from 0 to 360 months. If either the Annuitant or joint Annuitant is age 90 or older as of the Payout Start Date, the Guaranteed Payment Period may range from 60 to 360 months. You may elect a reduced survivor plan of 50%, 66% or 75% of the payment amount. If you do not elect a reduced survivor amount, the payments will remain at 100%. If you elect a reduced survivor payment plan, the amount of each income payment initially will be higher but a reduction will take place at the later of 1) the death of an Annuitant; or 2) at the end of the guaranteed payment period.

Income Plan 3 – Guaranteed Number of Payments.    Under this plan, we make periodic income payments for the period you have chosen. These payments do not depend on the Annuitant’s life. The shortest number of months guaranteed is 60 (120 if the Payout Start Date occurs prior to the third Contract Anniversary). The longest number of months guaranteed is 360 or the number of months between the Payout Start Date and the date that the Annuitant reaches age 100, if greater. In no event may the number of months guaranteed exceed 600. We will deduct the mortality and expense risk charge from the assets of the Variable Sub-Account supporting this Income Plan even though we may not bear any mortality risk. You may make withdrawals, change the length of the guaranteed payment period, or change the frequency of income payments under Income Plan 3. See “Modifying Payments” and “Payout Withdrawals” below for more details.

Income Plan 4 – Life Income with Cash Refund.    Under this plan, we make periodic income payments until the death of the Annuitant. If the death of the Annuitant occurs before the total amount applied to an Income Plan is paid out, we will pay a lump sum payment of the remaining amount. Payments under this plan are available only as fixed income payments.

Income Plan 5 – Joint Life Income with Cash Refund.    Under this plan, we make periodic income payments until the deaths of both the Annuitant and joint Annuitant. If the deaths of both the Annuitant and joint Annuitant occur before the total amount applied to an Income Plan is paid out, we will pay a lump sum payment of the remaining amount. Currently, a reduced survivor plan is not available. Payments under this plan are available only as fixed income payments.

Income Plan 6 – Life Income with Installment Refund.    Under this plan, we make periodic income payments until the later of: (1) the death of the Annuitant; or (2) the total amount paid out under the annuity is equal to the total amount applied to the Income Plan. If the death of the Annuitant occurs before the total amount applied to an Income Plan is paid out, we will continue to make payments in the same manner

 

 

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until any remaining payments are paid out. Payments under this plan are available only as fixed income payments.

Income Plan 7 – Joint Life Income with Installment Refund.    Under this plan, we make periodic income payments until the later of: (1) the deaths of both the Annuitant and joint Annuitant; or (2) the total amount paid out under the annuity is equal to the total amount applied to the Income Plan. If the deaths of both the Annuitant and joint Annuitant occur before the total amount applied to an Income Plan is paid out, we will continue to make payments in the same manner until any remaining payments are paid out. Currently, a reduced survivor plan is not available. Payments under this plan are available only as fixed income payments.

If you choose an Income Plan with payments that continue for the life of the Annuitant or joint Annuitant, we may require proof of age and sex of the Annuitant or joint Annuitant before starting income payments, and proof that the Annuitant or joint Annuitant is alive before we make each payment. Please note that under Income Plans 1 and 2, if you do not select a Guaranteed Payment Period, it is possible that the payee could receive only one income payment if the Annuitant and any joint Annuitant both die before the second income payment, or only two income payments if they die before the third income payment, and so on.

The length of any Guaranteed Payment Period under your selected Income Plan generally will affect the dollar amounts of each income payment. As a general rule, longer Guarantee Payment Periods result in lower income payments, all other things being equal. For example, if you choose an Income Plan with payments that depend on the life of the Annuitant but with no guaranteed payments, the income payments generally will be greater than the income payments made under the same Income Plan with a specified Guaranteed Payment Period.

Modifying Payments

After the Payout Start Date, you may make the following changes under Income Plan 3:

 

 

You may request to modify the length of the Guaranteed Payment Period. If you elect to change the length of the Guaranteed Payment Period, the new Guaranteed Payment Period must be within the original minimum and maximum period you would have been permitted to select on the Payout Start Date. However, the maximum payment period permitted will be shortened by the period elapsed since the original Guaranteed Payment Period began. If you change the length of your Guaranteed Payment Period, we will compute the present value of your remaining payments, using the same assumptions we would use if you were terminating the income payments, as described in Payout Withdrawal. We will then adjust the remaining payments to equal what that value would support

   

based on those same assumptions and based on the revised Guaranteed Payment Period.

 

 

You may request to change the frequency of your payments.

We currently allow you to make the changes described above once each Contract Year; on that single occasion you may make either change alone, or both simultaneously. We reserve the right to change this practice at any time without prior notice.

Changes to either the frequency of payments or length of the Guaranteed Payment Period will result in a change to the payment amount and may change the amount of each payment that is taxable to you.

Modifying payments of this Contract may not be allowed under Qualified Contracts. In order to satisfy required minimum distributions (“RMD”) under current Treasury regulations, once income payments have begun over a Guaranteed Payment Period, the Guaranteed Payment Period may not be changed even if the new period is shorter than the maximum permitted. Please consult with a competent tax advisor prior to making a request to modify payments if your Contract is subject to RMD requirements.

Any change to either the frequency of payments or length of a Guaranteed Payment Period will take effect on the next payment date after we accept the requested change.

Payout Withdrawal

You may terminate all or a portion of the income payments being made under Income Plan 3 at any time and withdraw their present value (“withdrawal value”), subject to a Payout Withdrawal Charge, by writing to us (“Payout Withdrawal”). For variable income payments, the withdrawal value is equal to the present value of the variable income payments being terminated, calculated using a discount rate equal to the assumed investment rate that was used in determining the initial variable payment. For fixed income payments, the withdrawal value is equal to the present value of the fixed income payments being terminated, calculated using a discount rate equal to the applicable current interest rate (this may be the initial interest rate in some states.) The applicable current interest rate is the rate we are using on the date we receive your Payout Withdrawal request to determine income payments for a new annuitization with a payment period equal to the remaining payment period of the income payments being terminated.

A Payout Withdrawal must be at least $50. If any Payout Withdrawal reduces the value of the remaining income payments to an amount not sufficient to provide an initial payment of at least $20, we reserve the right to terminate the Contract and pay you the present value of the remaining income payments in a lump sum. If you withdraw the entire value of the remaining income payments, the Contract will terminate.

 

 

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You must specify the investment alternative(s) from which you wish to make a Payout Withdrawal. If you withdraw a portion of the value of your remaining income payments, the payment period will remain unchanged and your remaining payment amounts will be reduced proportionately.

Payout Withdrawal Charge

To determine the Payout Withdrawal Charge, we assume that purchase payments are withdrawn first, beginning with the oldest payment. When an amount equal to all purchase payments has been withdrawn, additional withdrawals will not be assessed a Payout Withdrawal Charge.

 

Payout Withdrawals will be subject to a Payout Withdrawal Charge for each Contract as follows:

 

     Number of Complete Years Since We Received the Purchase
Payment Being Withdrawn/Applicable  Charge:
 
Contract:    0      1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8+  
Allstate Advisor      7      7      6      5      4      3      2      0      0
Allstate Advisor Plus      8.5      8.5      8.5      7.5      6.5      5.5      4      2.5      0
Allstate Advisor Preferred with:                           

5-Year Withdrawal Charge Option

     7      6      5      4      3      0         

3-Year Withdrawal Charge Option

     7      6      5      0               

No Withdrawal Charge Option

     None   

Additional Information.    We may make other Income Plans available. You may obtain information about them by writing or calling us. On the Payout Start Date, you must specify the portion of the Contract Value to be applied to variable income payments and the portion to be applied to fixed income payments. For the portion of your Contract Value to be applied to variable income payments, you must also specify the Variable Sub-Accounts on which to base the variable income payments as well as the allocation among those Variable Sub-Accounts. If you do not choose how the Contract Value is to be applied, then the portion of the Contract Value in the Variable Account on the Payout Start Date will be applied to variable income payments, according to the Variable Sub-Account allocations as of the Payout Start Date, and the remainder of the Contract Value will be applied to fixed income payments.

We will apply your Contract Value, adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment, less applicable taxes, to your Income Plan(s) on the Payout Start Date. We can make income payments in monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual installments, as you select. If the Contract Value is less than $2,000 when it is applied to the Income Plan(s) you choose, or not enough to provide an initial payment of at least $20 when it is applied to the Income Plan(s) you choose, and state law permits, we may:

 

 

terminate the Contract and pay you the Contract Value, adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment and less any applicable taxes, in a lump sum instead of the periodic payments you have chosen, or

 

 

reduce the frequency of your payments so that each payment will be at least $20.

VARIABLE INCOME PAYMENTS

The amount of your variable income payments depends upon the investment results of the Variable Sub-Accounts you select, the premium taxes you pay, the

age and sex of the Annuitant, and the Income Plan you choose. We guarantee that the payments will not be affected by: (a) company mortality experience; or (b) the amount of our administration expenses.

We cannot predict the total amount of your variable income payments, which may be more or less than your total purchase payments because (a) variable income payments vary with the investment results of the underlying Portfolios; and (b) under some of the Income Plans, we make income payments only so long as an Annuitant is alive or any applicable Guaranteed Payment Period has not yet expired.

In calculating the amount of the periodic payments in the annuity tables in the Contracts, we used an assumed investment rate (“AIR”, also known as benchmark rate) of 3%. Currently, you may choose either a 6%, 5%, or 3% AIR per year. If you select the Income Protection Benefit Option, however, the 3% AIR must apply. The 6% and 5% AIR may not be available in all states (check with your representative for availability). Currently, if you do not choose one, the 5% AIR will automatically apply (except in states in which the 5% AIR is not available; in those states, the 3% AIR will automatically apply). You may not change the AIR after you have selected an Income Plan.

We reserve the right to offer other assumed investment rates. If the actual net investment return of the Variable Sub-Accounts you choose is less than the AIR, then the dollar amount of your variable income payments will decrease. The dollar amount of your variable income payments will increase, however, if the actual net investment return exceeds the AIR. The dollar amount of the variable income payments stays level if the net investment return equals the AIR. With a higher AIR, your initial income payment will be larger than with a lower AIR. While income payments continue to be made, however, this disparity will become smaller and, if the payments have continued long enough, each payment will be smaller than if you had initially chosen a lower AIR.

 

 

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Please refer to the Statement of Additional Information for more detailed information as to how we determine variable income payments.

You may also elect a variable income payment stream consisting of level monthly, quarterly or semi-annual payments. If you elect to receive level monthly, quarterly or semi-annual payments, the payments must be recalculated annually. You may only elect to receive level payments at or before the Payout Start Date. If you have elected level payments for an Income Plan(s), you may not make any variable to fixed payment transfers within such Income Plan(s). We will determine the amount of each annual payment as described above, place this amount in our general account, and then distribute it in level monthly, quarterly or semi-annual payments. The sum of the level payments will exceed the annual calculated amount because of an interest rate factor we use, which may vary from year to year, but will not be less than 2% per year. We do not allow withdrawals of the annual amount unless you make a full or partial withdrawal request of the value of the remaining payments under Income Plan 3. Withdrawals will be assessed a Payout Withdrawal Charge, if applicable. If the Annuitant dies while you are receiving level payments, you will not be entitled to receive any remaining level payments for that year (unless the Annuitant dies before the end of the Guaranteed Payment Period). For example, if you have selected Income Plan 1 with no Guaranteed Payment Period and the Annuitant dies during the year, the Beneficiary will not be entitled to receive the remaining level payments for that year.

INCOME PROTECTION BENEFIT OPTION

We offer an Income Protection Benefit Option, which may be added to your Contract on the Payout Start Date for an additional mortality and expense risk charge if you have selected variable income payments subject to the following conditions:

 

 

The Annuitant and joint Annuitant, if applicable, must be age 75 or younger on the Payout Start Date.

 

 

You must choose Income Plan 1 or 2, and the Guaranteed Payment Period must be for at least 120 months, unless the Internal Revenue Service requires a different payment period.

 

 

You may apply the Income Protection Benefit Option to more than one Income Plan.

 

 

The AIR must be 3% for the Income Plan(s) to which you wish to apply this benefit.

 

 

You may only add the Income Protection Benefit Option on the Payout Start Date and, once added, the option cannot be cancelled.

 

 

You may not add the Income Protection Benefit Option without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the Income Protection Benefit Option.

 

You may not convert variable income payments to fixed income payments.

If you select the Income Protection Benefit Option, we guarantee that your variable income payments under each of the Income Plans to which the option is applied will never be less that 85% of the initial variable amount income value (“Income Protection Benefit”), as calculated on the Payout Start Date under such Income Plans, unless you have elected a reduced survivor payment plan under Income Plan 2. If you have elected a reduced survivor payment plan, we guarantee that your variable income payments to which the option is applied will never be less than 85% of the initial variable amount income value prior to the later of 1) the death of an Annuitant; or 2) the end of the guaranteed payment period. On or after the later of these events, we guarantee that your variable income payments will never be less than 85% of the initial variable amount income value multiplied by the percentage you elected for your reduced survivor plan. See Appendix C for numerical examples that illustrate how the Income Protection Benefit is calculated.

If you add the Income Protection Benefit Option to your Contract, the mortality and expense risk charge during the Payout Phase will be increased. The charge for the Income Protection Benefit Option will apply only to the Income Plan(s) to which the Option has been applied. Currently, the charge for this option is 0.50% of the average daily net Variable Account assets supporting the variable income payments to which the Income Protection Benefit Option applies. We may change the amount we charge, but it will not exceed 0.75% of the average daily net Variable Account assets supporting the variable income payments to which the Income Protection Benefit Option applies. Once the option is issued, we will not increase what we charge you for the benefit.

In order to ensure that we achieve adequate investment diversification (“Income Protection Diversification Requirement”), we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to impose limitations on the investment alternatives in which you may invest during the Payout Phase with respect to the assets supporting the variable income payments to which the Income Protection Benefit Option applies. These limitations may include, but are not limited to, maximum investment limits on certain Variable Sub-Accounts, exclusion of certain Variable Sub-Accounts, required minimum allocations to certain Variable Sub-Accounts, and/or the required use of Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing.

To achieve our Income Protection Diversification Requirement, we have divided the Variable Sub-Accounts into three separate categories: “unrestricted,” “restricted” and “excluded.” Currently, we require that you allocate between 30% to 100% of the assets supporting your variable income payments to the unrestricted Variable Sub-Accounts in any manner you choose. You may allocate up to 70% of the assets

 

 

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supporting your variable income payments to the restricted Variable Sub-Accounts. You may not, however, allocate more than 20% of the assets supporting your variable income payments to any one of the restricted Variable Sub-Accounts. You may not allocate any portion of the assets supporting your variable income payments to the excluded Variable Sub-Accounts.

In the following three tables, we list our current Income Protection Diversification Requirement(1):

Unrestricted Variable Sub-Accounts.    There is no limit to the amount of assets supporting your variable income payments that you may allocate to any one or more of the following Variable Sub-Accounts. Currently, we require that you allocate at least 30% of the assets supporting your variable income payments to this category.

Fidelity® VIP Freedom Income – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Securities VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Fund – Class 2)

Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

Putnam VT Income – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Money Market – Class IB Sub-Account

 

Restricted Variable Sub-Accounts.    You may allocate up to 70% of the amount of assets supporting your variable income payments to the following Variable Sub-Accounts. Currently, you may not allocate more than 20% of the amount of assets supporting your variable income payments to any one of the restricted Variable Sub-Accounts.

Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2010 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2020 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2030 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Contrafund® – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Index 500 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Franklin Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Global Discovery VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Templeton Foreign VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund – Class 2)

Lord Abbett Series – Fundamental Equity Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series – Bond-Debenture Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series – Growth and Income Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series – Growth Opportunities Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series – Mid Cap Stock Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Capital Income/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account(5)

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account(6)

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Main Street®/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap®/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

Putnam VT Equity Income – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Growth and Income – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT High Yield – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT International Equity – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Investors – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Research – Class IB Sub-Account(4)

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Global Utilities – Class IB Sub-Account(4)

Putnam VT Voyager – Class IB Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Comstock – Series II, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income – Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income – Series II Sub-Account

UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account (Class I & II)(2)

UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. American Value – Series II Sub-Account (Class I & II)(2)

UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account

 

Excluded Variable Sub-Accounts.    Currently, none of the following Variable Sub-Accounts are available to support variable income payments.

Fidelity® VIP Growth Stock – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund – Class 2)

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account(5)

Putnam VT Global Health Care – Class IB Sub-Account(4)

Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth – Class IB Sub-Account(4)

UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. American Franchise – Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth – Series II Sub-Account(3)

 

(1) Effective May 1, 2003, the FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account, and the FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account are no longer available for new investments. If you are currently invested in the Variable Sub-Accounts that invest in these Portfolios you may continue your investment. If you are currently enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions to the Portfolios in accordance with that program.*

 

(2) The UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account and the Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value – Series II Sub-Account are offered with Contracts issued on or after May 1, 2004. Contract Owners of Contracts issued prior to May 1, 2004, may only invest in the UIF Growth, Class I Sub-Account and the Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value – Series I Sub-Account. Contracts issued prior to May 1, 2004 that participate in certain TrueBalance model portfolios may invest in UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account and the Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value – Series II Sub-Account.

 

(3) Effective May 1, 2006, the Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund – Series II was closed to new investments. If you are currently invested in the Variable Sub-Account that invests in this Portfolio, you may continue your investment.*

 

(4) Effective October 1, 2004, the Putnam VT Global Health Care – Class IB Sub-Account, Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth – Class IB Sub-Account, Putnam VT Research – Class IB Sub-Account, and the Putnam VT Global Utilities – Class IB Sub-Account closed to new investments.*

 

(5)

Effective as of August 30, 2010, the following Variable Sub-Account closed to all Contract Owners except those Contract Owners who

 

 

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  had contract value invested in the indicated Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date:

 

  Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Growth/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

 

  Effective as of November 19, 2010, the following Variable Sub-Account closed to all Contract Owners except those Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the indicated Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date:

 

  Oppenheimer Balanced/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account

 

  Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the indicated Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date may continue to submit additional investments into the Variable Sub-Accounts thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Accounts if they withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the Variable Sub-Account following the closure date. Contract Owners who did not have contract value invested in the indicated Variable Sub-Accounts as of the specified closure date may not invest in the Variable Sub-Accounts.

 

(6) Effective as of January 31, 2014, the Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA – Class 2 was closed to all Contract Owners except those Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date. Contract Owners who had contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date may continue to submit additional investments into the Variable Sub-Account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account if they withdrew or otherwise transferred their entire contract value from the Variable Sub-Account following the closure date. Contract Owners who did not have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account.

* As noted above, certain Variable Sub-Accounts are closed to new investments. If you invested in these Variable Sub-Accounts prior to the effective close date, you may continue your investments. If you choose to add the Income Protection Benefit Option on or after the effective close date, you must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to these Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the remaining Variable Sub-Accounts available with the Income Protection Benefit Option prior to adding it to your Contract.

You must use quarterly Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing to meet our Income Protection Diversification Requirement. On the date of each rebalancing, we will reallocate the amount of the assets supporting your variable income payments according to the rebalancing percentages you have selected, subject to the then current restrictions and exclusions in effect. We expect that the restrictions and exclusions for each category will change from time to time. Any change in these restrictions and exclusions will become effective no later than the next regularly scheduled rebalancing of your Variable Sub-Account choices on or immediately after the date of change.

The Income Protection Diversification Requirement is based on a model. We may use a model developed and maintained by us or we may elect to use a model developed or provided by an independent third party. We will notify you at least 30 days before we make any change to our Income Protection Diversification Requirement.

We may determine which Variable Sub-Accounts are eligible for each category or we may elect to follow the recommendations of an independent third party. We may at any time make new determinations as to which Variable Sub-Accounts are unrestricted, restricted or excluded. We may do so for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to, a change in the investment objectives or policies of a Portfolio, or the failure, in our sole determination, of such Portfolio to invest in accordance with its stated investment objective or policies.

Transfers made for purposes of meeting the Income Protection Diversification Requirement will not count towards the number of free transfers you may make each Contract Year. See “Investment Alternatives: Transfers,” above, for additional information.

FIXED INCOME PAYMENTS

We guarantee income payment amounts derived from any Fixed Account Option for the duration of the Income Plan. The guaranteed income payment amounts will change if the frequency of payments or the length of the payment period changes.

We calculate the fixed income payments by:

 

 

adjusting the portion of the Contract Value in any Fixed Account Option on the Payout Start Date by any applicable Market Value Adjustment;

 

 

deducting any applicable taxes; and

 

 

applying the resulting amount to the greater of: (a) the appropriate income payment factor for the selected Income Plan from the Income Payment Table in your Contract; or (b) such other income payment factor as we are offering on the Payout Start Date.

We may defer your request to make a withdrawal from fixed income payments for a period of up to 6 months or whatever shorter time state law may require. If we defer payments for 30 days or more, we will pay interest as required by law from the date we receive the withdrawal request to the date we make payment.

RETIREMENT INCOME GUARANTEE OPTIONS

Effective January 1, 2004, we ceased offering the Retirement Income Guarantee Options (“RIG 1” and “RIG 2”), except in a limited number of states. Effective May 1, 2004, the RIG 1 and RIG 2 Options are no longer available in any state. If you added a Retirement Income Guarantee Option to your Contract prior to January 1, 2004 (up to May 1, 2004 in certain states), your Option will continue to apply to your Contract. Also, effective January 1, 2004, we discontinued the Trade-In Program, except for Contract Owners who added RIG 1 or RIG 2 prior to May 1, 2003. For Contract Owners who added RIG 1 or RIG 2 on or after May 1, 2003, you may cancel your RIG 1 or RIG 2 Option during the 60-day period following your next 3rd

Contract Anniversary after January 1, 2004. If you do not

 

 

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cancel the Option during this 60-day period, you will not be permitted to cancel it later. Please check with your sales representative for details. The following describes the Retirement Income Guarantee Options for Contract Owners who elected the Option prior to January 1, 2004 (up to May 1, 2004 in certain states).

We refer to the issue date of the option as the “Rider Date.” You may add only one Retirement Income Guarantee Option to your Contract. The oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant must be age 75 or younger on the Rider Application Date. Once you add a rider to your Contract, it may not be cancelled except during the 60-day period following the next 3rd Contract Anniversary after January 1, 2004, as described above.

We reserve the right to impose limitations on the investment alternatives in which you may invest as a condition of these options. These restrictions may include, but are not limited to, maximum investment limits on certain investment alternatives, exclusion of certain investment alternatives, required minimum allocations to certain Variable Sub-Accounts and/or the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing. Currently, no such restrictions are being imposed.

For each option, an “Income Base” is calculated, which is used only for the purpose of calculating the “Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit” and the appropriate “Rider Fee,” all defined below. The Income Base does not provide a Contract Value or guarantee performance of any investment option. The Income Base for RIG 1 and RIG 2 are described in more detail below.

You may apply the Income Base less applicable taxes to an Income Plan on the Payout Start Date and receive the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

 

 

The Payout Start Date must be on or after the 10th Contract Anniversary of the Rider Date.

 

 

The Payout Start Date must occur during the 30-day period following a Contract Anniversary.

 

 

The oldest Annuitant must be age 99 or younger as of the Payout Start Date.

 

 

You must select Fixed Amount Income Payments only.

 

 

You must select Income Plan 1 or 2, with a Guaranteed Payment Period of at least:

 

   

120 months, if the youngest Annuitant is age 80 or younger as of the Payout Start Date; or

 

   

60 months, if the youngest Annuitant is older than age 80 as of the Payout Start Date.

The “Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit” is determined by applying the Income Base, less any applicable taxes, to the appropriate monthly income payment factor shown in the Income Payment Tables in your Contract for the selected Income Plan.

If a different payment frequency (quarterly, semi-annual, or annual) or different Income Plan is selected, an income payment factor for the selected payment frequency and Income Plan is determined on the same mortality and interest rate basis as the Income Payment Tables shown in your Contract.

On the Payout Start Date, the income payments for the selected Income Plan will be the greater of:

 

 

The Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit; or

 

 

For fixed income payments, the Contract Value, adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment, less any applicable taxes is applied to the greater of: the appropriate income payment factor for the selected Income Plan from the income payment tables in your Contract, or an income payment factor for the selected Income Plan that we are offering on the Payout Start Date.

We assess an annual Rider Fee if you selected one of the Retirement Income Guarantee Options. The Rider Fee is deducted on each Contract Anniversary on a pro rata basis from each of the Variable Sub-Accounts in which your Contract Value is invested on that date. The Rider Fee will decrease the number of Accumulation Units in each Variable Sub-Account. The Rider Fee is deducted only during the Accumulation Phase of the Contract. For the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date, the Rider Fee will be prorated to cover the period between the Rider Date and the first Contract Anniversary after the Rider Date. In the case of a full withdrawal of the Contract Value, the Rider Fee is prorated to cover the period between the Contract Anniversary immediately prior to the withdrawal and the date of the withdrawal.

The current Rider Fee for RIG 1 is 0.40% of the Income Base on each Contract Anniversary (0.25% for Contract Owners who added RIG 1 prior to May 1, 2003). The current Rider Fee for the RIG 2 is 0.55% of the Income Base on each Contract Anniversary (0.45% for Contract Owners who added RIG 2 prior to May 1, 2003). These options will terminate and the corresponding Rider Fee will cease on the earliest of the following to occur:

 

 

The date the Contract is terminated;

 

 

If the Contract is not continued in the Accumulation Phase under either the Death of Owner or Death of Annuitant provisions of the Contract. The option will terminate on the date we determine the Death Proceeds;

 

 

The Payout Start Date; or

 

 

For Contract Owners who added a RIG 1 or RIG 2 Option on or after May 1, 2003, if you elect to cancel your RIG 1 or RIG 2 Option during the 60-day period following the next 3rd Contract Anniversary after January 1, 2004 (since we discontinued offering the Trade-In Program as of that date).

 

 

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Otherwise, the options may not be terminated or cancelled.

Calculation of Income Base.

On the Rider Date, the “RIG 1 Income Base” is equal to the Contract Value. The RIG 1 Income Base, plus purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) made after the Rider Date and less RIG 1 withdrawal adjustments for withdrawals made after the Rider Date, will accumulate interest on a daily basis at a rate equivalent to 5% per year (3% in certain states), subject to the “Cap” defined below. This accumulation will continue until the first Contract Anniversary following the 85th birthday of the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant, whichever occurs first. After the 5% interest accumulation ends (3% in certain states), the RIG 1 Income Base will continue to be increased by purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) and reduced by RIG 1 withdrawal adjustments for withdrawals until the option terminates. The “RIG 1 Withdrawal Adjustment” is defined below.

The RIG 1 Income Base will not exceed a Cap equal to:

 

 

200% of the Contract Value as of the Rider Date; plus

 

 

200% of purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) made after the Rider Date, but excluding any purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) made in the 12-month period immediately prior to the Payout Start Date; minus

 

 

RIG 1 Withdrawal Adjustments for any withdrawals made after the Rider Date.

RIG 1 Withdrawal Adjustment.    Prior to the first Contract Anniversary following the 85th birthday of the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant, whichever is earlier, the withdrawal adjustment is as follows:

 

 

In each Contract Year, for the portion of withdrawals that do not cumulatively exceed 5% (3% in certain states) of the RIG 1 Income Base as of the beginning of the Contract Year (or as of the Rider Date for the first Contract Year in which RIG 1 is added), the withdrawal adjustment is equal to the amount withdrawn (or portion thereof) multiplied by a discount factor. The discount factor is calculated using a 5% annual interest rate (3% in certain states) and the portion of the Contract Year between the withdrawal date and the end of the Contract Year. This withdrawal adjustment has the effect of reducing the RIG 1 Income Base at the end of the Contract Year by the actual amount of the withdrawal. In other words, for purposes of calculating the RIG 1 Income Base, the withdrawal is treated as if it occurred at the end of the Contract Year.

 

In each Contract Year, for the portion of withdrawals that cumulatively exceed 5% (3% in certain states) of the RIG 1 Income Base as of the beginning of the Contract Year (or as of the Rider Date for the first Contract Year in which RIG 1 is added), the withdrawal adjustment is equal to the withdrawal amount (or portion thereof), divided by the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal and reduced for the portion of withdrawals that do not cumulatively exceed 5% (3% in certain states), and the result multiplied by the most recently calculated RIG 1 Income Base, reduced for the portion of withdrawals that do not cumulatively exceed 5% (3% in certain states).

On or after the first Contract Anniversary following the 85th birthday of the oldest Contract Owner or the Annuitant, all withdrawal adjustments are equal to the withdrawal amount, divided by the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal, and the result multiplied by the most recently calculated RIG 1 Income Base.

See Appendix D for numerical examples that illustrate how the RIG 1 Withdrawal Adjustment is applied.

The “RIG 2 Income Base” is defined as the greater of “Income Base A” or “Income Base B.”

“Income Base A” and its corresponding Withdrawal Adjustment are calculated in the same manner as the RIG 1 Income Base and RIG 1 Withdrawal Adjustment.

On the Rider Date, “Income Base B” is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date and prior to the Payout Start Date, Income Base B is recalculated each time a purchase payment or withdrawal is made as well as on each Contract Anniversary as follows:

 

 

Each time a purchase payment is made, Income Base B is increased by the amount of the purchase payment (and Credit Enhancement for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts).

 

 

Each time a withdrawal is made, Income Base B is reduced by a proportional withdrawal adjustment, defined as the withdrawal amount divided by the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal, and the result multiplied by the most recently calculated Income Base B.

 

 

On each Contract Anniversary until the first Contract Anniversary following the 85th birthday of the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant, whichever occurs first, Income Base B is equal to the greater of the Contract Value on that date or the most recently calculated Income Base B.

If no purchase payments or withdrawals are made after the Rider Date, Income Base B will be equal to the greatest of the Contract Value on the Rider Date and the Contract Values on each subsequent Contract Anniversary until the earlier of the Payout Start Date or

 

 

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the Contract Anniversary following the 85th birthday of the oldest Contact Owner or oldest Annuitant, whichever occurs first.

CERTAIN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The Contracts offered by this prospectus contain income payment tables that provide for different payments to men and women of the same age, except in states that require unisex tables. We reserve the right to use income

payment tables that do not distinguish on the basis of sex to the extent permitted by applicable law. In certain employment-related situations, employers are required by law to use the same income payment tables for men and women. Accordingly, if the Contract is used in connection with an employment-related retirement or benefit plan and we do not offer unisex annuity tables in your state, you should consult with legal counsel as to whether the Contract is appropriate.

 

 

Death Benefits

 

 

DEATH PROCEEDS

Under certain conditions, described below, we will pay Death Proceeds for this Contract on the death of the Contract Owner, Annuitant, or Co-Annuitant if the death occurs prior to the Payout Start Date. If the Owner or Annuitant dies after the Payout Start Date, we will pay remaining income payments as described in the “Payout Phase” section of your Contract. See “Income Payments” for more information.

We will determine the value of the Death Proceeds as of the end of the Valuation Date during which we receive the first Complete Request for Settlement (the next Valuation Date, if we receive the request after 3:00 p.m. Central Time). In order to be considered a “Complete Request for Settlement,” a claim for distribution of the Death Proceeds must include “Due Proof of Death” in any of the following forms of documentation:

 

 

A certified copy of the death certificate;

 

 

A certified copy of a decree of a court of competent jurisdiction as to the finding of death; or

 

 

Any other proof acceptable to us.

“Death Proceeds” are determined based on when we receive a Complete Request for Settlement:

 

 

If we receive a Complete Request for Settlement within 180 days of the death of the Contract Owner, Annuitant, or Co-Annuitant, as applicable, the Death Proceeds are equal to the “Death Benefit.”

 

 

If we receive a Complete Request for Settlement more than 180 days after the death of the Contract Owner, Annuitant, or Co-Annuitant, as applicable, the Death Proceeds are equal to the greater of the Contract Value or Settlement Value. We reserve the right to waive or extend, in a nondiscriminatory manner, the 180-day period in which the Death Proceeds will equal the Death Benefit.

Where there are multiple Beneficiaries, we will only value the Death Proceeds at the time the first Beneficiary submits the necessary documentation in good order. Any Death Proceeds amounts attributable to any Beneficiary which remain in the Variable Sub-Accounts are subject to investment risk.

DEATH BENEFIT OPTIONS

In addition to the ROP Death Benefit included in your Contract, we offer the following death benefit options which may be added to your Contract:

 

 

MAV Death Benefit Option

 

 

Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option

 

 

Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option

The SureIncome Plus Option and SureIncome For Life Option also include a death benefit option, the SureIncome Return of Premium Death Benefit (“SureIncome ROP Death Benefit.”)

The amount of the Death Benefit depends on which death benefit option(s) you select. Not all death benefit options are available in all states.

You may select any combination of death benefit options on the Issue Date of your Contract or at a later date, subject to state availability and issue age restrictions. You may not add any of the death benefit option(s) to your Contract after Contract issue without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add an option(s).

The “Death Benefit” is equal to the Earnings Protection Death Benefit (if selected) plus the greatest of:

 

 

The Contract Value;

 

 

The Settlement Value;

 

 

The ROP Death Benefit;

 

 

The MAV Death Benefit Option (if selected);

 

 

The Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option (if selected); or

 

 

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit.*

The “Settlement Value” is the amount that would be paid in the event of a full withdrawal of the Contract Value.

* The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit under the SureIncome For Life Option is only included in the calculation of the Death Benefit upon the death of the SureIncome Covered Life. If a Contract Owner, Annuitant or Co-Annuitant who is not the SureIncome Covered Life dies, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is not applicable.

 

 

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The “ROP Death Benefit” is equal to the sum of all purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts), reduced by a proportional withdrawal adjustment for each withdrawal. The withdrawal adjustment is equal to the withdrawal amount divided by the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal, and the result is multiplied by:

The sum of all purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) made prior to the withdrawal, less any prior withdrawal adjustments.

Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Option.

The “MAV Death Benefit Option” is only available if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date. There is an additional mortality and expense risk charge for this death benefit option, currently equal to 0.20% (0.15% for Contract Owners who added this option prior to May 1, 2003). We may change what we charge for this death benefit option, but it will never exceed 0.30%. Once added to your Contract, we guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge you pay for this death benefit option.

On the date we issue the rider for this benefit (“Rider Date”), the MAV Death Benefit is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date and prior to the date we determine the Death Proceeds (see “Death Proceeds” on page 72), the MAV Death Benefit is recalculated each time a purchase payment or withdrawal is made as well as on each Contract Anniversary as follows:

 

 

Each time a purchase payment is made, the MAV Death Benefit is increased by the amount of the purchase payment (and Credit Enhancement for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts).

 

 

Each time a withdrawal is made, the MAV Death Benefit is reduced by a proportional withdrawal adjustment, defined as the withdrawal amount divided by the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal, and the result multiplied by the most recently calculated MAV Death Benefit.

 

 

On each Contract Anniversary until the first Contract Anniversary following the 80th birthday of the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant, whichever occurs first, the MAV Death Benefit is recalculated as the greater of the Contract Value on that date or the most recently calculated MAV Death Benefit.

If no purchase payments or withdrawals are made after the Rider Date, the MAV Death Benefit will be equal to the greatest of the Contract Value on the Rider Date and the Contract Values on each subsequent Contract Anniversary after the Rider Date, but before the date we determine the Death Proceeds. If, upon death of the Contract Owner, the Contract is continued under Option D as described on page 76, and if the oldest New

Contract Owner and the oldest Annuitant are age 80 or younger on the date we determine the Death Proceeds, then the MAV Death Benefit Option will continue. The MAV Death Benefit will continue to be recalculated for purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts), withdrawals, and on each Contract Anniversary after the date we determine the Death Proceeds until the earlier of:

 

 

The first Contract Anniversary following the 80th birthday of either the oldest New Contract Owner or the oldest Annuitant, whichever is earlier. (After the 80th birthday of either the oldest New Contract Owner or the oldest Annuitant, whichever is earlier, the MAV Death Benefit will be recalculated only for purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) and withdrawals); or

 

 

The date we next determine the Death Proceeds.

Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option.

The Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option is only available if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date. There is an additional mortality and expense risk charge for this death benefit option, currently equal to 0.30% (0.15% for Contract Owners who added this option prior to May 1, 2003). We may change what we charge for this death benefit option, but it will never exceed 0.30%. Once added to your Contract, we guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge you pay for this death benefit option.

On the date we issue the rider for this benefit (“Rider Date”), the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit is equal to the Contract Value. The Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit, plus purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) made after the Rider Date and less withdrawal adjustments for withdrawals made after the Rider Date, will accumulate interest on a daily basis at a rate equivalent to 5% per year (3% in certain states), subject to the “Cap” defined below. This accumulation will continue until the earlier of:

(a) the first Contract Anniversary following the 80th birthday of the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant, whichever occurs first; or

(b) the date we determine the Death Proceeds.

After the 5% interest accumulation ends (3% in certain states), the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit will continue to be increased by purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) and reduced by withdrawal adjustments for withdrawals until the death benefit option terminates. The withdrawal adjustment is a proportional adjustment, defined as the withdrawal

 

 

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amount divided by the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal, and the result multiplied by the amount of the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit immediately prior to the withdrawal.

The Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit Cap is equal to:

 

 

200% of the Contract Value as of the Rider Date; plus

 

 

200% of purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) made after the Rider Date, but excluding any purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) made in the 12-month period immediately prior to the death of the Contract Owner or the Annuitant; minus

 

 

Withdrawal adjustments for any withdrawals made after the Rider Date. Refer to Appendix E for withdrawal adjustment examples.

If, upon death of the Contract Owner, the Contract is continued under Option D as described on page 76, and if the oldest New Contract Owner and the oldest Annuitant are age 80 or younger on the date we determine the Death Proceeds, then the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option will continue. The amount of the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit as of the date we determine the Death Proceeds, plus subsequent purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts), less withdrawal adjustments for any subsequent withdrawals, will accumulate daily at a rate equivalent to 5% per year (3% in certain states) from the date we determine the Death Proceeds, until the earlier of:

 

 

The first Contract Anniversary following the 80th birthday of either the oldest New Contract Owner or the oldest Annuitant, whichever is earlier. (After the 80th birthday of either the oldest New Owner or the oldest Annuitant, whichever is earlier, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit will be recalculated only for purchase payments and withdrawals (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts); or

 

 

The date we next determine the Death Proceeds.

Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option.

The “Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option” is only available if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date. There is an additional mortality and expense risk charge for this death benefit option, currently equal to:

 

 

0.25%, if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 70 or younger on the Rider Application Date; and

 

0.40%, if the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant is over age 70 and all are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date.

We may change what we charge for this death benefit option, but it will never exceed 0.35% for issue ages 0-70 and 0.50% for issue ages 71-79. Once added to your Contract, we guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge you pay for this death benefit option. However, if your spouse elects to continue the Contract in the event of your death and if he or she elects to continue the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the mortality and expense risk charge for the death benefit option will be based on the ages of the oldest new Contract Owner and the oldest Annuitant at the time the Contract is continued.

If the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 70 or younger on the Rider Application Date, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit is equal to the lesser of:

 

 

100% of “In-Force Premium” (excluding purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) made after the date we issue the rider for this benefit (“Rider Date”) and during the twelve-month period immediately prior to the death of the Contract Owner or Annuitant); or

 

 

40% of “In-Force Earnings”

calculated as of the date we determine the Death Proceeds.

If the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant is over age 70 and all are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit is equal to the lesser of:

 

 

50% of “In-Force Premium” (excluding purchase payments (and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts) made after the Rider Date and during the twelve-month period immediately prior to the death of the Contract Owner or Annuitant); or

 

 

25% of “In-Force Earnings”

calculated as of the date we determine the Death Proceeds.

In-Force Earnings are equal to the current Contract Value less In-Force Premium. If this quantity is negative, then In-Force Earnings are equal to zero.

In-Force Premium is equal to the Contract Value on the Rider Date, plus the sum of all purchase payments made after the Rider Date, less the sum of all “Excess-of-Earnings Withdrawals” made after the Rider Date.

An Excess-of-Earnings Withdrawal is equal to the excess, if any, of the amount of the withdrawal over the amount of the In-Force Earnings immediately prior to the withdrawal.

Refer to Appendix F for numerical examples that illustrate how the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option is calculated.

 

 

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If, upon death of the Contract Owner, the Contract is continued under Option D as described on page 76 below, and if the oldest new Owner and the oldest Annuitant are younger than age 80 on the date we determine the Death Proceeds, then this death benefit option will continue unless the New Contract Owner elects to terminate the death benefit option. If the death benefit option is continued, the following will apply as of the date we determine the Death Proceeds upon continuation:

 

 

The Rider Date will be changed to the date we determine the Death Proceeds;

 

 

The In-Force Premium is equal to the Contract Value as of the new Rider Date plus all purchase payments made after the Rider Date, less the sum of all the Excess-of-Earnings Withdrawals made after the Rider Date;

 

 

The Earnings Protection Death Benefit after the new Rider Date will be determined as described above, but using the ages of the oldest new Contract Owner and the oldest Annuitant as of the new Rider Date.

 

 

The mortality and expense risk charge, for this rider, will be determined as described above, but using the ages of the oldest new Contract Owner and the oldest Annuitant as of the new Rider Date.

If either the Contract Owner’s or the Annuitant’s age is misstated, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit and the mortality and expense risk charge for this death benefit option will be calculated according to the corrected age as of the Rider Date. Your Contract Value will be adjusted to reflect the mortality and expense risk charge for this death benefit option that should have been assessed based on the corrected age.

ALL OPTIONS.

We reserve the right to impose limitations on the investment alternatives in which you may invest as a condition of these options. These restrictions may include, but are not limited to, maximum investment limits on certain investment alternatives, exclusion of certain investment alternatives, required minimum allocations to certain Variable Sub-Accounts and/or the required use of Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing. Currently, no such restrictions are being imposed.

These death benefit options will terminate and the corresponding Rider Fee will cease on the earliest of the following to occur:

 

 

the date the Contract is terminated;

 

 

if, upon the death of the Contract Owner, the Contract is continued under Option D as described in the Death of Owner section on page 76, and either the oldest New Owner or the oldest Annuitant is older than age 80 (age 80 or older for the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option) on the date we determine the Death Proceeds. The death benefit option will terminate on the date we determine the Death Proceeds;

 

if the Contract is not continued in the Accumulation Phase under either the Death of Owner or Death of Annuitant provisions of the Contract. The death benefit option will terminate on the date we determine the Death Proceeds;

 

 

on the date the Contract Owner (if the current Contract Owner is a living person) is changed for any reason other than death unless the New Contract Owner is a trust and the Annuitant is the current Contract Owner;

 

 

on the date the Contract Owner (if the current Contract Owner is a non-living person) is changed for any reason unless the New Contract Owner is a non-living person or is the current Annuitant; or

 

 

the Payout Start Date.

Notwithstanding the preceding, in the event of the Contract Owner’s death, if the Contract Owner’s spouse elects to continue the Contract (as permitted in the Death of Owner provision below) he or she may terminate the Earnings Protection Death Benefit at that time.

DEATH BENEFIT PAYMENTS

Death of Contract Owner

If a Contract Owner dies prior to the Payout Start Date, then the surviving Contract Owners will be “New Contract Owners”. If there are no surviving Contract Owners, then subject to any restrictions previously placed upon them, the Beneficiaries will be the New Contract Owners.

If there is more than one New Contract Owner taking a share of the Death Proceeds, each New Contract Owner will be treated as a separate and independent Contract Owner of his or her respective share of the Death Proceeds. Each New Contract Owner will exercise all rights related to his or her share of the Death Proceeds, including the sole right to elect one of the Option(s) below, subject to any restrictions previously placed upon the New Contract Owner. Each New Contract Owner may designate a Beneficiary(ies) for his or her respective share, but that designated Beneficiary(ies) will be restricted to the Option chosen by the original New Contract Owner.

The Options available to the New Contract Owner will be determined by the applicable following Category in which the New Contract Owner is defined. An Option will be deemed to have been chosen on the day we receive written notification in a form satisfactory to us.

New Contract Owner Categories

Category 1.    If your spouse (or Annuitant’s spouse in the case of a grantor trust-owned Contract) is the sole New Contract Owner of the entire Contract, your spouse must choose from among the death settlement Options A, B, C, D, or E described below. If he or she does not choose one of these Options, then Option D will apply.

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the case of a grantor trust-owned Contract), or there is more than one New Contract Owner, all of whom are living persons, each New Contract Owner must choose from among the death settlement Options A, B, C, or E described below. If a New Contract Owner does not choose one of these Options, then Option C will apply for that New Contract Owner.

Category 3.    If there are one or more New Contract Owner(s) and at least one of the New Contract Owners is a non-living person such as a corporation or a trust, all New Contract Owners are considered to be non-living persons for purposes of the death settlement options. Each New Contract Owner must choose death settlement Option A or C described below. If a New Contract Owner does not choose one of these Options, then Option C will apply for that New Contract Owner.

The death settlement options we currently offer are:

Option A.    The New Contract Owner may elect to receive the Death Proceeds in a lump sum.

Option B.    The New Contract Owner may elect to apply the Death Proceeds to one of the Income Plans described above. Such income payments must begin within one year of the date of death and must be payable:

 

 

Over the life of the New Contract Owner; or

 

 

For a guaranteed payment period of at least 5 years (60 months), but not to exceed the life expectancy of the New Contract Owner; or

 

 

Over the life of the New Contract Owner with a guaranteed payment period of at least 5 years (60 months), but not to exceed the life expectancy of the New Contract Owner.

Option C.    The New Contract Owner may elect to receive the Contract Value payable within 5 years of the date of death. The Contract Value, as of the date we receive the first Complete Request for Settlement, will be reset to equal the Death Proceeds as of that date. Any excess amount of the Death Proceeds over the Contract Value on that date will be allocated to the Putnam VT Money Market – Class IB Sub-Account unless the New Contract Owner provides other allocation instructions.

The New Contract Owner may not make any additional purchase payments under this option. Withdrawal charges will be waived for any withdrawals made during the 5-year period after the date of death; however, amounts withdrawn may be subject to Market Value Adjustments. The New Contract Owner may exercise all rights set forth in the Transfers provision.

If the New Contract Owner dies before the Contract Value is completely withdrawn, the New Contract Owner’s Beneficiary(ies) will receive the greater of the remaining Settlement Value or the remaining Contract Value within 5 years of the date of the original Contract Owner’s death.

Option D.    The New Contract Owner may elect to continue the Contract in the Accumulation Phase. If the

Contract Owner was also the Annuitant, then the New Contract Owner will be the new Annuitant. This Option may only be exercised once per Contract. The Contract Value, as of the date we receive the first Complete Request for Settlement, will be reset to equal the Death Proceeds as of that date.

Unless otherwise instructed by the continuing spouse, the excess, if any, of the Death Proceeds over the Contract Value will be allocated to the Sub-Accounts of the Variable Account. This excess will be allocated in proportion to your Contract Value in those Sub-Accounts as of the end of the Valuation Date that we receive the complete request for settlement except that any portion of this excess attributable to the Fixed Account Options will be allocated to the Putnam VT Money Market – Class IB Sub-Account.

Within 30 days after the date we determine the Death Proceeds, the New Contract Owner may make a one-time transfer of all or a portion of the excess of the Death Proceeds, if any, into any combination of Variable Sub-Accounts, the Standard Fixed Account and the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account without incurring a transfer fee, provided the investment alternative is available with the Contract at that time. Any such transfer does not count as one of the free transfers allowed each Contract Year and is subject to any minimum allocation amount specified in this Contract.

The New Contract Owner may make a single withdrawal of any amount within one year of the date of your death without incurring a Withdrawal Charge; however, the amount withdrawn may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment and a 10% tax penalty if the New Contract Owner is under age 59 1/2.

Option E.    For Nonqualified Contracts, the New Contract Owner may elect to make withdrawals at least annually of amounts equal to the “Annual Required Distribution” calculated for each calendar year. The first such withdrawal must occur within:

 

 

One year of the date of death;

 

 

The same calendar year as the date we receive the first Complete Request for Settlement; and

 

 

One withdrawal frequency.

The New Contract Owner must select the withdrawal frequency (monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual). Once this option is elected and frequency of withdrawals is chosen, they cannot be changed by the New Contract Owner and become irrevocable.

In the calendar year in which the Death Proceeds are determined, the Annual Required Distribution is equal to the Contract Value on the date of the first distribution divided by the “Life Expectancy” of the New Contract Owner and the result multiplied by a fraction that represents the portion of the calendar year remaining after the date of the first distribution. (The Contract Value, as of the date we receive the Complete Request for Settlement, will be reset to equal the Death Proceeds

 

 

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as of that date. The Contract Value on the date of the first distribution may be more or less than the Contract Value as of the date we receive the Complete Request for Settlement.) The Life Expectancy in that calendar year is equal to the life expectancy value from IRS Tables based on the age of the New Contract Owner as of his or her birthday in the same calendar year.

In any subsequent calendar year, the Annual Required Distribution is equal to the Contract Value as of December 31 of the prior year divided by the remaining Life Expectancy of the New Contract Owner. In each calendar year after the calendar year in which the first distribution occurred, the Life Expectancy of the New Contract Owner is the Life Expectancy calculated in the previous calendar year minus one (1) year. If the Life Expectancy is less than one (1), the Annual Required Distribution is equal to the Contract Value.

If the New Contract Owner dies before the Contract Value is completely withdrawn, the scheduled withdrawals will continue to be paid to the New Contract Owner’s Beneficiary(ies). The Contract Value invested in the Variable Sub-Accounts will be subject to investment risk until it is withdrawn.

We reserve the right to offer additional death settlement options.

Death of Annuitant

If the Annuitant dies prior to the Payout Start Date, then the surviving Contract Owners will have the Options available to the New Contract Owner, determined by the applicable following category in which the New Contract Owner is defined, unless:

 

 

The Annuitant was also the Contract Owner, in which case the Death of Owner provisions above apply; or

 

 

The Contract Owner is a grantor trust not established by a business, in which case the Beneficiary(ies) will be deemed the New Contract Owners and the Death of Contract Owner provisions above will apply.

Surviving Contract Owner Categories

Category 1.    If the Contract Owner is a living person, prior to the Annuitant’s death, the Contract Owner must choose from among the death settlement Options A, B, or D described below. If the Contract Owner does not choose one of these Options, then Option D will apply.

Category 2.    If the Contract Owner is a non-living person such as a corporation or a trust, the Contract Owner must choose from death settlement Options A or C described below. If the Contract Owner does not choose one of these Options, then Option C will apply.

The death settlement options we currently offer are:

Option A.    The Contract Owner may elect to receive the Death Proceeds in a lump sum.

Option B.    The Contract Owner may elect to apply the Death Proceeds to one of the Income Plans described above. Such income payments must begin within one year of the date of death.

Option C.    The Contract Owner may elect to receive the Contract Value payable within 5 years of the date of death. The Contract Value, as of the date we receive the first Complete Request for Settlement, will be reset to equal the Death Proceeds as of that date. Any excess amount of the Death Proceeds over the Contract Value on that date will be allocated to the Putnam VT Money Market – Class IB Sub-Account unless the Contract Owner provides other allocation instructions.

The Contract Owner may not make any additional purchase payments under this option. Withdrawal charges will be waived for any withdrawals made during the 5-year period after the date of death; however, amounts withdrawn may be subject to Market Value Adjustments. The Contract Owner may exercise all rights set forth in the Transfers provision.

Option D.    The Contract Owner may elect to continue the Contract and the youngest Contract Owner will become the new Annuitant. The Contract Value of the continued Contract will not be adjusted to equal the Death Proceeds.

We reserve the right to offer additional death settlement options.

Qualified Contracts

The death settlement options for Qualified Contracts, including IRAs, may be different to conform with the individual tax requirements of each type of Qualified Contract. Please refer to your Endorsement for IRAs or 403(b) plans, if applicable, for additional information on your death settlement options. In the case of certain Qualified Plans, the terms of the Qualified Plan Endorsement and the plans may govern the right to benefits, regardless of the terms of the Contract.

Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option and Death of Co-Annuitant

We offer a Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option that may be added to your Contract subject to the following conditions:

 

 

The individually owned Contract must be either a traditional, Roth, or Simplified Employee Pension IRA.

 

 

The Contract Owner’s spouse must be the sole Primary Beneficiary of the Contract and will be the named Co-Annuitant.

 

 

The Contract Owner must be age 90 or younger on the Rider Application Date; and the Co-Annuitant must be age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date.

 

 

On or after May 1, 2005, the Option may be added only when we issue the Contract or within 6 months

 

 

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of the Contract Owner’s marriage. You may not add the Option to your Contract without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the Option. We may require proof of marriage in a form satisfactory to us.

Under the Spousal Protection Benefit Option, the Co-Annuitant will be considered to be an Annuitant under the Contract during the Accumulation Phase except that the “Death of Annuitant” provision does not apply on the death of the Co-Annuitant, and the latest Payout Start Date will be based solely on the Contract Owner’s age.

You may change the Co-Annuitant to a new spouse only if you provide proof of remarriage in a form satisfactory to us. Once we accept a change, the change will take effect on the date you signed the request. Each change is subject to any payment we make or other action we take before we accept it. At any time, there may be only one Co-Annuitant under your Contract.

There is an annual Rider Fee of 0.10% of the Contract Value for new Options added on or after January 1, 2005. For Options added prior to this date, there is no charge for this Option. We reserve the right to assess an annual Rider Fee not to exceed 0.15% for Options added in the future. Once this Option is added to your Contract, we guarantee that we will not increase what we charge you for this Option. For Contracts purchased on or after January 1, 2005, we may discontinue offering the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option at any time prior to the time you elect to receive it.

The option will terminate upon the date termination is accepted by us or will terminate on the earliest of the following occurrences:

 

 

upon the death of the Co-Annuitant (as of the date we determine the Death Proceeds);

 

 

upon the death of the Contract Owner (as of the date we determine the Death Proceeds);

 

 

on the date the Contract is terminated;

 

 

on the Payout Start Date; or

 

 

on the date you change the beneficiary of the Contract and the change is accepted by us;

 

 

for options added on or after January 1, 2005, the Owner may terminate the option upon the divorce of the Owner and the Co-Annuitant by providing written notice and proof of divorce in a form satisfactory to us;

 

 

for options added prior to January 1, 2005, the Owner may terminate this option at anytime by written notice in a form satisfactory to us.

Once terminated, a new Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option cannot be added to the Contract unless the last Option attached to the Contract was terminated due to divorce or a change of beneficiary.

Death of Co-Annuitant.    If the Co-Annuitant dies prior to the Payout Start Date, subject to the following conditions, the Contract will be continued according to Option D under the “Death of Owner” provision of your Contract:

 

 

The Co-Annuitant must have been your legal spouse on the date of his or her death; and

 

 

Option D of the “Death of Owner” provision of your Contract has not previously been exercised.

The Contract may only be continued once under Option D under the “Death of Owner” provision. For a description of Option D, see the “Death of Owner” section of this prospectus.

Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts and Death of Co-Annuitant

We offer a Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for certain Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts established under Code Section 408(a) that may be added to your Contract. CSP may not be available in all states. CSP is subject to the following conditions (“CSP Conditions”):

 

 

The beneficially owned Contract must be a Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or a Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA.

 

 

The Annuitant must be the beneficial owner of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA.

 

 

The Co-Annuitant must be the legal spouse of the Annuitant. Only one Co-Annuitant may be named.

 

 

The Co-Annuitant must be the sole beneficiary of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or the Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA.

 

 

The Annuitant must be age 90 or younger on the CSP Application Date.

 

 

The Co-Annuitant must be age 79 or younger on the CSP Application Date.

 

 

On or after May 1, 2005, the CSP may be added only when we issue the Contract or within 6 months of the beneficial owner’s marriage. You may not add the CSP to your Contract without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the CSP. We may require proof of marriage in a form satisfactory to us.

 

 

We have made no payments under any Income Plan.

 

 

There is an annual Rider Fee of 0.10% of the Contract Value for new Options added on or after January 1, 2005. For Options added prior to this date, there is no charge for this Option. We reserve the right to increase the annual Rider Fee to up to 0.15% of the Contract Value.

 

 

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Under CSP, the Co-Annuitant will be considered to be an Annuitant under the Contract during the Accumulation Phase except that:

 

 

The Co-Annuitant will not be considered to be an Annuitant for purposes of determining the Payout Start Date.

 

 

The “Death of Annuitant” provision of the Contract does not apply on the death of the Co-Annuitant.

 

 

The Co-Annuitant is not considered the beneficial owner of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or the Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA.

You may change the Co-Annuitant to a new spouse only if you provide proof of remarriage in a form satisfactory to us. Once we accept a change, the change will take effect on the date you signed the request. Each change is subject to any payment we make or other action we take before we accept it. At any time, there may only be one Co-Annuitant under your Contract.

For Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Options for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts added on or after January 1, 2005, there is an annual Rider Fee of 0.10% of the Contract Value for this Option. For Options added prior to this date, there is no charge for this Option. We reserve the right to assess an annual Rider Fee not to exceed 0.15% for Options added in the future. Once this Option is added to your Contract, we guarantee that we will not increase what we charge you for this Option. For Contracts issued on or after January 1, 2005, we may discontinue offering the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts at any time to new Contract Owners and to existing Contract Owners who did not elect the Option prior to the date of discontinuance.

The Owner may terminate CSP upon the divorce of the Annuitant and the Co-Annuitant by providing written notice and proof of divorce in a form satisfactory to us. The Owner may also terminate CSP upon a change in the beneficiary of the IRA by providing written notice and proof of the change in a form satisfactory to us. CSP will terminate upon the date termination is accepted by us or on the earliest of the following occurrences:

 

 

On the date CSP is terminated as described above; or

 

 

Upon the death of the Annuitant; or

 

Upon the death of the Co-Annuitant; or

 

 

On the date the Contract is terminated; or

 

 

On the Payout Start Date.

Once terminated, a new CSP cannot be added to the Contract unless the last option attached to the Contract was terminated due to divorce or change of beneficiary of the IRA.

Death of Co-Annuitant.    This section applies if:

 

 

The CSP Conditions are met.

 

   

The Annuitant was, at the time of the Co-Annuitant’s death, the beneficial owner of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA.

 

   

We have received proof satisfactory to us that the Co-Annuitant has died.

 

   

The Co-Annuitant was, at the time of the Co-Annuitant’s death, the sole beneficiary of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA, and

 

   

the Co-Annuitant was, at the time of the Co-Annuitant’s death, the legal spouse of the Annuitant.

If this section applies and if the Co-Annuitant dies prior to the Payout Start Date, then, subject to the following conditions, the Contract may be continued according to Option D under the “Death of Owner” provisions under the same terms and conditions that would apply if the Co-Annuitant were the Owner of the Contract before death and the sole new Owner of the Contract were the Annuitant provided that:

 

 

The Co-Annuitant was the legal spouse of the Annuitant on the date of Annuitant’s death.

 

 

The Owner does not thereafter name a new Co-Annuitant; and

 

 

The Owner of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA remains the Custodian; and

 

 

The Contract may only be continued once.

 

 

More Information

 

 

ALLSTATE

Allstate Life is the issuer of the Contract. Allstate Life was organized in 1957 as a stock life insurance company under the laws of the State of Illinois.

Allstate Life is a wholly owned subsidiary of Allstate Insurance Company, a stock property-liability insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Illinois. All of the capital stock issued and outstanding of Allstate Insurance Company is owned by Allstate

 

 

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Insurance Holdings, LLC, which is wholly owned by The Allstate Corporation.

Allstate Life is licensed to operate in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and all jurisdictions except the State of New York. We intend to offer the Contract in those jurisdictions in which we are licensed. Our home office is located at 3100 Sanders Road, Northbrook, Illinois, 60062.

Effective June 1, 2006, Allstate Life entered into an agreement (“the Agreement”) with Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiary, The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“PICA”) pursuant to which Allstate Life sold, through a combination of coinsurance and modified coinsurance reinsurance, substantially all of its variable annuity business. Pursuant to the Agreement Allstate Life and PICA also entered into an administrative services agreement which provides that PICA or an affiliate administer the Variable Account and the Contracts. The benefits and provisions of the Contracts have not been changed by these transactions and agreements. None of the transactions or agreements have changed the fact that we are primarily liable to you under your Contract.

VARIABLE ACCOUNT

Allstate Life established the Allstate Financial Advisors Separate Account I (“Variable Account”) in 1999. The Contracts were previously issued through Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A. Effective May 1, 2004, the Variable Account combined with Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A and consolidated duplicative Variable Sub-Accounts that invest in the same Portfolio (the “Consolidation”). The Accumulation Unit Values for the Variable Sub-Accounts in which you invest did not change as a result of the Consolidation, and your Contract Value immediately after the Consolidation was the same as the value immediately before the Consolidation. We have registered the Variable Account with the SEC as a unit investment trust. The SEC does not supervise the management of the Variable Account or Allstate Life.

We own the assets of the Variable Account. The Variable Account is a segregated asset account under Illinois law. That means we account for the Variable Account’s income, gains and losses separately from the results of our other operations. It also means that only the assets of the Variable Account that are in excess of the reserves and other Contract liabilities with respect to the Variable Account are subject to liabilities relating to our other operations. Our obligations arising under the Contracts are general corporate obligations of Allstate Life.

The Variable Account consists of multiple Variable Sub-Accounts, each of which invests in a corresponding Portfolio. We may add new Variable Sub-Accounts or eliminate one or more of them, if we believe marketing, tax, or investment conditions so warrant. We do not guarantee the investment performance of the Variable

Account, its Sub-Accounts or the Portfolios. We may use the Variable Account to fund our other annuity contracts. We will account separately for each type of annuity contract funded by the Variable Account.

THE PORTFOLIOS

Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions.    We automatically reinvest all dividends and capital gains distributions from the Portfolios in shares of the distributing Portfolios at their net asset value.

Voting Privileges.    As a general matter, you do not have a direct right to vote the shares of the Portfolios held by the Variable Sub-Accounts to which you have allocated your Contract Value. Under current law, however, you are entitled to give us instructions on how to vote those shares on certain matters. Based on our present view of the law, we will vote the shares of the Portfolios that we hold directly or indirectly through the Variable Account in accordance with instructions that we receive from Contract Owners entitled to give such instructions.

As a general rule, before the Payout Start Date, the Contract Owner or anyone with a voting interest is the person entitled to give voting instructions. The number of shares that a person has a right to instruct will be determined by dividing the Contract Value allocated to the applicable Variable Sub-Account by the net asset value per share of the corresponding Portfolio as of the record date of the meeting. After the Payout Start Date the person receiving income payments has the voting interest. The payee’s number of votes will be determined by dividing the reserve for such Contract allocated to the applicable Sub-Account by the net asset value per share of the corresponding Portfolio. The votes decrease as income payments are made and as the reserves for the Contract decrease.

We will vote shares attributable to Contracts for which we have not received instructions, as well as shares attributable to us, in the same proportion as we vote shares for which we have received instructions, unless we determine that we may vote such shares in our own discretion. We will apply voting instructions to abstain on any item to be voted upon on a pro-rata basis to reduce the votes eligible to be cast.

We reserve the right to vote Portfolio shares as we see fit without regard to voting instructions to the extent permitted by law. If we disregard voting instructions, we will include a summary of that action and our reasons for that action in the next semi-annual financial report we send to you.

Changes in Portfolios.    If the shares of any of the Portfolios are no longer available for investment by the Variable Account or if, in our judgment, further investment in such shares is no longer desirable in view of the purposes of the Contract, we may eliminate that Portfolio and substitute shares of another eligible investment fund. Any substitution of securities will

 

 

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comply with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940. We also may add new Variable Sub-Accounts that invest in additional underlying funds. We will notify you in advance of any change.

Conflicts of Interest.    Certain of the Portfolios sell their shares to separate accounts underlying both variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts. It is conceivable that in the future it may be unfavorable for variable life insurance separate accounts and variable annuity separate accounts to invest in the same Portfolio. The board of directors/trustees of these Portfolios monitors for possible conflicts among separate accounts buying shares of the Portfolios. Conflicts could develop for a variety of reasons. For example, differences in treatment under tax and other laws or the failure by a separate account to comply with such laws could cause a conflict. To eliminate a conflict, the Portfolio’s board of directors/trustees may require a separate account to withdraw its participation in a Portfolio. A Portfolio’s net asset value could decrease if it had to sell investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate account withdrawing because of a conflict.

THE CONTRACT

Distribution.    Allstate Distributors, L.L.C., located at 3100 Sanders Road, Northbrook, IL 60062, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Contract. Allstate Distributors is a wholly owned subsidiary of Allstate Life. Allstate Distributors is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).

Allstate Distributors does not sell Contracts directly to purchasers. Allstate Distributors enters into selling agreements with affiliated and unaffiliated broker-dealers and banks to sell the Contracts through their registered representatives. The broker-dealers are registered with the SEC and are FINRA member firms. Their registered representatives are also licensed as insurance agents by applicable state insurance authorities and appointed as agents of Allstate Life in order to sell the Contracts. Contracts also may be sold by representatives or employees of banks that may be acting as broker-dealers without separate registration under the Exchange Act, pursuant to legal and regulatory exceptions.

We will pay commissions to broker-dealers and banks which sell the Contracts. Commissions paid vary, but we may pay up to a maximum sales commission of 7.5% of total purchase payments. In addition, we may pay ongoing annual compensation of up to 1.25% of Contract Value. Individual representatives receive a portion of compensation paid to the broker-dealer or bank with which they are associated in accordance with the broker dealer’s or bank’s practices. We estimate that commissions and annual compensation, when combined, will not exceed 8.5% of total purchase payments. However, commissions and annual compensation could exceed that amount because ongoing annual compensation is related to Contract Value and the number of years the Contract is held.

From time to time, we pay asset-based compensation and/or marketing allowances to banks and broker-dealers. These payments vary among individual banks and broker dealers, and the asset-based payments may be up to 0.25% of Contract Value annually. These payments are intended to contribute to the promotion and marketing of the Contracts, and they vary among banks and broker-dealers. The marketing and distribution support services include but are not limited to: (1) placement of the Contracts on a list of preferred or recommended products in the bank’s or broker-dealer’s distribution system; (2) sales promotions with regard to the Contracts; (3) participation in sales conferences; and (4) helping to defray the costs of sales conferences and educational seminars for the bank or broker-dealer’s registered representatives. A list of broker-dealers and banks that Allstate Distributors paid pursuant to such arrangements is provided in the Statement of Additional Information, which is available upon request. For a free copy, please write or call us at the address or telephone number listed on the front page of this prospectus, or go to the SEC’s Web site (http://www.sec.gov).

To the extent permitted by FINRA rules and other applicable laws and regulations, we may pay or allow other promotional incentives or payments in the form of cash or non-cash compensation. We may not offer the arrangements to all broker-dealers and banks and the terms of the arrangement may differ among broker-dealers and banks.

Individual registered representatives, broker-dealers, banks, and branch managers within some broker-dealers and banks participating in one of these compensation arrangements may receive greater compensation for selling the contract than for selling a different contact that is not eligible for the compensation arrangement. While we take the compensation into account when establishing contract charges, any such compensation will be paid by us or Allstate Distributors and will not result in any additional charge to you. Your registered representative can provide you with more information about the compensation arrangements that apply to the sale of the contract.

Allstate Life does not pay Allstate Distributors a commission for distribution of the Contracts. Allstate Distributors compensates its representatives who act as wholesalers, and their sales management personnel, for Contract sales. This compensation is based on a percentage of premium payments and/or a percentage of Contract Values. The underwriting agreement with Allstate Distributors provides that we will reimburse Allstate Distributors for expenses incurred in distributing the Contracts, including any liability to Contract Owners arising out of services rendered or Contracts issued.

For Allstate Advisor Contracts issued to employees of Allstate Life and certain other eligible organizations, and in lieu of Allstate Life paying any commissions on sales

 

 

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of those Contracts, the Contract Owner will receive a credit of 6% of the amount of each purchase payment that will be applied to each purchase payment. Allstate Life will allocate this credit in the same allocation as your most recent instruction. If you exercise your Right to Cancel your Contract as described in this prospectus, we will return to you the amount you would have received had there been no credit. Unless we are required by law to return your purchase payments, this amount also will include any charges deducted that reduced your Contract Value prior to cancellation, plus any investment gain on the credit. The credit may not be available in all states. We do not consider the credit to be an “investment in the contract” for income tax purposes. The amount you receive will be less applicable federal and state income tax withholding.

Administration.    We have primary responsibility for all administration of the Contracts and the Variable Account. We entered into an administrative services agreement with The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“PICA”) whereby, PICA or an affiliate provides administrative services to the Variable Account and the Contracts on our behalf. In addition, PICA entered into a master services agreement with se2, LLC, of 5801 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66636, whereby se2, LLC provides certain business process outsourcing services with respect to the Contracts. se2, LLC may engage other service providers to provide certain administrative functions. These service providers may change over time, and as of December 31, 2013, consisted of the following: NTT DATA Process Services, LLC (administrative services) located at PO Box 4201, Boston, MA 02211; RR Donnelley Global Investment Markets (compliance printing and mailing) located at 111 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606; Jayhawk File Express, LLC (file storage and document destruction) located at 601 E. 5th Street, Topeka, KS 66601-2596; Co-Sentry.net, LLC (back-up printing and disaster recovery) located at 9394 West Dodge Rd, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68114; Convey Compliance Systems, Inc. (withholding calculations and tax statement mailing) located at 3650 Annapolis Lane, Suite 190, Plymouth, MN 55447; Spangler Graphics, LLC (compliance mailings) located at 29305 44th Street, Kansas City, KS 66106; Veritas Document Solutions, LLC (compliance mailings) located at 913 Commerce Ct, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089; Records Center of Topeka, a division of Underground Vaults & Storage, Inc. (back-up tapes storage) located at 1540 NW Gage Blvd. #6, Topeka, KS 66618; Venio LLC, d/b/a Keane (lost shareholder search) located at PO Box

1508, Southeastern, PA 19399-1508; DST Systems, Inc. (FAN mail, positions, prices) located at 333 West 11 Street, 5th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64105.

In administering the Contracts, the following services are provided, among others:

 

 

maintenance of Contract Owner records;

 

 

Contract Owner services;

 

 

calculation of unit values;

 

 

maintenance of the Variable Account; and

 

 

preparation of Contract Owner reports.

We will send you Contract statements at least annually. We will also send you transaction confirmations. You should notify us promptly in writing of any address change. You should read your statements and confirmations carefully and verify their accuracy. You should contact us promptly if you have a question about a periodic statement or a confirmation. We will investigate all complaints and make any necessary adjustments retroactively, but you must notify us of a potential error within a reasonable time after the date of the questioned statement. If you wait too long, we will make the adjustment as of the date that we receive notice of the potential error.

We will also provide you with additional periodic and other reports, information and prospectuses as may be required by federal securities laws.

ANNUITIES HELD WITHIN A QUALIFIED PLAN

If you use the Contract within an employer sponsored qualified retirement plan, the plan may impose different or additional conditions or limitations on withdrawals, waivers of withdrawal charges, death benefits, Payout Start Dates, income payments, and other Contract features. In addition, adverse tax consequences may result if Qualified Plan limits on distributions and other conditions are not met. Please consult your Qualified Plan administrator for more information. Allstate Life no longer issues deferred annuities to employer sponsored qualified retirement plans.

LEGAL MATTERS

All matters of Illinois law pertaining to the Contracts, including the validity of the Contracts and Allstate Life’s right to issue such Contracts under Illinois insurance law, have been passed upon by Angela K. Fontana, General Counsel of Allstate Life.

 

 

Taxes

 

 

The following discussion is general and is not intended as tax advice. Allstate Life makes no guarantee regarding the tax treatment of any Contract or transaction involving a Contract.

Federal, state, local and other tax consequences of ownership or receipt of distributions under an annuity contract depend on your individual circumstances. If you are concerned about any tax consequences with regard to

 

 

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your individual circumstances, you should consult a competent tax adviser.

TAXATION OF ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Allstate Life is taxed as a life insurance company under Part I of Subchapter L of the Code. Since the Variable Account is not an entity separate from Allstate Life, and its operations form a part of Allstate Life, it will not be taxed separately. Investment income and realized capital gains of the Variable Account are automatically applied to increase reserves under the Contract. Under existing federal income tax law, Allstate Life believes that the Variable Account investment income and capital gains will not be taxed to the extent that such income and gains are applied to increase the reserves under the Contract. Accordingly, Allstate Life does not anticipate that it will incur any federal income tax liability attributable to the Variable Account, and therefore Allstate Life does not intend to make provisions for any such taxes. If Allstate Life is taxed on investment income or capital gains of the Variable Account, then Allstate Life may impose a charge against the Variable Account in order to make provision for such taxes.

TAXATION OF VARIABLE ANNUITIES IN GENERAL

Tax Deferral.    Generally, you are not taxed on increases in the Contract Value until a distribution occurs. This rule applies only where:

 

 

the Contract Owner is a natural person,

 

 

the investments of the Variable Account are “adequately diversified” according to Treasury Department regulations, and

 

 

Allstate Life is considered the owner of the Variable Account assets for federal income tax purposes.

Non-Natural Owners.    Non-natural owners are also referred to as Non Living Owners in this prospectus. As a general rule, annuity contracts owned by non-natural persons such as corporations, trusts, or other entities are not treated as annuity contracts for federal income tax purposes. The income on such contracts does not enjoy tax deferral and is taxed as ordinary income received or accrued by the non-natural owner during the taxable year.

Exceptions to the Non-Natural Owner Rule.    There are several exceptions to the general rule that annuity contracts held by a non-natural owner are not treated as annuity contracts for federal income tax purposes. Contracts will generally be treated as held by a natural person if the nominal owner is a trust or other entity which holds the contract as agent for a natural person. However, this special exception will not apply in the case of an employer who is the nominal owner of an annuity contract under a non-Qualified deferred compensation arrangement for its employees. Other exceptions to the non-natural owner rule are: (1) contracts acquired by an

estate of a decedent by reason of the death of the decedent; (2) certain qualified contracts; (3) contracts purchased by employers upon the termination of certain Qualified Plans; (4) certain contracts used in connection with structured settlement agreements; and (5) immediate annuity contracts, purchased with a single premium, when the annuity starting date is no later than a year from purchase of the annuity and substantially equal periodic payments are made, not less frequently than annually, during the annuity period.

Grantor Trust Owned Annuity.    Contracts owned by a grantor trust are considered owned by a non-natural owner. Grantor trust owned contracts receive tax deferral as described in the Exceptions to the Non-Natural Owner Rule section. In accordance with the Code, upon the death of the annuitant, the death benefit must be paid. According to your Contract, the Death Benefit is paid to the beneficiary. A trust named beneficiary, including a grantor trust, has two options for receiving any death benefits: 1) a lump sum payment, or 2) payment deferred up to five years from date of death.

Diversification Requirements.    For a Contract to be treated as an annuity for federal income tax purposes, the investments in the Variable Account must be “adequately diversified” consistent with standards under Treasury Department regulations. If the investments in the Variable Account are not adequately diversified, the Contract will not be treated as an annuity contract for federal income tax purposes. As a result, the income on the Contract will be taxed as ordinary income received or accrued by the Contract owner during the taxable year. Although Allstate Life does not have control over the Portfolios or their investments, we expect the Portfolios to meet the diversification requirements.

Ownership Treatment.    The IRS has stated that a contract owner will be considered the owner of separate account assets if he possesses incidents of ownership in those assets, such as the ability to exercise investment control over the assets. At the time the diversification regulations were issued, the Treasury Department announced that the regulations do not provide guidance concerning circumstances in which investor control of the separate account investments may cause a Contract owner to be treated as the owner of the separate account. The Treasury Department also stated that future guidance would be issued regarding the extent that owners could direct sub-account investments without being treated as owners of the underlying assets of the separate account.

Your rights under the Contract are different than those described by the IRS in private and published rulings in which it found that Contract owners were not owners of separate account assets. For example, if your contract offers more than twenty (20) investment alternatives you have the choice to allocate premiums and contract values

 

 

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among a broader selection of investment alternatives than described in such rulings. You may be able to transfer among investment alternatives more frequently than in such rulings. These differences could result in you being treated as the owner of the Variable Account. If this occurs, income and gain from the Variable Account assets would be includible in your gross income. Allstate Life does not know what standards will be set forth in any regulations or rulings which the Treasury Department may issue. It is possible that future standards announced by the Treasury Department could adversely affect the tax treatment of your Contract. We reserve the right to modify the Contract as necessary to attempt to prevent you from being considered the federal tax owner of the assets of the Variable Account. However, we make no guarantee that such modification to the Contract will be successful.

Taxation of Partial and Full Withdrawals.    If you make a partial withdrawal under a Non-Qualified Contract, amounts received are taxable to the extent the Contract Value, without regard to surrender charges, exceeds the investment in the Contract. The investment in the Contract is the gross premium paid for the contract minus any amounts previously received from the Contract if such amounts were properly excluded from your gross income. If you make a full withdrawal under a Non-Qualified Contract, the amount received will be taxable only to the extent it exceeds the investment in the Contract.

Taxation of Annuity Payments.    Generally, the rule for income taxation of annuity payments received from a Non-Qualified Contract provides for the return of your investment in the Contract in equal tax-free amounts over the payment period. The balance of each payment received is taxable. For fixed annuity payments, the amount excluded from income is determined by multiplying the payment by the ratio of the investment in the Contract (adjusted for any refund feature or period certain) to the total expected value of annuity payments for the term of the Contract. If you elect variable annuity payments, the amount excluded from taxable income is determined by dividing the investment in the Contract by the total number of expected payments. The annuity payments will be fully taxable after the total amount of the investment in the Contract is excluded using these ratios. If any variable payment is less than the excludable amount you should contact a competent tax advisor to determine how to report any unrecovered investment. The federal tax treatment of annuity payments is unclear in some respects. As a result, if the IRS should provide further guidance, it is possible that the amount we calculate and report to the IRS as taxable could be different. If you die, and annuity payments cease before the total amount of the investment in the Contract is recovered, the unrecovered amount will be allowed as a deduction for your last taxable year.

Partial Annuitization

Effective January 1, 2011, an individual may partially annuitize their non-qualified annuity if the contract so permits. The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 included a provision which allows for a portion of a non-qualified annuity, endowment or life insurance contract to be annuitized while the balance is not annuitized. The annuitized portion must be paid out over 10 or more years or over the lives of one or more individuals. The annuitized portion of the contract is treated as a separate contract for purposes of determining taxability of the payments under IRC section 72. We do not currently permit partial annuitization.

Taxation of Level Monthly Variable Annuity Payments.    You may have an option to elect a variable income payment stream consisting of level monthly payments that are recalculated annually. Although we will report your levelized payments to the IRS in the year distributed, it is possible the IRS could determine that receipt of the first monthly payout of each annual amount is constructive receipt of the entire annual amount. If the IRS were to take this position, the taxable amount of your levelized payments would be accelerated to the time of the first monthly payout and reported in the tax year in which the first monthly payout is received.

Withdrawals After the Payout Start Date.    Federal tax law is unclear regarding the taxation of any additional withdrawal received after the Payout Start Date. It is possible that a greater or lesser portion of such a payment could be taxable than the amount we determine.

Distribution at Death Rules.    In order to be considered an annuity contract for federal income tax purposes, the Contract must provide:

 

 

if any Contract Owner dies on or after the Payout Start Date but before the entire interest in the Contract has been distributed, the remaining portion of such interest must be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution being used as of the date of the Contract Owner’s death;

 

 

if any Contract Owner dies prior to the Payout Start Date, the entire interest in the Contract will be distributed within 5 years after the date of the Contract Owner’s death. These requirements are satisfied if any portion of the Contract Owner’s interest that is payable to (or for the benefit of) a designated Beneficiary is distributed over the life of such Beneficiary (or over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the Beneficiary) and the distributions begin within 1 year of the Contract Owner’s death. If the Contract Owner’s designated Beneficiary is the surviving spouse of the Contract Owner, the Contract may be continued with the surviving spouse as the new Contract Owner;

 

 

if the Contract Owner is a non-natural person, then the Annuitant will be treated as the Contract Owner

 

 

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for purposes of applying the distribution at death rules. In addition, a change in the Annuitant on a Contract owned by a non-natural person will be treated as the death of the Contract Owner.

Prior to a recent Supreme Court decision, and consistent with Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), same sex marriages under state law were not recognized as same sex marriages for purposes of federal law. However, in United States v. Windsor, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of DOMA as unconstitutional, thereby recognizing for federal law purposes a valid same sex marriage. The Windsor decision means that the favorable tax benefits afforded by the federal tax law to an opposite sex spouse under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) are now available to a same sex spouse.

On August 29, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued guidance on its position regarding same sex marriages for federal tax purposes. If a couple is married in a jurisdiction (including a foreign country) that recognizes same sex marriages, that marriage will be recognized for all federal tax purposes regardless of the law in the jurisdiction where they reside. However, the IRS did not recognize civil unions and registered domestic partnerships as marriages for federal tax purposes. Currently, if a state does not recognize a civil union or a registered domestic partnership as a marriage, it is not a marriage for federal tax purposes.

There are several unanswered questions regarding the scope and impact of the Windsor case both as to the application of federal and state tax law. Absent further guidance from a state to the contrary, we will tax report and withhold at the state level consistent with the characterization of a given transaction under federal tax law (for example, a tax free rollover).

Please consult with your tax or legal advisor before electing the Spousal Benefit for a same sex spouse or civil union partner.

Taxation of Annuity Death Benefits.    Death Benefit amounts are included in income as follows:

 

 

if distributed in a lump sum, the amounts are taxed in the same manner as a total withdrawal, or

 

 

if distributed under an Income Plan, the amounts are taxed in the same manner as annuity payments.

Medicare Tax on Net Investment Income    The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as the 2010 Health Care Act, included a new Medicare tax on investment income. This new tax, which is effective in 2013, assesses a 3.8% surtax on the lesser of (1) net investment income or (2) the excess of “modified adjusted gross income” over a threshold amount. The “threshold amount” is $250,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly, $125,000 for married taxpayers filing separately, $200,000 for single taxpayers, and approximately $12,000 for trusts. The taxable portion of

payments received as a withdrawal, surrender, annuity payment, death benefit payment or any other actual or deemed distribution under the contract will be considered investment income for purposes of this surtax.

Penalty Tax on Premature Distributions.    A 10% penalty tax applies to the taxable amount of any premature distribution from a non-Qualified Contract. The penalty tax generally applies to any distribution made prior to the date you attain age 59 1/2. However, no penalty tax is incurred on distributions:

 

 

made on or after the date the Contract Owner attains age 59 1/2,

 

 

made as a result of the Contract Owner’s death or becoming totally disabled,

 

 

made in substantially equal periodic payments (as defined by the Code) over the Contract Owner’s life or life expectancy, or over the joint lives or joint life expectancies of the Contract Owner and the Beneficiary,

 

 

made under an immediate annuity, or

 

 

attributable to investment in the Contract before August 14, 1982.

You should consult a competent tax advisor to determine how these exceptions may apply to your situation.

Substantially Equal Periodic Payments.    With respect to non-Qualified Contracts using substantially equal periodic payments or immediate annuity payments as an exception to the penalty tax on premature distributions, any additional withdrawal or other material modification of the payment stream would violate the requirement that payments must be substantially equal. Failure to meet this requirement would mean that the income portion of each payment received prior to the later of 5 years or the Contract Owner’s attaining age 59 1/2 would be subject to a 10% penalty tax unless another exception to the penalty tax applied. The tax for the year of the modification is increased by the penalty tax that would have been imposed without the exception, plus interest for the years in which the exception was used. A material modification does not include permitted changes described in published IRS rulings. You should consult a competent tax advisor prior to creating or modifying a substantially equal periodic payment stream.

Tax Free Exchanges under Internal Revenue Code Section 1035.    A 1035 exchange is a tax-free exchange of a non-Qualified life insurance contract, endowment contract or annuity contract into a non-Qualified annuity contract. The contract owner(s) must be the same on the old and new contract. Basis from the old contract carries over to the new contract so long as we receive that information from the relinquishing company. If basis information is never received, we will assume that all exchanged funds represent earnings and will allocate no cost basis to them.

 

 

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Partial Exchanges.    The IRS has issued rulings that permit partial exchanges of annuity contracts. Effective for exchanges on or after October 24, 2011, where there is a surrender or distribution from either the initial annuity contract or receiving annuity contract within 180 days of the date on which the partial exchange was completed, the IRS will apply general tax rules to determine the substance and treatment of the original transfer.

If a partial exchange is retroactively negated, the amount originally transferred to the recipient contract is treated as a withdrawal from the source contract, taxable to the extent of any gain in that contract on the date of the exchange. An additional 10% tax penalty may also apply if the Contract Owner is under age 59 1/2. Your Contract may not permit partial exchanges.

Taxation of Ownership Changes.    If you transfer a non-Qualified Contract without full and adequate consideration to a person other than your spouse (or to a former spouse incident to a divorce), you will be taxed on the difference between the Contract Value and the investment in the Contract at the time of transfer. Any assignment or pledge (or agreement to assign or pledge) of the Contract Value is taxed as a withdrawal of such amount or portion and may also incur the 10% penalty tax.

Aggregation of Annuity Contracts.    The Code requires that all non-Qualified deferred annuity contracts issued by Allstate Life (or its affiliates) to the same Contract Owner during any calendar year be aggregated and treated as one annuity contract for purposes of determining the taxable amount of a distribution.

INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING

Generally, Allstate Life is required to withhold federal income tax at a rate of 10% from all non-annuitized distributions. The customer may elect out of withholding by completing and signing a withholding election form. If no election is made or no U.S. taxpayer identification number is provided we will automatically withhold the required 10% of the taxable amount. In certain states, if there is federal withholding, then state withholding is also mandatory.

Allstate Life is required to withhold federal income tax using the wage withholding rates for all annuitized distributions. The customer may elect out of withholding by completing and signing a withholding election form. If no election is made, we will automatically withhold using married with three exemptions as the default. If no U.S. taxpayer identification number is provided, we will automatically withhold using single with zero exemptions as the default. In certain states, if there is federal withholding, then state withholding is also mandatory.

Election out of withholding is valid only if the customer provides a U.S. residence address and taxpayer identification number.

Generally, Code Section 1441 provides that Allstate Life as a withholding agent must withhold 30% of the taxable

amounts paid to a non-resident alien. A non-resident alien is someone other than a U.S. citizen or resident alien. We require an original IRS Form W-8BEN at issue to certify the owners’ foreign status. Withholding may be reduced or eliminated if covered by an income tax treaty between the U.S. and the non-resident alien’s country of residence if the payee provides a U.S. taxpayer identification number on a fully completed Form W-8BEN. A U.S. taxpayer identification number is a social security number or an individual taxpayer identification number (“ITIN”). ITINs are issued by the IRS to non-resident alien individuals who are not eligible to obtain a social security number. The U.S. does not have a tax treaty with all countries nor do all tax treaties provide an exclusion or lower withholding rate for annuities.

TAX QUALIFIED CONTRACTS

The income on tax sheltered annuity (TSA) and IRA investments is tax deferred, and the income from annuities held by such plans does not receive any additional tax deferral. You should review the annuity features, including all benefits and expenses, prior to purchasing an annuity as a TSA or IRA. Tax Qualified Contracts are contracts purchased as or in connection with:

 

 

Individual Retirement Annuities (IRAs) under Code Section 408(b);

 

 

Roth IRAs under Code Section 408A;

 

 

Simplified Employee Pension (SEP IRA) under Code Section 408(k);

 

 

Savings Incentive Match Plans for Employees (SIMPLE IRA) under Code Section 408(p);

 

 

Tax Sheltered Annuities under Code Section 403(b);

 

 

Corporate and Self Employed Pension and Profit Sharing Plans under Code Section 401; and

 

 

State and Local Government and Tax-Exempt Organization Deferred Compensation Plans under Code Section 457.

Allstate Life reserves the right to limit the availability of the Contract for use with any of the retirement plans listed above or to modify the Contract to conform with tax requirements. If you use the Contract within an employer sponsored qualified retirement plan, the plan may impose different or additional conditions or limitations on withdrawals, waiver of charges, death benefits, Payout Start Dates, income payments, and other Contract features. In addition, adverse tax consequences may result if Qualified Plan limits on distributions and other conditions are not met. Please consult your Qualified Plan administrator for more information. Allstate Life no longer issues deferred annuities to employer sponsored qualified retirement plans.

The tax rules applicable to participants with tax qualified annuities vary according to the type of contract and the terms and conditions of the endorsement. Adverse tax

 

 

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consequences may result from certain transactions such as excess contributions, premature distributions, and, distributions that do not conform to specified commencement and minimum distribution rules. Allstate Life can issue an individual retirement annuity on a rollover or transfer of proceeds from a decedent’s IRA, TSA, or employer sponsored retirement plan under which the decedent’s surviving spouse is the beneficiary. Allstate Life does not offer an individual retirement annuity that can accept a transfer of funds for any other, non-spousal, beneficiary of a decedent’s IRA, TSA, or employer sponsored qualified retirement plan.

Please refer to your Endorsement for IRAs or 403(b) plans, if applicable, for additional information on your death settlement options. In the case of certain Qualified Plans, the terms of the Qualified Plan Endorsement and the plans may govern the right to benefits, regardless of the terms of the Contract.

Taxation of Withdrawals from an Individually Owned Tax Qualified Contract.    If you make a partial withdrawal under a Tax Qualified Contract other than a Roth IRA, the portion of the payment that bears the same ratio to the total payment that the investment in the Contract (i.e., nondeductible IRA contributions) bears to the Contract Value, is excluded from your income. We do not keep track of nondeductible contributions, and generally all tax reporting of distributions from Tax Qualified Contracts other than Roth IRAs will indicate that the distribution is fully taxable.

“Qualified distributions” from Roth IRAs are not included in gross income. “Qualified distributions” are any distributions made more than five taxable years after the taxable year of the first contribution to any Roth IRA and which are:

 

 

made on or after the date the Contract Owner attains age 59 1/2,

 

 

made to a beneficiary after the Contract Owner’s death,

 

 

attributable to the Contract Owner being disabled, or

 

 

made for a first time home purchase (first time home purchases are subject to a lifetime limit of $10,000).

“Nonqualified distributions” from Roth IRAs are treated as made from contributions first and are included in gross income only to the extent that distributions exceed contributions.

Required Minimum Distributions.    Generally, Tax Qualified Contracts (excluding Roth IRAs) require minimum distributions upon reaching age 70 1/2. Failure to withdraw the required minimum distribution will result in a 50% tax penalty on the shortfall not withdrawn from the Contract. Effective December 31, 2005, the IRS requires annuity contracts to include the actuarial present value of other benefits for purposes of

calculating the required minimum distribution amount. These other benefits may include accumulation, income, or death benefits. Not all income plans offered under the Contract satisfy the requirements for minimum distributions. Because these distributions are required under the Code and the method of calculation is complex, please see a competent tax advisor.

The Death Benefit and Tax Qualified Contracts.    Pursuant to the Code and IRS regulations, an IRA (e.g., traditional IRA, Roth IRA, SEP IRA and SIMPLE IRA) may not invest in life insurance contracts. However, an IRA may provide a death benefit that equals the greater of the purchase payments or the Contract Value. The Contract offers a death benefit that in certain circumstances may exceed the greater of the purchase payments or the Contract Value. We believe that the Death Benefits offered by your Contract do not constitute life insurance under these regulations.

It is also possible that certain death benefits that offer enhanced earnings could be characterized as an incidental death benefit. If the death benefit were so characterized, this could result in current taxable income to a Contract Owner. In addition, there are limitations on the amount of incidental death benefits that may be provided under Qualified Plans, such as in connection with a TSA or employer sponsored qualified retirement plan.

Allstate Life reserves the right to limit the availability of the Contract for use with any of the Qualified Plans listed above.

Penalty Tax on Premature Distributions from Tax Qualified Contracts.    A 10% penalty tax applies to the taxable amount of any premature distribution from a Tax Qualified Contract. The penalty tax generally applies to any distribution made prior to the date you attain age 59 1/2. However, no penalty tax is incurred on distributions:

 

 

made on or after the date the Contract Owner attains age 59 1/2,

 

 

made as a result of the Contract Owner’s death or total disability,

 

 

made in substantially equal periodic payments (as defined by the Code) over the Contract Owner’s life or life expectancy, or over the joint lives or joint life expectancies of the Contract Owner and the Beneficiary,

 

 

made after separation from service after age 55 (does not apply to IRAs),

 

 

made pursuant to an IRS levy,

 

 

made for certain medical expenses,

 

 

made to pay for health insurance premiums while unemployed (applies only for IRAs),

 

 

made for qualified higher education expenses (applies only for IRAs)

 

 

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made for a first time home purchase (up to a $10,000 lifetime limit and applies only for IRAs), and

 

 

from an IRA or attributable to elective deferrals under a 401(k) plan, 403(b) annuity, or certain similar arrangements made to individuals who (because of their being members of a reserve component) are ordered or called to active duty after Sept. 11, 2001, for a period of more than 179 days or for an indefinite period; and made during the period beginning on the date of the order or call to duty and ending at the close of the active duty period.

During the first 2 years of the individual’s participation in a SIMPLE IRA, distributions that are otherwise subject to the premature distribution penalty, will be subject to a 25% penalty tax.

You should consult a competent tax advisor to determine how these exceptions may apply to your situation.

Substantially Equal Periodic Payments on Tax Qualified Contracts.    With respect to Tax Qualified Contracts using substantially equal periodic payments as an exception to the penalty tax on premature distributions, any additional withdrawal or other material modification of the payment stream would violate the requirement that payments must be substantially equal. Failure to meet this requirement would mean that the income portion of each payment received prior to the later of 5 years or the taxpayer’s attaining age 59 1/2 would be subject to a 10% penalty tax unless another exception to the penalty tax applied. The tax for the year of the modification is increased by the penalty tax that would have been imposed without the exception, plus interest for the years in which the exception was used. A material modification does not include permitted changes described in published IRS rulings. You should consult a competent tax advisor prior to creating or modifying a substantially equal periodic payment stream.

Income Tax Withholding on Tax Qualified Contracts.    Generally, Allstate Life is required to withhold federal income tax at a rate of 10% from all non-annuitized distributions that are not considered “eligible rollover distributions.” The customer may elect out of withholding by completing and signing a withholding election form. If no election is made or if no U.S. taxpayer identification number is provided, we will automatically withhold the required 10% from the taxable amount. In certain states, if there is federal withholding, then state withholding is also mandatory. Allstate Life is required to withhold federal income tax at a rate of 20% on all “eligible rollover distributions” unless you elect to make a “direct rollover” of such amounts to an IRA or eligible retirement plan. Eligible rollover distributions generally include all distributions from Tax Qualified Contracts, including TSAs but excluding IRAs, with the exception of:

 

 

required minimum distributions, or,

 

a series of substantially equal periodic payments made over a period of at least 10 years, or,

 

 

a series of substantially equal periodic payments made over the life (joint lives) of the participant (and beneficiary), or,

 

 

hardship distributions.

With respect to any Contract held under a Section 457 plan or by the trustee of a Section 401 Pension or Profit Sharing Plan, we will not issue payments directly to a plan participant or beneficiary. Consequently, the obligation to comply with the withholding requirements described above will be the responsibility of the plan.

For all annuitized distributions that are not subject to the 20% withholding requirement, Allstate Life is required to withhold federal income tax using the wage withholding rates. The customer may elect out of withholding by completing and signing a withholding election form. If no election is made, we will automatically withhold using married with three exemptions as the default. If no U.S. taxpayer identification number is provided, we will automatically withhold using single with zero exemptions as the default. In certain states, if there is federal withholding, then state withholding is also mandatory.

Election out of withholding is valid only if the customer provides a U.S. residence address and taxpayer identification number.

Generally, Code Section 1441 provides that Allstate Life as a withholding agent must withhold 30% of the taxable amounts paid to a non-resident alien. A non-resident alien is someone other than a U.S. citizen or resident alien. We require an original IRS Form W-8BEN at issue to certify the owners’ foreign status. Withholding may be reduced or eliminated if covered by an income tax treaty between the U.S. and the non-resident alien’s country of residence if the payee provides a U.S. taxpayer identification number on a fully completed Form W-8BEN. A U.S. taxpayer identification number is a social security number or an individual taxpayer identification number (“ITIN”). ITINs are issued by the IRS to non-resident alien individuals who are not eligible to obtain a social security number. The U.S. does not have a tax treaty with all countries nor do all tax treaties provide an exclusion or lower withholding rate for annuities.

Charitable IRA Distributions.    Prior law provided a charitable giving incentive permitting tax-free IRA distributions for charitable purposes. As of the beginning of 2014, this provision has expired and has not been extended. It is possible that Congress will extend this provision retroactively to include some or all of 2014.

For distributions in tax years beginning after 2005 and before 2014, these rules provided an exclusion from gross income, up to $100,000 for otherwise taxable IRA distributions from a traditional or Roth IRA that are

 

 

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qualified charitable distributions. To constitute a qualified charitable distribution, the distribution must be made (1) directly by the IRA trustee to certain qualified charitable organizations and (2) on or after the date the IRA owner attains age 70 1/2. Distributions that are excluded from income under this provision are not taken into account in determining the individual’s deductions, if any, for charitable contributions.

The IRS has indicated that an IRA trustee is not responsible for determining whether a distribution to a charity is one that satisfies the requirements of the charitable giving incentive. Per IRS instructions, we report these distributions as normal IRA distributions on Form 1099-R. Individuals are responsible for reflecting the distributions as charitable IRA distributions on their personal tax returns.

Individual Retirement Annuities.    Code Section 408(b) permits eligible individuals to contribute to an individual retirement program known as an Individual Retirement Annuity (IRA). Individual Retirement Annuities are subject to limitations on the amount that can be contributed and on the time when distributions may commence. Certain distributions from other types of qualified retirement plans may be “rolled over” on a tax-deferred basis into an Individual Retirement Annuity.

Roth Individual Retirement Annuities.    Code Section 408A permits eligible individuals to make nondeductible contributions to an individual retirement program known as a Roth Individual Retirement Annuity. Roth Individual Retirement Annuities are subject to limitations on the amount that can be contributed and on the time when distributions may commence.

A traditional Individual Retirement Account or Annuity may be converted or “rolled over” to a Roth Individual Retirement Annuity. For distributions after 2007, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 allows distributions from qualified retirement plans including tax sheltered annuities and governmental Section 457 plans to be rolled over directly into a Roth IRA, subject to the usual rules that apply to conversions from a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. The income portion of a conversion or rollover distribution is taxable currently, but is exempted from the 10% penalty tax on premature distributions. Prior to January 1, 2010, income and filing status limitations applied to rollovers from non-Roth accounts to a Roth IRA. Effective January 1, 2005, the IRS requires conversions of annuity contracts to include the actuarial present value of other benefits for purposes of valuing the taxable amount of the conversion.

Annuities Held By Individual Retirement Accounts (commonly known as Custodial IRAs).    Code Section 408 permits a custodian or trustee of an Individual Retirement Account to purchase an annuity as an investment of the Individual Retirement Account. If an annuity is purchased inside of an Individual Retirement Account, then the Annuitant must be the same person as the beneficial owner of the Individual Retirement Account.

If you have a contract issued as an IRA under Code Section 408(b) and request to change the ownership to an IRA custodian permitted under Section 408, we will treat a request to change ownership from an individual to a custodian as an indirect rollover. We will send a Form 1099R to report the distribution and the custodian should issue a Form 5498 for the contract value contribution.

Generally, the death benefit of an annuity held in an Individual Retirement Account must be paid upon the death of the Annuitant. However, in most states, the Contract permits the custodian or trustee of the Individual Retirement Account to continue the Contract in the accumulation phase, with the Annuitant’s surviving spouse as the new Annuitant, if the following conditions are met:

 

1) The custodian or trustee of the Individual Retirement Account is the owner of the annuity and has the right to the death proceeds otherwise payable under the Contract;

 

2) The deceased Annuitant was the beneficial owner of the Individual Retirement Account;

 

3) We receive a complete request for settlement for the death of the Annuitant; and

 

4) The custodian or trustee of the Individual Retirement Account provides us with a signed certification of the following:

(a) The Annuitant’s surviving spouse is the sole beneficiary of the Individual Retirement Account;

(b) The Annuitant’s surviving spouse has elected to continue the Individual Retirement Account as his or her own Individual Retirement Account; and

(c) The custodian or trustee of the Individual Retirement Account has continued the Individual Retirement Account pursuant to the surviving spouse’s election.

Simplified Employee Pension IRA (SEP IRA).    Code Section 408(k) allows eligible employers to establish simplified employee pension plans for their employees using individual retirement annuities. These employers may, within specified limits, make deductible contributions on behalf of the employees to the individual retirement annuities. Employers intending to use the Contract in connection with such plans should seek competent tax advice.

Savings Incentive Match Plans for Employees (SIMPLE IRA).    Code Section 408(p) allows eligible employers with 100 or fewer employees to establish SIMPLE retirement plans for their employees using individual retirement annuities. In general, a SIMPLE IRA consists of a salary deferral program for eligible employees and matching or nonelective contributions made by employers. Employers intending to purchase the Contract as a SIMPLE IRA should seek competent tax and legal advice. SIMPLE IRA plans must include

 

 

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the provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2007 (EGTRRA) to avoid adverse tax consequences. If your current SIMPLE IRA plan uses IRS Model Form 5304-SIMPLE with a revision date of March 2012 or later, then your plan is up to date. If your plan has a revision date prior to March 2012, please consult with your tax or legal advisor to determine the action you need to take in order to comply with this requirement.

To determine if you are eligible to contribute to any of the above listed IRAs (traditional, Roth, SEP, or SIMPLE), please refer to IRS Publication 590 and your competent tax advisor.

Tax Sheltered Annuities.    Code Section 403(b) provides tax-deferred retirement savings plans for employees of certain non-profit and educational organizations. Under Section 403(b), any contract used for a 403(b) plan must provide that distributions attributable to salary reduction contributions made after 12/31/88, and all earnings on salary reduction contributions, may be made only on or after the date the employee:

 

 

attains age 59 1/2,

 

 

severs employment,

 

 

dies,

 

 

becomes disabled, or

 

 

incurs a hardship (earnings on salary reduction contributions may not be distributed on account of hardship).

These limitations do not apply to withdrawals where Allstate Life is directed to transfer some or all of the Contract Value to another 403(b) plan. Generally, we do not accept funds in 403(b) contracts that are subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

Caution: Under IRS regulations we can accept contributions, transfers and rollovers only if we have entered into an information-sharing agreement, or its functional equivalent, with the applicable employer or its plan administrator. Unless your contract is grandfathered from certain provisions in these regulations, we will only process certain transactions (e.g, transfers, withdrawals, hardship distributions and, if applicable, loans) with employer approval. This means that if you request one of these transactions we will not consider your request to be in good order, and will not therefore process the transaction, until we receive the employer’s approval in written or electronic form.

Corporate and Self-Employed Pension and Profit Sharing Plans.

Section 401(a) of the Code permits corporate employers to establish various types of tax favored retirement plans

for employees. Self-employed individuals may establish tax favored retirement plans for themselves and their employees (commonly referred to as “H.R.10” or “Keogh”). Such retirement plans may permit the purchase of annuity contracts. Allstate Life no longer issues annuity contracts to employer sponsored qualified retirement plans.

There are two owner types for contracts intended to qualify under Section 401(a): a qualified plan fiduciary or an annuitant owner.

 

 

A qualified plan fiduciary exists when a qualified plan trust that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code is the owner. The qualified plan trust must have its own tax identification number and a named trustee acting as a fiduciary on behalf of the plan. The annuitant should be the person for whose benefit the contract was purchased.

 

 

An annuitant owner exists when the tax identification number of the owner and annuitant are the same, or the annuity contract is not owned by a qualified plan trust. The annuitant should be the person for whose benefit the contract was purchased.

If a qualified plan fiduciary is the owner of the contract, the qualified plan must be the beneficiary so that death benefits from the annuity are distributed in accordance with the terms of the qualified plan. Annuitant owned contracts require that the beneficiary be the annuitant’s spouse (if applicable), which is consistent with the required IRS language for qualified plans under Section 401(a). A completed Annuitant Owned Qualified Plan Designation of Beneficiary form is required in order to change the beneficiary of an annuitant owned Qualified Plan contract.

State and Local Government and Tax-Exempt Organization Deferred Compensation Plans.    Section 457 of the Code permits employees of state and local governments and tax-exempt organizations to defer a portion of their compensation without paying current taxes. The employees must be participants in an eligible deferred compensation plan. In eligible governmental plans, all assets and income must be held in a trust/ custodial account/annuity contract for the exclusive benefit of the participants and their beneficiaries. To the extent the Contracts are used in connection with a non-governmental eligible plan, employees are considered general creditors of the employer and the employer as owner of the Contract has the sole right to the proceeds of the Contract. Under eligible 457 plans, contributions made for the benefit of the employees will not be includible in the employees’ gross income until distributed from the plan. Allstate Life no longer issues annuity contracts to 457 plans.

 

 

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Allstate Life’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, is incorporated herein by reference, which means that it is legally a part of this prospectus.

All other reports filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act since the Form 10-K Annual Report, including filings made on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K, and all documents or reports we file with the SEC under the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and before we terminate the offering of the securities under this prospectus are also incorporated herein by reference, which means that they are legally a part of this prospectus.

Statements in this prospectus, or in documents that we file later with the SEC and that legally become a part of this prospectus, may change or supersede statements in other documents that are legally part of this prospectus. Accordingly, only the statement that is changed or replaced will legally be a part of this prospectus.

 

Annual Reports and Other Documents

 

 

We file our Exchange Act documents and reports, including our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, electronically on the SEC’s “EDGAR” system using the identifying number CIK No. 0000352736. The SEC maintains a Web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC. The address of the site is http://www.sec.gov. You also can view these materials at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street NE, Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549-2001. For more information on the operations of SEC’s Public Reference Room, call 1-202-551-8090.

If you have received a copy of this prospectus, and would like a free copy of any document incorporated herein by reference (other than exhibits not specifically incorporated by reference into the text of such documents), please write or call us at P.O. Box 758565, Topeka, KS 66675-8565 or 1-800-457-7617.

 

 

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Statement of Additional Information

Table of Contents

 

 

 

Additions, Deletions, or Substitutions of Investments

   2

The Contracts

   2

Calculation of Accumulation Unit Values

   5

Calculation of Variable Income Payments

   6

 

General Matters

   7

Experts

   8

Financial Statements

   8

Appendix A

    
 

THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE. WE DO NOT AUTHORIZE ANYONE TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE OFFERING DESCRIBED IN THIS PROSPECTUS OTHER THAN AS CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS.

 

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Appendix A

Allstate Advisor Contract Comparison Chart

 

 

Feature   Advisor   Advisor Plus  

Advisor Preferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-year Withdrawal

Charge Option

 

3-year Withdrawal

Charge Option

 

No Withdrawal

Charge Option

Credit Enhancement   None   up to 5% depending on issue age and amount of purchase payments   None   None   None

Mortality and Expense

Risk Charge

(Base Contract)

  1.10%   1.40%   1.40%   1.50%   1.60%

Withdrawal Charge

(% of purchase payment)

  7/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 4/ 3/ 2   8.5/ 8.5/ 8.5/ 7.5/ 6.5/ 5.5/ 4/2.5   7/ 6/ 5/ 4/ 3   7/ 6/ 5   None

Withdrawal Charge

Waivers

  Confinement, Terminal Illness, Unemployment   Confinement, Terminal Illness, Unemployment   Confinement, Terminal Illness, Unemployment   Confinement, Terminal Illness, Unemployment   N/A

The Fixed Account Options available depend on the type of Contract you have purchased and the state in which your Contract was issued. The following tables summarize the availability of the Fixed Account Options in general. Please check with your representative for specific details for your state.

 

DCA Fixed Account Option

 

  Advisor   Advisor Plus  

Advisor Preferred

 

 

 

 

 

5-Year Withdrawal
Charge Option

 

3-Year Withdrawal
Charge Option

 

No Withdrawal

Charge Option

Transfer Periods   3 to 6-month   3 to 6-month   3 to 6-month   3 to 6-month   N/A
  7 to 12-month   7 to 12-month   7 to 12-month   7 to 12-month   N/A

 

Standard Fixed Account Option (some options not available in all states)

 

  Advisor   AdvisorPlus  

Advisor Preferred

 

 

 

 

 

5-Year Withdrawal
Charge Option

 

3-Year Withdrawal
Charge Option

 

No Withdrawal
Charge Option

Guarantee Periods   1-year   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
  3-year*   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
  5-year*   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
  7-year*   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A

* Available only in states in which the MVA Fixed Account Option is not offered.

 

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MVA Fixed Account Option (not available in all states)**

 

  Advisor   Advisor Plus  

Advisor Preferred

 

 

 

 

 

5-Year Withdrawal
Charge Option

 

3-Year Withdrawal
Charge Option

 

No Withdrawal
Charge Option

Guarantee Periods   3-year   3-year   3-year   3-year   3-year
  5-year   5-year   5-year   5-year   5-year
  7-year   7-year   7-year   7-year   7-year
  10-year   10-year   10-year   10-year   10-year

** Not available in states in which the 3-, 5-, or 7-year Standard Fixed Account Options are offered.

 

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Appendix B

Market Value Adjustment

 

 

The Market Value Adjustment is based on the following:

 

I   =   the Treasury Rate for a maturity equal to the term length of the Guarantee Period Account for the week preceding the establishment of the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account;
J   =   the Treasury Rate for a maturity equal to the term length of the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account for the week preceding the date amounts are transferred or withdrawn from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the date we determine the Death Proceeds, or the Payout Start Date, as the case may be (“Market Value Adjustment Date”).
N   =   the number of whole and partial years from the Market Value Adjustment Date to the expiration of the term length of the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account.

Treasury Rate means the U.S. Treasury Note Constant Maturity yield as reported in Federal Reserve Board Statistical Release H.15. If such yields cease to be available in Federal Reserve Board Statistical Release H.15, then we will use an alternate source for such information in our discretion.

The Market Value Adjustment factor is determined from the following formula:

.9 × [I-(J + .0025)] × N

The denominator of the MVA formula includes a factor, currently equal to 0.0025 or 25 basis points. The factor is an adjustment that is applied when an MVA is assessed (regardless of whether the MVA is positive or negative) and, relative to when no factor is applied, will reduce the amount being surrendered or transferred from the MVA Fixed Guarantee Period Account.

To determine the Market Value Adjustment, we will multiply the Market Value Adjustment factor by the amount transferred, withdrawn, paid as Death Proceeds, or applied to an Income Plan from a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account at any time other than during the 30 day period after such Guarantee Period Account expires. NOTE: These examples assume that premium taxes are not applicable.

 

Examples Of Market Value Adjustment
Purchase Payment:   $10,000 allocated to a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account
Guarantee Period:   5 years
Interest Rate:   4.50%
Full Withdrawal:   End of Contract Year 3
Contract:   Allstate Advisor*

 

Example 1: (Assumes Declining Interest Rates)
Step 1:   Calculate Contract Value at End of Contract Year 3:   =   $10,000.00 × (1.045)3 = $11,411.66
Step 2:   Calculate the Free Withdrawal Amount:   =   .15 × $10,000 = $1500
Step 3:   Calculate the Withdrawal Charge:   =   .06 × ($10,000 – $1,500) = $510
Step 4:   Calculate the Market Value Adjustment:   I   =   4.50%
    J   =   4.20%
        730 DAYS  
    N   =     = 2
        365 DAYS  
    Market Value Adjustment Factor: .9 × [I – (J + .0025)] × N
    =   .9 × [.045 - (.042 + .0025)] × 2 = .0009
   

Market Value Adjustment = Market Value Adjustment Factor × Amount

Subject To Market Value Adjustment

    =   .0009 × $11,411.66 = $10.27
Step 5:   Calculate the amount received by Contract owner as a result of full withdrawal at the end of Contract Year 3:   =   $11,411.66 - $510 + $10.27 = $10,911.93

 

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Example 2: (Assumes Rising Interest Rates)
Step 1:   Calculate Contract Value at End of Contract Year 3:   =   $10,000.00 × (1.045)3 = $11,411.66
Step 2:   Calculate the Free Withdrawal Amount:   =   .15 × $10,000 = $1500
Step 3:   Calculate the Withdrawal Charge:   =   .06 × ($10,000 – $1,500) = $510
Step 4:   Calculate the Market Value Adjustment:   I   =   4.50%
    J   =   4.80%
        730 DAYS  
    N   =     = 2
        365 DAYS  
    Market Value Adjustment Factor: .9 × [I – (J + .0025)] × N
    =   .9 × [(.045 - (.048 + .0025)] × (2) = –.0099
   

Market Value Adjustment = Market Value Adjustment Factor × Amount

Subject To Market Value Adjustment:

    =   –.0099 × $11,411.66 = –($112.98)
Step 5:   Calculate the amount received by Contract owner as a result of full withdrawal at the end of Contract Year 3:   =   $11,411.66 - $510 – $112.98 = $10,788.68

 

* These examples assume the election of the Allstate Advisor Contract for the purpose of illustrating the Market Value Adjustment calculation. The amounts would be different under Allstate Advisor Plus and Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts, which have different expenses and withdrawal charges.

 

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Appendix C

Example of Calculation of Income Protection Benefit

 

 

Appendix C illustrates how we calculate the amount guaranteed under the Income Protection Benefit Option. Please remember that you are looking at an example only. Please also remember that the Income Protection Benefit Option may only be added to Income Plans 1 and/or 2, and only to those Income Plans for which you have selected variable income payments.

To illustrate the calculation of the amount guaranteed under the Income Protection Benefit Option, we assume the following:

 

Adjusted age of Annuitant on the Payout Start Date:   65
Sex of Annuitant:   male
Income Plan selected:   1
Payment frequency:   monthly
Amount applied to variable income payments under the Income Plan:   $100,000.00

The example assumes that the withdrawal charge period has expired for all purchase payments. In accordance with the terms of the Contract, the following additional assumptions apply:

 

Assumed investment rate:   3%
Guaranteed minimum variable income payment:   85% of the initial variable amount income value

Step 1 – Calculation of the initial variable amount income value:

Using the assumptions stated above, the initial monthly income payment is $5.49 per $1,000 applied to variable income payments under Income Plan 1. Therefore, the initial variable amount income value = $100,000 × $5.49/1000 = $549.00.

Step 2 – Calculation of the amount guaranteed under the Income Protection Benefit Option:

guaranteed minimum variable income payment = 85% × initial variable amount income value = 85% × $549.00 = $466.65.

Step 3 – Illustration of the effect of the minimum payment guarantee under the Income Protection Benefit Option:

If in any month your variable income payments would fall below the amount guaranteed under the Income Protection Benefit Option, your payment for that month will equal the guaranteed minimum variable income payment. For example, you would receive $466.65 even if the amount of your monthly income payment would have been less than that as a result of declining investment experience. On the other hand, if your monthly income payment is greater than the minimum guaranteed $466.65, you would receive the greater amount.

 

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Appendix D

Withdrawal Adjustment Example – Income Benefits*

 

 

Issue Date: January 1, 2003

Initial Purchase Payment: $50,000 (For Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts, assume a $2,000 Credit Enhancement would apply assuming issue age 85 or younger (a $1,000 Credit Enhancement would apply assuming issue age 86-90))

 

                          Income Benefit Amount  
                                5%
Roll-Up Value**
 
Date  

Type of

Occurrence

 

Beginning

Contract

Value

   

Transaction

Amount

   

Contract

Value After

Occurrence

   

Maximum

Anniversary

Value

   

Advisor
and

Preferred

    Plus  
1/1/04   Contract Anniversary   $ 55,000        _      $ 55,000      $ 55,000      $ 52,500      $ 54,600   
7/1/04   Partial Withdrawal   $ 60,000      $ 15,000      $ 45,000      $ 41,250      $ 40,176      $ 41,859   

The following shows how we compute the adjusted income benefits in the example above. Please note that the withdrawal adjustment reduces the Maximum Anniversary Value by the same proportion as the withdrawal reduces the Contract Value. The withdrawal adjustment reduces the 5% Roll-Up Value part dollar-for-dollar and part proportionally.

 

            Advisor and Preferred      Plus  

Maximum Anniversary Value Income Benefit

                      
Partial Withdrawal Amount    (a)      $15,000         $15,000   
Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (b)      $60,000         $60,000   
Value of Income Benefit Amount Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (c)      $55,000         $55,000   
Withdrawal Adjustment    [(a)/(b)]*(c)      $13,750         $13,750   
Adjusted Income Benefit           $41,250         $41,250   

5 % Roll-Up Value Income Benefit**

                      
Total Partial Withdrawal Amount    (a)    $ 15,000       $ 15,000   

STEP I – Dollar For Dollar Portion

                      
Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (b)    $ 60,000       $ 60,000   
Value of Income Benefit Amount Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal (assumes 181 days worth of interest on $52,500 and $54,600, respectively)    (c)      $53,786         $55,937   
Partial Withdrawal Amount (Corridor = 5% of Roll-Up Value on 1/1/04)    (d)      $2,625         $2,730   
Dollar for Dollar Withdrawal Adjustment (discounted for a half year’s worth of interest)    (e)=(d) * 1.05^ -0.5      $2,562         $2,664   
Contract Value After Step 1    (b’)=(b) - (d)      $57,375         $57,270   
Adjusted Income Benefit After Step 1    (c’)=(c) - (e)      $51,224         $53,273   

STEP 2 – Proportional Portion

                      
Partial Withdrawal Amount    (a’)=(a) - (d)      $12,375         $12,270   
Proportional Adjustment    (a’)/(b’)*(c’)      $11,048         $11,414   
Contract Value After Step 2    (b’) - (a’)      $45,000         $45,000   
Adjusted Income Benefit After Step 2           $40,176         $41,859   

 

* For purpose of illustrating the withdrawal adjustment calculation, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values and Maximum Anniversary Value for all Contracts, net of applicable fees and charges. Actual income benefit amounts will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract and the Credit Enhancement available under the Allstate Advisor Plus Contract. Please remember that you are looking at an example and that your investment performance may be greater or lower than the figures shown.

 

** In certain states, the Roll-Up Value Income Benefit accumulates interest on a daily basis at a rate equivalent to 3% per year rather than 5%. If calculations assumed an interest rate of 3% per year, the adjusted income benefit would be lower.

 

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Appendix E Withdrawal Adjustment Example – Death Benefits*

 

 

Issue Date: January 1, 2005

Initial Purchase Payment: $50,000 (For Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts, assume a $2,000 Credit Enhancement would apply assuming issue age 85 or younger (a $1,000 Credit Enhancement would apply assuming issue age 86-90))

 

                          Death Benefit Amount  
                          Purchase
Payment Value
          Enhanced
Beneficiary Value**
 
Date  

Type of

Occurrence

 

Beginning

Contract

Value

   

Transaction

Amount

   

Contract

Value After

Occurrence

   

Advisor and

Preferred

    Plus    

Maximum

Anniversary

Value

   

Advisor and

Preferred

    Plus  
1/1/06   Contract Anniversary   $ 55,000        _      $ 55,000      $ 50,000      $ 52,000      $ 55,000      $ 52,500      $ 54,600   
7/1/06   Partial Withdrawal   $ 60,000      $ 15,000      $ 45,000      $ 37,500      $ 39,000      $ 41,250      $ 40,339      $ 41,953   

The following shows how we compute the adjusted death benefits in the example above. Please note that the withdrawal reduces the Purchase Payment Value, the Maximum Anniversary Value, and the Enhanced Beneficiary Value by the same proportion as the withdrawal reduces the Contract Value.

 

         Advisor and Preferred    Plus

Purchase Payment Value Death Benefit

             
Partial Withdrawal Amount    (a)   $15,000    $15,000
Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (b)   $60,000    $60,000
Value of Death Benefit Amount Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (c)   $50,000    $52,000
Withdrawal Adjustment    [(a)/(b)]*(c)   $12,500    $13,000
Adjusted Death Benefit        $37,500    $39,000

MAV Death Benefit

             
Partial Withdrawal Amount    (a)   $15,000    $15,000
Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (b)   $60,000    $60,000
Value of Death Benefit Amount Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (c)   $55,000    $55,000
Withdrawal Adjustment    [(a)/(b)]*(c)   $13,750    $13,750
Adjusted Death Benefit        $41,250    $41,250

Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit**

             
Partial Withdrawal Amount    (a)   $15,000    $15,000
Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (b)   $60,000    $60,000
Value of Death Benefit Amount Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal (assumes 181 days worth of interest on $52,500 and $54,600, respectively)    (c)   $53,786    $55,937
Withdrawal Adjustment    [(a)/(b)]*(c)   $13,446    $13,984
Adjusted Death Benefit        $40,339    $41,953

 

* For purpose of illustrating the withdrawal adjustment calculation, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values and Maximum Anniversary Value for all Contracts, net of applicable fees and charges. Actual death benefit amounts will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract and the Credit Enhancement available under the Allstate Advisor Plus Contract. Please remember that you are looking at an example and that your investment performance may be greater or lower than the figures shown.

 

** Calculations for the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit assume that interest accumulates on a daily basis at a rate equivalent to 5% per year. In certain states, the Benefit provides for interest that accumulates at a rate of 3% per year. If calculations assumed an interest rate of 3% per year, the adjusted death benefit would be lower.

 

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Appendix F

Calculation of Earnings Protection Death Benefit*

 

 

The following are examples of the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option. For illustrative purposes, the examples assume Earnings in each case. Please remember that you are looking at examples and that your investment performance may be greater or lower than the figures shown.

Example 1: Elected When Contract Was Issued Without Any Subsequent Additions or Withdrawals

In this example, assume that the oldest Contract Owner is age 55 on the Rider Application Date and elects the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option when the Contract is issued. The Contract Owner makes an initial purchase payment of $100,000. After four years, the Contract Owner dies. On the date Allstate Life receives a Complete Request for Settlement, the Contract Value is $125,000. Prior to his death, the Contract Owner did not make any additional purchase payments or take any withdrawals.

 

Excess of Earnings Withdrawals    =    $0
Purchase Payments in the 12 months prior to death    =    $0
In-Force Premium    =   

$100,000

($100,000+ $0-$0)

In-Force Earnings    =   

$25,000

($125,000-$100,000)

Earnings Protection Death Benefit**    =    40% * $25,000 = $10,000

Since In-Force Earnings are less than 100% of the In-Force Premium (excluding purchase payments and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts in the 12 months prior to death), the In-Force Earnings are used to compute the Earnings Protection Death Benefit amount.

 

* For purposes of illustrating the calculation of Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values for all Contracts, net of applicable fees and charges. Actual death benefit amounts will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract and the Credit Enhancement available under the Allstate Advisor Plus Contract.

 

** If the oldest Contract Owner or Annuitant had been over age 70, and both were age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit would be 25% of the In-Force Earnings ($6,250.00).

Example 2: Elected When Contract Was Issued With Subsequent Withdrawals

In this example, assume the same facts as above, except that the Contract Owner has taken a withdrawal of $10,000 during the second year of the Contract. Immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Contract Value is $105,000. Here, $5,000 of the withdrawal is in excess of the In-Force Earnings at the time of the withdrawal. The Contract Value on the date Allstate Life receives a Complete Request for Settlement will be assumed to be $114,000.

 

Excess of Earnings Withdrawals    =   

$5,000

($10,000-$5,000)

Purchase Payments in the 12 months prior to death    =    $0
In-Force Premium    =   

$95,000

($100,000+$0-$5,000)

In-Force Earnings    =   

$19,000

($114,000-$95,000)

Earnings Protection Death Benefit**    =    40%*$19,000=$7,600

Since In-Force Earnings are less than 100% of the In-Force Premium (excluding purchase payments and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts in the 12 months prior to death), the In-Force Earnings are used to compute the Earnings Protection Death Benefit amount.

 

* For purposes of illustrating the calculation of Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values for all Contracts, net of applicable fees and charges. Actual death benefit amounts will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract and the Credit Enhancement available under the Allstate Advisor Plus Contract.

 

** If the oldest Contract Owner or Annuitant had been over age 70, and both were age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit would be 25% of the In-Force Earnings ($4,750.00).

Example 3: Elected After Contract Was Issued With Subsequent Additions and Withdrawals

This example is intended to illustrate the effect of adding the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option after the Contract has been issued and the effect of later purchase payments. In this example, assume that the oldest Contract Owner is age 72 on the Rider Application Date. At the time the Contract is issued, the Contract Owner makes a purchase payment of $100,000. After two years pass, the Contract Owner elects to add the Earnings Protection Death

 

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Benefit Option. On the date this Rider is added, the Contract Value is $110,000. Two years later, the Contract Owner withdraws $50,000. Immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Contract Value is $130,000. Another two years later, the Contract Owner makes an additional purchase payment of $40,000. Immediately after the additional purchase payment, the Contract Value is $130,000. Two years later, the Contract Owner dies with a Contract Value of $140,000 on the date Allstate Life receives a Complete Request for Settlement.

 

Excess of Earnings Withdrawals    =   

$30,000

($50,000-$20,000)

Purchase Payments in the 12 months prior to death    =    $0
In-Force Premium    =   

$120,000

($110,000+$40,000-$30,000)

In-Force Earnings    =   

$20,000

($140,000-$120,000)

Earnings Protection Death Benefit**    =    25%*$20,000=$5,000

In this example, In-Force Premium is equal to the Contract Value on Rider Application Date plus the additional purchase payment and minus the Excess-of-Earnings Withdrawal.

Since In-Force Earnings are less than 50% of the In-Force Premium (excluding purchase payments and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts in the 12 months prior to death ), the In-Force Earnings are used to compute the Earnings Protection Death Benefit amount.

 

* For purposes of illustrating the calculation of Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values for all Contracts, net of applicable fees and charges. Actual death benefit amounts will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract and the Credit Enhancement available under the Allstate Advisor Plus Contract.

 

** If the oldest Contract Owner or Annuitant had been age 70 or younger on the Rider Application Date, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit would be 40% of the In-Force Earnings ($8,000.00) and Credit Enhancement for Allstate Advisor Plus Contract.

Example 4: Spousal Continuation

This example is intended to illustrate the effect of a surviving spouse electing to continue the Contract upon the death of the Contract Owner on a Contract with the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option. In this example, assume that the oldest Contract Owner is age 60 at the time the Contract is purchased (with the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option and MAV Death Benefit Option) with a $100,000 purchase payment. Five years later the Contract Owner dies and the surviving spouse elects to continue the Contract. The Contract Value and Maximum Anniversary Value at this time are $150,000 and $160,000, respectively.

 

Excess of Earnings Withdrawals    =    $0
Purchase Payments in the 12 months prior to death    =    $0
In-Force Premium    =   

$100,000

($100,000+$0-$0)

In-Force Earnings    =   

$50,000

($150,000-$100,000)

Earnings Protection Death Benefit**    =    40%*$50,000=$20,000
Contract Value    =    $150,000
Death Benefit    =    $160,000
Earnings Protection Death Benefit    =    $20,000
Continuing Contract Value    =   

$180,000

($160,000+$20,000)

Since In-Force Earnings are less than 100% of the In-Force Premium (excluding purchase payments and Credit Enhancements for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts in the 12 months prior to death), the In-Force Earnings are used to compute the Earnings Protection Death Benefit amount.

Assume the surviving spouse is age 72 when the Contract is continued. At this time, the surviving spouse has the option to continue the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option at an additional mortality and expense risk charge of 0.40% and with an In-Force Premium amount equal to the Contract Value and the Rider Date reset to the date the Contract is continued. If this selection is made, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit will be equal to the lesser of 25% of the In-Force Earnings and 50% of In-Force Premium. Otherwise, the surviving spouse may elect to terminate the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option at the time of continuation.

 

* For purposes of illustrating the calculation of Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values and Maximum Anniversary Values for all Contracts, net of applicable fees and charges. Actual death benefit amounts will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract and the Credit Enhancement available under the Allstate Advisor Plus Contract.

 

** If the oldest Contract Owner or Annuitant had been over age 70, and both were age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit would be 25% of the In-Force Earnings ($12,500.00).

 

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Appendix G

Withdrawal Adjustment Example – TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit*

 

 

Issue Date: January 2, 2005

Initial Purchase Payment: $50,000 (For Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts, assume a $2,000 Credit Enhancement would apply assuming issue age 85 or younger (a $1,000 Credit Enhancement would apply assuming issue age 86-90))

Initial Benefit Base: $50,000 for Allstate Advisor and Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts, $52,000 for Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts (assuming issue age 85 or younger)

 

                      Benefit Base
                      Purchase
Payment Value
Date   Type of

Occurrence

  Beginning
Contract

Value

   

 

Transaction

Amount

  

  

  Contract
Value After

Occurrence

  Advisor and

Preferred

  Plus
1/2/06   Contract Anniversary   $55,000     _          $55,000   $50,000   $52,000
7/2/06   Partial Withdrawal   $60,000     $15,000      $45,000   $37,500   $39,000

The following shows how we compute the adjusted Benefit Bases in the example above. Please note that the withdrawal reduces the Benefit Base by the same proportion as the withdrawal reduces the Contract Value.

 

          Advisor and

Preferred

   Plus

Benefit Base

              
Partial Withdrawal Amount    (a)    $15,000    $15,000
Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (b)    $60,000    $60,000
Value of Benefit Base Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (c)    $50,000    $52,000
Withdrawal Adjustment    [(a)/(b)]*(c)    $12,500    $13,000
Adjusted Benefit Base         $37,500    $39,000

 

* For purpose of illustrating the withdrawal adjustment calculation, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values, net of applicable fees and charges for all Contracts. Actual Contract Values will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract and the Credit Enhancement available under the Allstate Advisor Plus Contract. Please remember that you are looking at an example and that your investment performance may be greater or lower than the figures shown.

 

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Appendix H – SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option Calculation Examples

 

 

Example 1: Assume you purchase an Allstate Advisor contract with a $100,000 initial purchase payment and add the SureIncome Option at issue.

Your Benefit Base is $100,000, which is your initial purchase payment of $100,000.

Your Benefit Payment is $8,000, which is 8% of your initial purchase payment.

Your Benefit Payment Remaining for this Benefit Year is $8,000, which is equal to your Benefit Payment at the beginning of this Benefit Year.

Example 2: Assume Example 1 is continued and an additional purchase payment of $40,000 is made in the first Benefit Year.

The Benefit Base is increased to $140,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment is increased to $11,200, which is your prior Benefit Payment ($8,000) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is increased to $11,200, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your additional purchase payment ($8,000) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

Example 3: Assume Example 1 is continued and a withdrawal of $8,000 is made during the first Benefit Year.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $92,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($8,000).

The Benefit Payment is unchanged and remains $8,000.

The Benefit Payment Remaining in the first Benefit Year is $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($8,000) less your withdrawal ($8,000).

Example 4: Assume example 1 is continued and a withdrawal of $25,000 is made during the first Benefit Year. Assume the Contract Value prior to the withdrawal was $130,000. Because the $25,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining, the Benefit Base and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($130,000 – $25,000) and ($100,000 – $25,000) = $75,000.

The Benefit Payment remains $8,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($8,000) and (8% × ($130,000 – $25,000)) = $8,000

There is no Benefit Payment Remaining because the withdrawal has reduced it to $0.

Example 5: Assume example 3 is continued and an additional withdrawal of $5,000 is taken in the same year (the first Benefit Year). Assume the Contract Value prior to the additional withdrawal was $60,000. Because the $5,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining ($0), the Benefit Base and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $55,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($60,000 – $5,000) and ($92,000 – $5,000) = $55,000.

The Benefit Payment is reduced to $4,400, determined by the following formula: the lesser of ($8,000) and ((8% × ($60,000 – $5,000)) = $4,400.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is unchanged at $0.

Example 6: Assume example 5 is continued and an additional Purchase Payment of 40,000 is made in the same year (the first Benefit Year).

The Benefit Base is increased to $95,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($55,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment is increased to $7,600, which is your prior Benefit Payment ($4,400) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

 

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The Benefit Payment Remaining is increased to $3,200, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your additional purchase payment ($0) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

Example 7: Assume example 6 is continued and an additional withdrawal of $3,200 is taken in the same year (the first Benefit Year).

The Benefit Base is reduced to $91,800, which is your prior Benefit Base ($95,000) less your withdrawal ($3,200).

The Benefit Payment is unchanged and remains $7,600.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is reduced to $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($3,200) less your withdrawal ($3,200).

 

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Appendix I – SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option Calculation Examples

 

 

Example 1: Assume you purchase an Allstate Advisor contract with a $100,000 initial purchase payment and add the SureIncome Plus Option at issue.

Your Benefit Base is $100,000, which is your initial purchase payment of $100,000.

Your SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is $100,000, which is your initial purchase payment of $100,000.

Your Benefit Payment is $8,000, which is 8% of your initial purchase payment.

Your Benefit Payment Remaining for this Benefit Year is $8,000, which is equal to your Benefit Payment at the beginning of this Benefit Year.

Example 2: Assume Example 1 is continued and an additional purchase payment of $40,000 is made in the first Benefit Year.

The Benefit Base is increased to $140,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is increased to $140,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($100,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment is increased to $11,200, which is your prior Benefit Payment ($8,000) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is increased to $11,200, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your additional purchase payment ($8,000) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

Example 3: Assume Example 1 is continued and a withdrawal of $8,000 is made during the first Benefit Year.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $92,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($8,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $92,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($8,000).

The Benefit Payment is unchanged and remains $8,000.

The Benefit Payment Remaining in the first Benefit Year is $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($8,000) less your withdrawal ($8,000).

Example 4: Assume Example 1 is continued and a withdrawal of $25,000 is made during the first Benefit Year. Assume the Contract Value prior to the withdrawal was $130,000. Because the $25,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining, the Benefit Base, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($130,000 – $25,000) and ($100,000 – $25,000) = $75,000.

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($130,000 – $25,000) and ($100,000 – $25,000) = $75,000.

The Benefit Payment remains $8,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($8,000) and (8% × ($130,000 – $25,000)) = $8,000

There is no Benefit Payment Remaining because the withdrawal has reduced it to $0.

Example 5: Assume Example 3 is continued and an additional withdrawal of $5,000 is taken in the same year (the first Benefit Year). Assume the Contract Value prior to the additional withdrawal was $60,000. Because the $5,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining ($0), the Benefit Base and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $55,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($60,000 – $5,000) and ($92,000 – $5,000) = $55,000.

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $55,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($60,000 – $5,000) and ($92,000 – $5,000) = $55,000.

 

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The Benefit Payment is reduced to $4,400, determined by the following formula: the lesser of ($8,000) and ((8% × ($60,000 – $5,000)) = $4,400.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is unchanged at $0.

Example 6: Assume Example 5 is continued and an additional Purchase Payment of 40,000 is made in the same year (the first Benefit Year).

The Benefit Base is increased to $95,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($55,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is increased to $95,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($55,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment is increased to $7,600, which is your prior Benefit Payment ($4,400) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is increased to $3,200, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your additional purchase payment ($0) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

Example 7: Assume Example 6 is continued and an additional withdrawal of $3,200 is taken in the same year (the first Benefit Year).

The Benefit Base is reduced to $91,800, which is your prior Benefit Base ($95,000) less your withdrawal ($3,200).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $91,800, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($95,000) less your withdrawal ($3,200).

The Benefit Payment is unchanged, because the amount withdrawn does not exceed the Benefit Payment Remaining, and remains $7,600.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is reduced to $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($3,200) less your withdrawal ($3,200).

Example 8: Assume Example 1 is continued and on the first Contract Anniversary the Contract Value prior to deduction of annual fees is $160,000.

The SureIncome Plus Option Fee is $650, which is 0.65% × the Benefit Base ($100,000) prior to updating the Benefit Base based on the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary.

The final Contract Value is $159,350, which the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary after deduction of annual fees (assume SureIncome Plus Option Fee is the only annual fee applicable).

The Benefit Base is increased to $159,350, which is the greater of your current Benefit Base ($100,000) and the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($159,350).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit remains $100,000.

The Benefit Payment is increased to $12,748, which is the greater of your current Benefit Payment ($8,000) and 8% × the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($159,350).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is updated to $12,748, which is the Benefit Payment on the Contract Anniversary.

Example 9: Assume Example 8 is continued, no withdrawals or purchase payments are applied during the second Contract Year and on the second Contract Anniversary the Contract Value prior to deduction of annual fees is $60,000.

The SureIncome Plus Option Fee is $1,035.78, which is 0.65% × the Benefit Base ($159,350) prior to updating the Benefit Base based on the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary.

The final Contract Value is $58,964.22, which the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary after deduction of annual fees (assume SureIncome Plus Option Fee is the only annual fee applicable).

The Benefit Base remains $159,350, which is the greater of your current Benefit Base ($159,350) and the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($58,964.22).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit remains $100,000.

The Benefit Payment is remains $12,748, which is the greater of your current Benefit Payment $12,748 and 8% × the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($58,964.22).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is updated to $12,748, which is the Benefit Payment on the Contract Anniversary.

 

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Appendix J – SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option Calculation Examples

 

 

Example 1: Assume you purchase an Allstate Advisor contract with $100,000 initial purchase payment, are attained age 55 at issue, and add the SureIncome For Life Option at issue (you are the SureIncome Covered Life).

Your Benefit Base is $100,000, which is your initial purchase payment of $100,000.

Your SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is $100,000, which is your initial purchase payment of $100,000.

Your Benefit Payment is $4,000, which is 4% of your initial purchase payment.

Your Benefit Payment Remaining for this Benefit Year is $4,000, which is equal to your Benefit Payment at the beginning of this Benefit Year.

Note: The Benefit Payment remains $4,000 until you turn age 60 (as long as the Contract Value on any of the prior Contract Anniversaries have not caused any of the guarantees under the Option to be updated). At that point, if no withdrawals have been taken, your Benefit Payment & Benefit Payment Remaining are updated to 5% × current Benefit Base ($5,000 = 5% × $100,000, assuming your Benefit Base is still $100,000).

Example 2: Assume Example 1 is continued and an additional purchase payment of $40,000 is made in the first Benefit Year.

The Benefit Base is increased to $140,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is increased to $140,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($100,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment is increased to $5,600, which is your prior Benefit Payment ($4,000) plus 4% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is increased to $5,600, which is your prior Benefit Payment Remaining ($4,000) plus 4% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

Note: The Benefit Payment remains $5,600 until you turn age 60 (for the purposes of this example it is assumed the maximum anniversary value on any of the prior Contract Anniversaries has not increased the Benefit Payment). At that point, if no withdrawals have been taken, your Benefit Payment & Benefit Payment Remaining are updated to 5% × current Benefit Base ($7,000 = 5% × $140,000, assuming your Benefit Base is still $140,000).

Example 3a: Assume Example 1 is continued and the first withdrawal, equal to $4,000, is made during the first Benefit Year.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $96,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($4,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $96,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($4,000).

The Benefit Payment is unchanged and remains $4,000.

The Benefit Payment Remaining in the first Benefit Year is $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($4,000) less your withdrawal ($4,000).

Note: The Withdrawal Benefit Factor is locked at 4% because the age at first withdrawal is age 55.

Example 3b: Assume Example 1 is continued and the first withdrawal, equal to $5,000, is made during the sixth Benefit Year and you have attained age 60 (assume the Contract Values have not increased any SureIncome For Life Option guarantees on any prior Contract Anniversaries).

The Benefit Base is reduced to $95,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($5,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $95,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($5,000).

Because the first withdrawal occurs at attained age 60, the Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining prior to the withdrawal are updated to 5% × current Benefit Base (5% × $100,000 = $5,000).

The Benefit Payment remains $5,000 after withdrawal.

 

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The Benefit Payment Remaining in the first Benefit Year is $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($5,000) less your withdrawal ($5,000).

Note: The Withdrawal Benefit Factor is locked at 5% because the age at first withdrawal is age 60.

Example 3c: Assume Example 1 is continued and the first withdrawal, equal to $6,000, is made during the sixteenth Benefit Year and you have attained age 70 (assume the Contract Values have not increased any SureIncome For Life Option guarantees on any prior Contract Anniversaries).

The Benefit Base is reduced to $94,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($6,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $94,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($6,000).

Because the first withdrawal occurs at attained age 70, the Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining prior to the withdrawal are updated to 6% × current Benefit Base (6% × $100,000 = $6,000).

The Benefit Payment remains $6,000 after withdrawal.

The Benefit Payment Remaining in the first Benefit Year is $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($6,000) less your withdrawal ($6,000).

Note: The Withdrawal Benefit Factor is locked at 6% because the age at first withdrawal is age 70.

Example 4a: Assume Example 1 is continued and a withdrawal of $25,000 is made during the first Benefit Year. Assume the Contract Value prior to the withdrawal was $130,000. Because the $25,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining, the Benefit Base, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($130,000 – $25,000) and ($100,000 – $25,000) = $75,000.

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($130,000 – $25,000) and ($100,000 – $25,000) = $75,000.

The Benefit Payment is reduced to $3,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($4,000) and (4% × $75,000) = $3,000.

There is no Benefit Payment Remaining because the withdrawal has reduced it to $0.

Note: The Withdrawal Benefit Factor is locked at 4% because the age at first withdrawal is age 55.

Example 4b: Assume Example 1 is continued and a withdrawal of $25,000 is made during the sixth Benefit Year (assume the Contract Values have not increased any SureIncome For Life Option guarantees on any prior Contract Anniversaries). Assume the Contract Value prior to the withdrawal was $130,000. Because the $25,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining, the Benefit Base, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($130,000 – $25,000) and ($100,000 – $25,000) = $75,000.

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($130,000 – $25,000) and ($100,000 – $25,000) = $75,000.

Because the first withdrawal occurs at attained age 60, the Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining prior to the withdrawal are updated to 5% × current Benefit Base prior to the withdrawal (5% × $100,000 = $5,000).

The Benefit Payment is reduced to $3,750, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($5,000) and (5% × $75,000) = $3,750.

There is no Benefit Payment Remaining because the withdrawal has reduced it to $0.

Note: The Withdrawal Benefit Factor is locked at 5% because the age at first withdrawal is age 60.

Example 5: Assume Example 3a is continued and an additional withdrawal of $5,000 is taken in the same year (the first Benefit Year). Assume the Contract Value prior to the additional withdrawal was $60,000. Because the $5,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining ($0), the Benefit Base and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

 

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The Benefit Base is reduced to $55,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($60,000 – $5,000) and ($96,000 – $5,000) = $55,000.

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $55,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($60,000 – $5,000) and ($96,000 – $5,000) = $55,000.

The Benefit Payment is reduced to $2,200, determined by the following formula: the lesser of ($4,000) and (4% × $55,000) = $2,200.

Example 6: Assume Example 5 is continued and an additional Purchase Payment of 40,000 is made in the same year (the first Benefit Year).

The Benefit Base is increased to $95,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($55,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is increased to $95,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($55,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment is increased to $3,800, which is your prior Benefit Payment ($2,200) plus 4% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is increased to $1,600, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your additional purchase payment ($0) plus 4% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

Example 7: Assume Example 6 is continued and an additional withdrawal of $1,600 is taken in the same year (the first Benefit Year).

The Benefit Base is reduced to $93,400, which is your prior Benefit Base ($95,000) less your withdrawal ($1,600).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $93,400, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($95,000) less your withdrawal ($1,600).

The Benefit Payment is unchanged and remains $3,800.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is reduced to $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($1,600) less your withdrawal ($1,600).

Example 8: Assume Example 1 is continued and on the first Contract Anniversary the Contract Value prior to deduction of annual fees is $160,000.

The SureIncome For Life Option Fee is $650, which is 0.65% × the Benefit Base ($100,000) prior to updating the Benefit Base based on the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary.

The final Contract Value is $159,350, which the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary after deduction of annual fees (assume SureIncome For Life Option Fee is the only annual fee applicable).

The Benefit Base is increased to $159,350, which is the greater of your current Benefit Base ($100,000) and the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($159,350).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit remains $100,000.

The Benefit Payment is increased to $6,374, which is the greater of your current Benefit Payment ($4,000) and 4% of the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($159,350).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is updated to $6,374, which is the Benefit Payment on the Contract Anniversary.

Note: The Benefit Payment remains $6,374 until you turn age 60 (as long as the Contract Values on any of the prior Contract Anniversaries have not caused any of the guarantees under the Option to be updated). At that point, if no withdrawals have been taken, your Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining are updated to 5% × current Benefit Base ($7,967.50 = 5% × $159,350, assuming your Benefit Base is still $159,350).

Example 9: Assume Example 8 is continued, no withdrawals or purchase payments are applied during the second Contract Year and on the second Contract Anniversary the Contract Value prior to deduction of annual fees is $60,000.

The SureIncome For Life Option Fee is $1,035.78, which is 0.65% × the Benefit Base ($159,350) prior to updating for the Benefit Base based on the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary.

The final Contract Value is $58,964.22, which the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary after deduction of annual fees (assume SureIncome For Life Option Fee is the only annual fee applicable).

 

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The Benefit Base is remains $159,350, which is the greater of your current Benefit Base ($159,350) and the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($58,964.22).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit remains $100,000.

The Benefit Payment is remains $6,374, which is the greater of your current Benefit Payment $6,374 and 4% × the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($58,964.22).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is updated to $6,374, which is the Benefit Payment on the Contract Anniversary.

 

110          PROSPECTUS


Appendix K – Accumulation Unit Values

 

 

Appendix K presents the Accumulation Unit Values and number of Accumulation Units outstanding for each Variable Sub-Account since the Variable Sub-Accounts were first offered under the Contracts. This Appendix includes Accumulation Unit Values representing the highest and lowest available combinations of Contract charges that affect Accumulation Unit Values for each Contract. The Statement of Additional Information, which is available upon request without charge, contains the Accumulation Unit Values for all other available combinations of Contract charges that affect Accumulation Unit Values for each Contract. Please contact us at 1-800-457-7617 to obtain a copy of the Statement of Additional Information.

The Allstate Advisor, Allstate Advisor Plus, Allstate Advisor Preferred with No Withdrawal Charge Option, Allstate Advisor Preferred with the 3 year Withdrawal Charge Option and Allstate Advisor Preferred with the 5 year Withdrawal Charge Option Contracts were first offered on October 14, 2002.

The Allstate Advisor, Allstate Advisor Plus and Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts were first offered with the MAV Death Benefit Option at 0.15% or the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option at 0.15%, with the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, with the MAV Death Benefit Option at 0.15% and the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option at 0.15%, with the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the MAV Death Benefit Option at 0.15% and the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option at 0.15%, with the MAV Death Benefit Option at 0.15% and with the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, with the MAV Death Benefit Option at 0.15%, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option at 0.15%, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, with the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option at 0.15% and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option on October 14, 2002.

The Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the MAV Death Benefit Option at 0.20%, and the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option at 0.30%, Contracts with the MAV Death Benefit Option at 0.20%, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option at 0.30%, Contracts with the MAV Death Benefit Option at 0.20% and the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option at 0.15%, Contracts with the MAV Death Benefit Option at 0.20% and the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option at 0.30%, the MAV Death Benefit Option at 0.20% was first offered on May 1, 2003.

All of the Variable Sub-Accounts shown below were first offered under the Contracts on October 14, 2002, except for the Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account and UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Accounts which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2003, the Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account and UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Accounts, which were first offered under the Contracts on December 31, 2003, and the FTVIP Franklin Income Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government – Class 2 Sub-Account, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund – Series II Sub-Account, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund – Series II Sub-Account, UIF Growth, Class I Sub-Account and UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account, and Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund – Series I Sub-Account and Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund – Series II Sub-Accounts, which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2004 and the FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series Fund – Fundamental Equity Portfolio, Lord Abbett Series Fund – Bond-Debenture Portfolio, Lord Abbett Series Fund – Growth and Income Portfolio, Lord Abbett Series Fund – Growth Opportunities Portfolio, Lord Abbett Series Fund – Mid Cap Stock Portfolio and Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA – Service Shares Sub-Account which were first offered with the Contracts on October 1, 2004, and the Fidelity VIP Contrafund – Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom Income – Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Growth Stock – Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Index 500 – Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Mid Cap – Service Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account and UIF U.S. Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account, which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2006 and the Putnam VT Equity Income Fund – Class IB Sub-Account which was first offered under the Contracts on February 13, 2009.

 

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The names of the following Sub-Accounts changed since December 31, 2013. The names shown in the tables of Accumulation Units correspond to the name of the Sub-Account as of December 31, 2013:

 

Sub-Account Name as of December 31, 2013

(as appears in the following tables of Accumulation Unit Values)

  Sub-Account Name on/about May 1, 2014
FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund – Class 2   FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income VIP Fund – Class 2
FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund – Class 2   FTVIP Franklin Income VIP Fund – Class 2
FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2   FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth VIP Fund – Class 2
FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2   FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth VIP Fund – Class 2
FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Fund – Class 2   FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Securities VIP Fund – Class 2
FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund – Class 2   FTVIP Templeton Global Bond VIP Fund – Class 2
FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund – Class 2   FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value VIP Fund – Class 2
FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – Class 2   FTVIP Franklin Mutual Global Discovery VIP Fund – Class 2
FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund – Class 2   FTVIP Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Fund – Class 2
FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund – Class 2   FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets VIP Fund – Class 2
FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund – Class 2   FTVIP Templeton Foreign VIP Fund – Class 2

ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.291        516,451   
      2007        $10.291        $11.915        1,004,070   
      2008        $11.915        $6.740        1,144,313   
      2009        $6.740        $9.013        1,143,620   
      2010        $9.013        $10.403        1,050,401   
      2011        $10.403        $9.983        874,253   
      2012        $9.983        $11.444        648,028   
      2013        $11.444        $14.793        527,579   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.483        24,455   
      2007        $10.483        $11.218        70,102   
      2008        $11.218        $8.287        116,207   
      2009        $8.287        $10.139        172,093   
      2010        $10.139        $11.264        170,536   
      2011        $11.264        $11.072        131,106   
      2012        $11.072        $12.194        110,259   
      2013        $12.194        $13.625        91,532   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.513        54,334   
      2007        $10.513        $11.411        128,871   
      2008        $11.411        $7.569        140,536   
      2009        $7.569        $9.604        203,822   
      2010        $9.604        $10.839        150,160   
      2011        $10.839        $10.566        128,800   
      2012        $10.566        $11.793        123,788   
      2013        $11.793        $13.461        99,189   

 

112          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.522        14,031   
      2007        $10.522        $11.536        28,063   
      2008        $11.536        $7.040        56,210   
      2009        $7.040        $9.116        73,240   
      2010        $9.116        $10.429        69,082   
      2011        $10.429        $10.003        62,089   
      2012        $10.003        $11.373        55,492   
      2013        $11.373        $13.629        44,016   

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.373        16,899   
      2007        $10.373        $10.845        48,727   
      2008        $10.845        $9.559        65,357   
      2009        $9.559        $10.817        76,108   
      2010        $10.817        $11.452        69,850   
      2011        $11.452        $11.461        86,305   
      2012        $11.461        $12.021        66,655   
      2013        $12.021        $12.484        53,068   

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.766        19,226   
      2007        $9.766        $11.790        53,608   
      2008        $11.790        $6.427        72,235   
      2009        $6.427        $9.163        57,801   
      2010        $9.163        $10.833        24,653   
      2011        $10.833        $10.741        18,803   
      2012        $10.741        $12.530        17,930   
      2013        $12.530        $16.649        16,126   

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.846        45,567   
      2007        $10.846        $11.260        270,300   
      2008        $11.260        $6.985        264,109   
      2009        $6.985        $8.708        239,770   
      2010        $8.708        $9.861        226,853   
      2011        $9.861        $9.908        200,172   
      2012        $9.908        $11.309        170,918   
      2013        $11.309        $14.725        161,365   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.899        102,347   
      2007        $9.899        $11.269        251,766   
      2008        $11.269        $6.718        256,868   
      2009        $6.718        $9.267        223,401   
      2010        $9.267        $11.761        211,845   
      2011        $11.761        $10.350        191,071   
      2012        $10.350        $11.704        148,870   
      2013        $11.704        $15.697        123,963   

 

113          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.475        $14.713        1,237,251   
      2005        $14.713        $15.034        1,509,644   
      2006        $15.034        $17.328        1,376,859   
      2007        $17.328        $16.469        1,236,047   
      2008        $16.469        $10.543        1,065,952   
      2009        $10.543        $13.170        897,010   
      2010        $13.170        $15.169        740,255   
      2011        $15.169        $15.334        542,396   
      2012        $15.334        $16.987        437,455   
      2013        $16.987        $21.732        356,957   

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.263        550,454   
      2005        $11.263        $11.297        2,186,987   
      2006        $11.297        $13.185        3,300,784   
      2007        $13.185        $13.503        4,027,508   
      2008        $13.503        $9.376        3,310,458   
      2009        $9.376        $12.550        2,996,804   
      2010        $12.550        $13.958        2,737,443   
      2011        $13.958        $14.107        2,234,019   
      2012        $14.107        $15.686        1,754,353   
      2013        $15.686        $17.642        1,356,581   

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.533        43,535   
      2005        $10.533        $10.508        812,179   
      2006        $10.508        $11.503        1,735,490   
      2007        $11.503        $12.061        2,114,492   
      2008        $12.061        $7.795        1,887,340   
      2009        $7.795        $9.982        1,654,042   
      2010        $9.982        $10.995        1,464,453   
      2011        $10.995        $10.690        1,207,012   
      2012        $10.690        $11.857        994,473   
      2013        $11.857        $15.056        695,772   

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $14.653        $17.899        454,938   
      2005        $17.899        $19.217        704,731   
      2006        $19.217        $22.191        787,501   
      2007        $22.191        $21.382        728,134   
      2008        $21.382        $14.137        614,342   
      2009        $14.137        $18.024        529,315   
      2010        $18.024        $22.813        447,006   
      2011        $22.813        $21.672        369,453   
      2012        $21.672        $25.326        292,858   
      2013        $25.326        $34.058        235,873   

 

114          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $15.641        $17.211        21,824   
      2005        $17.211        $17.803        21,130   
      2006        $17.803        $19.101        20,318   
      2007        $19.101        $20.973        17,140   
      2008        $20.973        $11.904        19,245   
      2009        $11.904        $16.871        13,500   
      2010        $16.871        $21.254        9,873   
      2011        $21.254        $19.967        6,280   
      2012        $19.967        $21.848        5,663   
      2013        $21.848        $29.794        5,154   

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.274        268,158   
      2005        $10.274        $10.385        454,107   
      2006        $10.385        $10.664        553,564   
      2007        $10.664        $11.221        643,995   
      2008        $11.221        $11.917        756,472   
      2009        $11.917        $12.127        776,465   
      2010        $12.127        $12.603        739,426   
      2011        $12.603        $13.147        550,596   
      2012        $13.147        $13.222        582,158   
      2013        $13.222        $12.760        418,493   

FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $11.041        179,990   
      2007        $11.041        $12.189        443,786   
      2008        $12.189        $8.608        486,057   
      2009        $8.608        $10.478        507,819   
      2010        $10.478        $11.580        464,348   
      2011        $11.580        $11.093        389,053   
      2012        $11.093        $12.412        308,781   
      2013        $12.412        $15.635        245,015   

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.765        $14.192        1,161,162   
      2005        $14.192        $15.488        1,757,967   
      2006        $15.488        $18.099        2,186,968   
      2007        $18.099        $18.486        2,266,150   
      2008        $18.486        $11.476        1,861,389   
      2009        $11.476        $14.279        1,641,649   
      2010        $14.279        $15.673        1,423,936   
      2011        $15.673        $15.310        1,136,095   
      2012        $15.310        $17.264        884,199   
      2013        $17.264        $21.858        649,685   

 

115          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $16.979        $20.902        127,960   
      2005        $20.902        $26.292        215,039   
      2006        $26.292        $33.244        254,473   
      2007        $33.244        $42.259        259,442   
      2008        $42.259        $19.728        230,730   
      2009        $19.728        $33.609        208,582   
      2010        $33.609        $39.010        179,807   
      2011        $39.010        $32.402        159,099   
      2012        $32.402        $36.192        121,276   
      2013        $36.192        $35.396        93,905   

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.683        $16.009        352,761   
      2005        $16.009        $17.410        841,251   
      2006        $17.410        $20.872        1,384,661   
      2007        $20.872        $23.785        1,600,147   
      2008        $23.785        $13.998        1,393,105   
      2009        $13.998        $18.936        1,204,940   
      2010        $18.936        $20.263        1,066,709   
      2011        $20.263        $17.875        932,183   
      2012        $17.875        $20.861        739,375   
      2013        $20.861        $25.322        549,516   

FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.969        $14.688        28,702   
      2005        $14.688        $14.052        29,443   
      2006        $14.052        $15.643        24,121   
      2007        $15.643        $17.139        24,104   
      2008        $17.139        $17.968        21,379   
      2009        $17.968        $21.050        15,757   
      2010        $21.050        $23.781        11,849   
      2011        $23.781        $23.270        11,424   
      2012        $23.270        $26.430        9,900   
      2013        $26.430        $26.514        7,848   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.811        $12.448        253,189   
      2005        $12.448        $13.227        318,205   
      2006        $13.227        $13.399        325,314   
      2007        $13.399        $15.427        267,235   
      2008        $15.427        $7.749        254,421   
      2009        $7.749        $12.669        208,247   
      2010        $12.669        $14.953        170,568   
      2011        $14.953        $13.817        126,429   
      2012        $13.817        $15.466        99,902   
      2013        $15.466        $21.342        67,665   

 

116          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series I
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.330        226,309   
      2005        $11.330        $12.560        209,221   
      2006        $12.560        $14.965        194,883   
      2007        $14.965        $15.930        208,857   
      2008        $15.930        $9.232        177,447   
      2009        $9.232        $12.685        155,724   
      2010        $12.685        $15.307        120,227   
      2011        $15.307        $15.249        86,378   
      2012        $15.249        $17.657        71,594   
      2013        $17.657        $23.402        55,658   

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.323        123,762   
      2005        $11.323        $12.535        227,659   
      2006        $12.535        $14.926        352,246   
      2007        $14.926        $15.873        433,653   
      2008        $15.873        $9.178        417,880   
      2009        $9.178        $12.607        336,485   
      2010        $12.607        $15.205        289,237   
      2011        $15.205        $15.134        235,235   
      2012        $15.134        $17.489        177,479   
      2013        $17.489        $23.121        139,779   

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.366        214,722   
      2005        $11.366        $11.681        1,023,815   
      2006        $11.681        $13.381        1,184,603   
      2007        $13.381        $12.900        1,155,302   
      2008        $12.900        $8.175        1,015,402   
      2009        $8.175        $10.362        818,910   
      2010        $10.362        $11.833        742,883   
      2011        $11.833        $11.435        627,494   
      2012        $11.435        $13.423        474,576   
      2013        $13.423        $17.974        363,631   

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.989        202,603   
      2005        $10.989        $11.648        888,555   
      2006        $11.648        $12.945        950,381   
      2007        $12.945        $13.206        1,069,714   
      2008        $13.206        $10.079        932,139   
      2009        $10.079        $12.187        817,049   
      2010        $12.187        $13.477        722,518   
      2011        $13.477        $13.130        556,735   
      2012        $13.130        $14.566        384,707   
      2013        $14.566        $17.956        298,901   

 

117          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $13.437        $15.137        755,669   
      2005        $15.137        $16.394        1,052,880   
      2006        $16.394        $18.769        1,148,378   
      2007        $18.769        $18.993        1,130,145   
      2008        $18.993        $12.709        959,755   
      2009        $12.709        $15.569        840,508   
      2010        $15.569        $17.242        750,580   
      2011        $17.242        $16.636        555,942   
      2012        $16.636        $18.776        443,855   
      2013        $18.776        $24.793        328,304   

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.153        148,068   
      2005        $11.153        $12.233        145,429   
      2006        $12.233        $12.670        126,259   
      2007        $12.670        $14.706        101,130   
      2008        $14.706        $7.718        83,765   
      2009        $7.718        $11.913        73,374   
      2010        $11.913        $14.966        55,789   
      2011        $14.966        $13.391        45,054   
      2012        $13.391        $14.754        31,910   
      2013        $14.754        $19.895        23,696   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Bond-Debenture Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.370        81,198   
      2005        $10.370        $10.371        533,540   
      2006        $10.371        $11.192        959,024   
      2007        $11.192        $11.731        1,203,223   
      2008        $11.731        $9.549        982,893   
      2009        $9.549        $12.660        854,149   
      2010        $12.660        $14.035        819,038   
      2011        $14.035        $14.462        733,952   
      2012        $14.462        $16.064        619,129   
      2013        $16.064        $17.153        491,297   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Fundamental Equity Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.920        15,276   
      2005        $10.920        $11.529        148,760   
      2006        $11.529        $13.047        258,059   
      2007        $13.047        $13.743        281,424   
      2008        $13.743        $9.676        252,224   
      2009        $9.676        $12.033        221,340   
      2010        $12.033        $14.137        205,010   
      2011        $14.137        $13.329        170,638   
      2012        $13.329        $14.549        114,983   
      2013        $14.549        $19.496        76,267   

 

118          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth and Income Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.904        142,509   
      2005        $10.904        $11.114        674,689   
      2006        $11.114        $12.866        977,874   
      2007        $12.866        $13.135        1,131,948   
      2008        $13.135        $8.243        923,149   
      2009        $8.243        $9.675        791,390   
      2010        $9.675        $11.213        683,057   
      2011        $11.213        $10.395        545,222   
      2012        $10.395        $11.501        405,565   
      2013        $11.501        $15.429        280,068   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth Opportunities Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.153        16,581   
      2005        $11.153        $11.518        103,190   
      2006        $11.518        $12.268        307,914   
      2007        $12.268        $14.685        401,093   
      2008        $14.685        $8.952        360,805   
      2009        $8.952        $12.861        300,712   
      2010        $12.861        $15.606        253,522   
      2011        $15.606        $13.857        226,260   
      2012        $13.857        $15.607        183,891   
      2013        $15.607        $21.118        126,785   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Mid-Cap Stock Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.136        136,025   
      2005        $11.136        $11.896        867,902   
      2006        $11.896        $13.179        1,058,446   
      2007        $13.179        $13.084        1,096,947   
      2008        $13.084        $7.832        921,170   
      2009        $7.832        $9.789        759,217   
      2010        $9.789        $12.120        630,406   
      2011        $12.120        $11.484        529,614   
      2012        $11.484        $12.984        391,271   
      2013        $12.984        $16.703        282,870   

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.323        $12.968        723,531   
      2005        $12.968        $13.424        1,303,079   
      2006        $13.424        $14.269        1,418,096   
      2007        $14.269        $16.036        1,252,093   
      2008        $16.036        $8.601        1,194,919   
      2009        $8.601        $12.239        987,395   
      2010        $12.239        $13.186        862,275   
      2011        $13.186        $12.837        679,504   
      2012        $12.837        $14.421        521,280   
      2013        $14.421        $18.424        369,160   

 

119          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Balanced Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $13.176        $14.280        562,275   
      2005        $14.280        $14.614        694,753   
      2006        $14.614        $15.992        687,270   
      2007        $15.992        $16.335        626,947   
      2008        $16.335        $9.092        534,080   
      2009        $9.092        $10.913        442,615   
      2010        $10.913        $12.138        390,066   
      2011        $12.138        $12.027        307,892   
      2012        $12.027        $13.309        234,858   
      2013        $13.309        $14.823        165,039   

Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.118        16,015   
      2005        $10.118        $10.221        198,046   
      2006        $10.221        $10.587        1,022,486   
      2007        $10.587        $10.877        1,758,893   
      2008        $10.877        $6.541        1,767,178   
      2009        $6.541        $7.041        1,796,199   
      2010        $7.041        $7.734        1,714,650   
      2011        $7.734        $8.240        1,408,093   
      2012        $8.240        $8.961        1,313,811   
      2013        $8.961        $8.812        1,091,278   

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.468        $14.698        230,665   
      2005        $14.698        $16.248        310,149   
      2006        $16.248        $16.472        334,836   
      2007        $16.472        $17.240        269,795   
      2008        $17.240        $8.643        234,531   
      2009        $8.643        $11.284        198,239   
      2010        $11.284        $14.163        162,327   
      2011        $14.163        $14.098        135,036   
      2012        $14.098        $16.165        109,341   
      2013        $16.165        $21.641        82,802   

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.323        $16.808        384,682   
      2005        $16.808        $18.924        533,061   
      2006        $18.924        $21.924        560,411   
      2007        $21.924        $22.956        551,050   
      2008        $22.956        $13.521        457,046   
      2009        $13.521        $18.599        380,350   
      2010        $18.599        $21.242        329,854   
      2011        $21.242        $19.180        254,911   
      2012        $19.180        $22.899        197,803   
      2013        $22.899        $28.704        147,313   

 

120          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.213        $13.072        1,265,037   
      2005        $13.072        $13.224        2,210,765   
      2006        $13.224        $13.998        2,542,348   
      2007        $13.998        $15.136        2,521,268   
      2008        $15.136        $12.777        2,111,548   
      2009        $12.777        $14.933        1,944,138   
      2010        $14.933        $16.918        1,731,144   
      2011        $16.918        $16.809        1,313,374   
      2012        $16.809        $18.773        1,176,172   
      2013        $18.773        $18.463        929,169   

Oppenheimer High Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $13.039        $13.995        512,385   
      2005        $13.995        $14.092        642,887   
      2006        $14.092        $15.194        651,221   
      2007        $15.194        $14.926        646,720   
      2008        $14.926        $3.157        1,119,834   
      2009        $3.157        $3.925        1,062,342   
      2010        $3.925        $4.434        976,989   
      2011        $4.434        $4.265        769,121   
      2012        $4.265        $4.751        0   

Oppenheimer Main Street Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.713        $13.696        752,941   
      2005        $13.696        $14.296        1,271,750   
      2006        $14.296        $16.195        1,689,212   
      2007        $16.195        $16.649        1,682,353   
      2008        $16.649        $10.086        1,583,489   
      2009        $10.086        $12.743        1,388,113   
      2010        $12.743        $14.569        1,200,629   
      2011        $14.569        $14.337        964,024   
      2012        $14.337        $16.502        773,448   
      2013        $16.502        $21.410        540,715   

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Main Street Small- & Mid-Cap Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.755        $17.358        294,993   
      2005        $17.358        $18.799        490,871   
      2006        $18.799        $21.278        570,415   
      2007        $21.278        $20.709        531,717   
      2008        $20.709        $12.673        481,521   
      2009        $12.673        $17.124        406,889   
      2010        $17.124        $20.800        330,552   
      2011        $20.800        $20.043        267,644   
      2012        $20.043        $23.280        214,043   
      2013        $23.280        $32.314        152,828   

 

121          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Equity Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2009        $10.000        $13.066        632,085   
      2010        $13.066        $14.524        560,259   
      2011        $14.524        $14.612        462,154   
      2012        $14.612        $17.208        364,903   
      2013        $17.208        $22.492        253,771   

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.158        $12.986        698,080   
      2005        $12.986        $13.332        897,148   
      2006        $13.332        $14.729        1,002,203   
      2007        $14.729        $14.677        940,566   
      2008        $14.677        $8.588        845,676   
      2009        $8.588        $10.649        741,293   
      2010        $10.649        $11.650        644,659   
      2011        $11.650        $11.819        541,284   
      2012        $11.819        $13.128        423,435   
      2013        $13.128        $15.304        319,733   

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.510        $13.473        100,508   
      2005        $13.473        $14.227        225,972   
      2006        $14.227        $15.850        289,761   
      2007        $15.850        $16.104        302,756   
      2008        $16.104        $10.599        251,413   
      2009        $10.599        $14.146        218,816   
      2010        $14.146        $16.015        196,452   
      2011        $16.015        $15.743        167,473   
      2012        $15.743        $17.745        114,159   
      2013        $17.745        $20.931        79,702   

Putnam VT Global Health Care Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.373        $12.026        143,322   
      2005        $12.026        $13.438        121,045   
      2006        $13.438        $13.636        106,651   
      2007        $13.636        $13.378        90,746   
      2008        $13.378        $10.951        75,485   
      2009        $10.951        $13.620        67,222   
      2010        $13.620        $13.776        58,814   
      2011        $13.776        $13.439        29,823   
      2012        $13.439        $16.219        20,033   
      2013        $16.219        $22.680        16,415   

Putnam VT Global Utilities Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $14.145        $16.978        84,872   
      2005        $16.978        $18.197        74,344   
      2006        $18.197        $22.819        58,275   
      2007        $22.819        $27.015        46,926   
      2008        $27.015        $18.535        34,349   
      2009        $18.535        $19.642        25,751   
      2010        $19.642        $19.744        23,665   
      2011        $19.744        $18.437        18,838   
      2012        $18.437        $19.115        14,482   
      2013        $19.115        $21.476        8,910   

 

122          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.589        $14.904        872,350   
      2005        $14.904        $15.482        894,861   
      2006        $15.482        $17.714        859,159   
      2007        $17.714        $16.428        786,066   
      2008        $16.428        $9.941        664,580   
      2009        $9.941        $12.738        561,812   
      2010        $12.738        $14.382        436,918   
      2011        $14.382        $13.538        351,941   
      2012        $13.538        $15.920        273,204   
      2013        $15.920        $21.321        213,340   

Putnam VT High Yield Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.428        $14.652        421,723   
      2005        $14.652        $14.911        615,143   
      2006        $14.911        $16.269        729,961   
      2007        $16.269        $16.506        684,787   
      2008        $16.506        $12.046        602,387   
      2009        $12.046        $17.858        499,764   
      2010        $17.858        $20.102        445,814   
      2011        $20.102        $20.192        327,955   
      2012        $20.192        $23.122        268,664   
      2013        $23.122        $24.616        220,014   

Putnam VT Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $10.507        $10.832        887,522   
      2005        $10.832        $10.945        1,526,481   
      2006        $10.945        $11.292        2,193,099   
      2007        $11.292        $11.728        2,340,081   
      2008        $11.728        $8.807        1,903,327   
      2009        $8.807        $12.749        1,506,639   
      2010        $12.749        $13.827        1,430,101   
      2011        $13.827        $14.332        1,130,191   
      2012        $14.332        $15.666        940,877   
      2013        $15.666        $15.753        769,453   

Putnam VT International Equity Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.465        $15.444        250,483   
      2005        $15.444        $17.105        336,711   
      2006        $17.105        $21.566        486,115   
      2007        $21.566        $23.067        661,099   
      2008        $23.067        $12.762        606,992   
      2009        $12.762        $15.700        541,864   
      2010        $15.700        $17.051        457,663   
      2011        $17.051        $13.981        398,204   
      2012        $13.981        $16.825        320,815   
      2013        $16.825        $21.270        245,353   

 

123          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Investors Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.072        $14.535        111,067   
      2005        $14.535        $15.611        170,882   
      2006        $15.611        $17.558        226,431   
      2007        $17.558        $16.435        231,530   
      2008        $16.435        $9.807        198,173   
      2009        $9.807        $12.664        169,347   
      2010        $12.664        $14.241        139,439   
      2011        $14.241        $14.064        114,800   
      2012        $14.064        $16.218        93,230   
      2013        $16.218        $21.632        75,447   

Putnam VT Money Market Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $9.914        $9.851        611,958   
      2005        $9.851        $9.970        1,639,066   
      2006        $9.970        $10.274        3,059,102   
      2007        $10.274        $10.626        2,741,531   
      2008        $10.626        $10.759        2,353,459   
      2009        $10.759        $10.642        2,823,769   
      2010        $10.642        $10.509        2,415,868   
      2011        $10.509        $10.374        2,154,262   
      2012        $10.374        $10.241        1,888,785   
      2013        $10.241        $10.110        1,393,745   

Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.580        $14.787        110,548   
      2005        $14.787        $16.056        99,940   
      2006        $16.056        $17.206        86,751   
      2007        $17.206        $17.958        73,981   
      2008        $17.958        $10.858        54,204   
      2009        $10.858        $14.162        45,582   
      2010        $14.162        $16.714        113,469   
      2011        $16.714        $15.660        95,228   
      2012        $15.660        $18.048        75,518   
      2013        $18.048        $24.307        62,064   

Putnam VT New Value Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $14.664        $16.708        251,024   
      2005        $16.708        $17.465        540,431   
      2006        $17.465        $20.001        692,321   
      2007        $20.001        $18.777        765,754   
      2008        $18.777        $10.239        738,975   
      2009        $10.239        $9.644        0   

Putnam VT Research Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.177        $13.990        84,821   
      2005        $13.990        $14.502        82,817   
      2006        $14.502        $15.935        78,283   
      2007        $15.935        $15.817        64,794   
      2008        $15.817        $9.594        55,482   
      2009        $9.594        $12.614        53,463   
      2010        $12.614        $14.490        41,019   
      2011        $14.490        $14.054        34,062   
      2012        $14.054        $16.358        22,282   
      2013        $16.358        $21.534        18,153   

 

124          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Vista Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.646        $15.976        138,680   
      2005        $15.976        $17.687        165,471   
      2006        $17.687        $18.411        161,338   
      2007        $18.411        $18.865        145,788   
      2008        $18.865        $10.140        122,422   
      2009        $10.140        $13.887        100,418   
      2010        $13.887        $15.906        0   

Putnam VT Voyager Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.475        $12.934        797,854   
      2005        $12.934        $13.494        889,274   
      2006        $13.494        $14.045        777,631   
      2007        $14.045        $14.628        651,974   
      2008        $14.628        $9.092        538,276   
      2009        $9.092        $14.709        443,055   
      2010        $14.709        $17.539        353,192   
      2011        $17.539        $14.223        302,772   
      2012        $14.223        $16.037        236,216   
      2013        $16.037        $22.752        176,757   

UIF Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.960        $15.169        159,393   
      2005        $15.169        $16.791        269,922   
      2006        $16.791        $18.365        347,798   
      2007        $18.365        $19.286        364,955   
      2008        $19.286        $16.185        298,917   
      2009        $16.185        $20.788        263,398   
      2010        $20.788        $22.519        237,498   
      2011        $22.519        $23.759        182,583   
      2012        $23.759        $27.644        138,197   
      2013        $27.644        $24.898        112,118   

UIF Global Franchise Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.131        130,721   
      2005        $11.131        $12.304        391,691   
      2006        $12.304        $14.758        650,901   
      2007        $14.758        $15.992        703,140   
      2008        $15.992        $11.217        598,573   
      2009        $11.217        $14.346        505,053   
      2010        $14.346        $16.150        453,294   
      2011        $16.150        $17.385        390,162   
      2012        $17.385        $19.835        313,311   
      2013        $19.835        $23.429        252,083   

 

125          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.785        242,720   
      2005        $10.785        $12.319        220,659   
      2006        $12.319        $12.660        194,105   
      2007        $12.660        $15.233        144,366   
      2008        $15.233        $7.640        148,384   
      2009        $7.640        $12.486        108,902   
      2010        $12.486        $15.143        79,570   
      2011        $15.143        $14.529        56,922   
      2012        $14.529        $16.403        48,949   
      2013        $16.403        $23.976        30,108   

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.760        76,401   
      2005        $10.760        $12.265        144,014   
      2006        $12.265        $12.569        151,518   
      2007        $12.569        $15.094        140,241   
      2008        $15.094        $7.547        137,100   
      2009        $7.547        $12.302        111,308   
      2010        $12.302        $14.889        93,535   
      2011        $14.889        $14.251        83,860   
      2012        $14.251        $16.043        53,842   
      2013        $16.043        $23.394        36,287   

UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.853        356,563   
      2007        $9.853        $11.924        563,913   
      2008        $11.924        $6.260        598,655   
      2009        $6.260        $9.724        461,143   
      2010        $9.724        $12.696        356,333   
      2011        $12.696        $11.633        319,107   
      2012        $11.633        $12.458        278,100   
      2013        $12.458        $16.907        198,564   

UIF Small Company Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.621        $15.993        76,697   
      2005        $15.993        $17.821        119,544   
      2006        $17.821        $19.674        125,802   
      2007        $19.674        $19.994        118,154   
      2008        $19.994        $11.755        110,064   
      2009        $11.755        $17.016        88,845   
      2010        $17.016        $21.258        76,769   
      2011        $21.258        $19.156        57,539   
      2012        $19.156        $21.689        39,294   
      2013        $21.689        $36.680        25,352   

 

126          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

UIF U.S. Real Estate Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $14.601        $19.611        7,395   
      2005        $19.611        $22.602        584,676   
      2006        $22.602        $30.715        637,273   
      2007        $30.715        $25.080        650,191   
      2008        $25.080        $15.335        623,745   
      2009        $15.335        $19.450        541,734   
      2010        $19.450        $24.869        443,526   
      2011        $24.869        $25.938        355,414   
      2012        $25.938        $29.603        283,923   
      2013        $29.603        $29.733        231,532   

Van Kampen LIT Money Market Portfolio—Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $9.925        437,391   
      2005        $9.925        $10.036        679,120   
      2006        $10.036        $10.319        805,399   
      2007        $10.319        $10.640        838,651   
      2008        $10.640        $10.690        865,848   
      2009        $10.690        $10.558        0   

 

* The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a mortality and expense risk charge of 1.10% and an administrative expense charge of 0.19%.

 

127          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts  

For the Year

Ending
December 31

    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.228        0   
      2007        $10.228        $11.733        0   
      2008        $11.733        $6.577        1,365   
      2009        $6.577        $8.714        1,352   
      2010        $8.714        $9.966        1,400   
      2011        $9.966        $9.477        185   
      2012        $9.477        $10.765        172   
      2013        $10.765        $13.789        161   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.419        0   
      2007        $10.419        $11.048        0   
      2008        $11.048        $8.086        0   
      2009        $8.086        $9.803        0   
      2010        $9.803        $10.792        0   
      2011        $10.792        $10.511        0   
      2012        $10.511        $11.471        0   
      2013        $11.471        $12.700        0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.448        0   
      2007        $10.448        $11.237        0   
      2008        $11.237        $7.385        0   
      2009        $7.385        $9.286        0   
      2010        $9.286        $10.384        0   
      2011        $10.384        $10.031        0   
      2012        $10.031        $11.093        0   
      2013        $11.093        $12.547        0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.457        0   
      2007        $10.457        $11.360        0   
      2008        $11.360        $6.870        0   
      2009        $6.870        $8.814        0   
      2010        $8.814        $9.991        0   
      2011        $9.991        $9.496        0   
      2012        $9.496        $10.698        0   
      2013        $10.698        $12.704        0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.310        0   
      2007        $10.310        $10.679        0   
      2008        $10.679        $9.327        0   
      2009        $9.327        $10.459        0   
      2010        $10.459        $10.972        0   
      2011        $10.972        $10.881        0   
      2012        $10.881        $11.308        0   
      2013        $11.308        $11.637        0   

 

128          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts  

For the Year

Ending
December 31

    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.706        0   
      2007        $9.706        $11.610        0   
      2008        $11.610        $6.271        0   
      2009        $6.271        $8.859        0   
      2010        $8.859        $10.378        0   
      2011        $10.378        $10.197        0   
      2012        $10.197        $11.786        0   
      2013        $11.786        $15.518        0   

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.779        0   
      2007        $10.779        $11.088        0   
      2008        $11.088        $6.815        1,208   
      2009        $6.815        $8.419        1,208   
      2010        $8.419        $9.448        1,148   
      2011        $9.448        $9.406        0   
      2012        $9.406        $10.638        0   
      2013        $10.638        $13.725        0   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.838        709   
      2007        $9.838        $11.097        0   
      2008        $11.097        $6.555        109   
      2009        $6.555        $8.960        91   
      2010        $8.960        $11.268        795   
      2011        $11.268        $9.826        756   
      2012        $9.826        $11.009        172   
      2013        $11.009        $14.631        152   

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.341        $14.434        5,784   
      2005        $14.434        $14.615        5,058   
      2006        $14.615        $16.691        4,637   
      2007        $16.691        $15.718        4,538   
      2008        $15.718        $9.971        3,695   
      2009        $9.971        $12.342        3,527   
      2010        $12.342        $14.085        3,415   
      2011        $14.085        $14.109        3,219   
      2012        $14.109        $15.487        3,084   
      2013        $15.487        $19.633        2,942   

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.194        119   
      2005        $11.194        $11.126        1,886   
      2006        $11.126        $12.868        1,638   
      2007        $12.868        $13.057        1,622   
      2008        $13.057        $8.984        7,209   
      2009        $8.984        $11.915        5,661   
      2010        $11.915        $13.131        5,375   
      2011        $13.131        $13.150        76   
      2012        $13.150        $14.489        0   
      2013        $14.489        $16.147        0   

 

129          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts  

For the Year

Ending
December 31

    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.509        60   
      2005        $10.509        $10.389        1,272   
      2006        $10.389        $11.269        1,792   
      2007        $11.269        $11.708        1,763   
      2008        $11.708        $7.497        2,046   
      2009        $7.497        $9.513        842   
      2010        $9.513        $10.383        851   
      2011        $10.383        $10.003        851   
      2012        $10.003        $10.994        0   
      2013        $10.994        $13.833        0   

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $14.507        $17.559        4,525   
      2005        $17.559        $18.682        3,877   
      2006        $18.682        $21.377        3,743   
      2007        $21.377        $20.408        3,681   
      2008        $20.408        $13.370        1,603   
      2009        $13.370        $16.890        1,578   
      2010        $16.890        $21.183        1,573   
      2011        $21.183        $19.941        1,514   
      2012        $19.941        $23.089        1,050   
      2013        $23.089        $30.768        984   

FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $15.485        $16.884        0   
      2005        $16.884        $17.306        0   
      2006        $17.306        $18.400        0   
      2007        $18.400        $20.018        0   
      2008        $20.018        $11.258        0   
      2009        $11.258        $15.810        0   
      2010        $15.810        $19.736        0   
      2011        $19.736        $18.372        0   
      2012        $18.372        $19.919        0   
      2013        $19.919        $26.916        0   

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.211        518   
      2005        $10.211        $10.228        1,905   
      2006        $10.228        $10.406        1,858   
      2007        $10.406        $10.850        1,879   
      2008        $10.850        $11.418        3,303   
      2009        $11.418        $11.513        3,742   
      2010        $11.513        $11.856        2,289   
      2011        $11.856        $12.256        2,205   
      2012        $12.256        $12.213        576   
      2013        $12.213        $11.678        519   

 

130          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts  

For the Year

Ending
December 31

    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.974        0   
      2007        $10.974        $12.004        0   
      2008        $12.004        $8.400        950   
      2009        $8.400        $10.131        950   
      2010        $10.131        $11.095        903   
      2011        $11.095        $10.531        0   
      2012        $10.531        $11.676        0   
      2013        $11.676        $14.574        0   

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.638        $13.923        12,480   
      2005        $13.923        $15.057        13,367   
      2006        $15.057        $17.435        12,578   
      2007        $17.435        $17.644        12,151   
      2008        $17.644        $10.853        4,560   
      2009        $10.853        $13.381        3,358   
      2010        $13.381        $14.553        3,390   
      2011        $14.553        $14.087        2,711   
      2012        $14.087        $15.740        1,465   
      2013        $15.740        $19.746        1,461   

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $16.810        $20.505        0   
      2005        $20.505        $25.559        282   
      2006        $25.559        $32.024        282   
      2007        $32.024        $40.334        281   
      2008        $40.334        $18.657        783   
      2009        $18.657        $31.496        474   
      2010        $31.496        $36.225        658   
      2011        $36.225        $29.814        702   
      2012        $29.814        $32.998        553   
      2013        $32.998        $31.977        677   

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.547        $15.705        580   
      2005        $15.705        $16.925        1,448   
      2006        $16.925        $20.105        1,415   
      2007        $20.105        $22.702        1,379   
      2008        $22.702        $13.239        1,360   
      2009        $13.239        $17.745        261   
      2010        $17.745        $18.816        324   
      2011        $18.816        $16.447        321   
      2012        $16.447        $19.019        278   
      2013        $19.019        $22.876        259   

 

131          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts  

For the Year

Ending
December 31

    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.839        $14.409        0   
      2005        $14.409        $13.660        0   
      2006        $13.660        $15.069        0   
      2007        $15.069        $16.358        0   
      2008        $16.358        $16.993        0   
      2009        $16.993        $19.726        0   
      2010        $19.726        $22.082        0   
      2011        $22.082        $21.412        0   
      2012        $21.412        $24.097        0   
      2013        $24.097        $23.953        0   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.693        $12.212        0   
      2005        $12.212        $12.858        0   
      2006        $12.858        $12.907        0   
      2007        $12.907        $14.724        0   
      2008        $14.724        $7.328        0   
      2009        $7.328        $11.872        0   
      2010        $11.872        $13.885        0   
      2011        $13.885        $12.713        0   
      2012        $12.713        $14.100        0   
      2013        $14.100        $19.280        0   

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series I
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.260        1,108   
      2005        $11.260        $12.370        1,052   
      2006        $12.370        $14.605        952   
      2007        $14.605        $15.404        928   
      2008        $15.404        $8.845        934   
      2009        $8.845        $12.043        483   
      2010        $12.043        $14.400        533   
      2011        $14.400        $14.215        509   
      2012        $14.215        $16.309        212   
      2013        $16.309        $21.418        194   

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.254        1,042   
      2005        $11.254        $12.345        1,564   
      2006        $12.345        $14.566        1,463   
      2007        $14.566        $15.348        1,384   
      2008        $15.348        $8.794        1,071   
      2009        $8.794        $11.969        854   
      2010        $11.969        $14.304        836   
      2011        $14.304        $14.107        764   
      2012        $14.107        $16.154        826   
      2013        $16.154        $21.162        779   

 

132          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts  

For the Year

Ending
December 31

    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.297        0   
      2005        $11.297        $11.505        232   
      2006        $11.505        $13.059        434   
      2007        $13.059        $12.474        1,335   
      2008        $12.474        $7.832        1,417   
      2009        $7.832        $9.837        0   
      2010        $9.837        $11.132        0   
      2011        $11.132        $10.659        0   
      2012        $10.659        $12.398        0   
      2013        $12.398        $16.450        0   

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.922        0   
      2005        $10.922        $11.472        222   
      2006        $11.472        $12.633        0   
      2007        $12.633        $12.770        0   
      2008        $12.770        $9.657        188   
      2009        $9.657        $11.570        0   
      2010        $11.570        $12.678        0   
      2011        $12.678        $12.240        0   
      2012        $12.240        $13.454        931   
      2013        $13.454        $16.435        886   

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $13.304        $14.850        1,131   
      2005        $14.850        $15.937        849   
      2006        $15.937        $18.080        980   
      2007        $18.080        $18.128        1,006   
      2008        $18.128        $12.019        1,053   
      2009        $12.019        $14.590        351   
      2010        $14.590        $16.011        356   
      2011        $16.011        $15.307        359   
      2012        $15.307        $17.119        0   
      2013        $17.119        $22.398        0   

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.084        1,694   
      2005        $11.084        $12.047        1,655   
      2006        $12.047        $12.364        1,701   
      2007        $12.364        $14.220        1,542   
      2008        $14.220        $7.394        1,675   
      2009        $7.394        $11.310        1,536   
      2010        $11.310        $14.079        1,461   
      2011        $14.079        $12.482        1,459   
      2012        $12.482        $13.628        1,415   
      2013        $13.628        $18.208        1,387   

 

133          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts  

For the Year

Ending
December 31

    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Bond-Debenture Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.347        0   
      2005        $10.347        $10.253        260   
      2006        $10.253        $10.965        516   
      2007        $10.965        $11.387        513   
      2008        $11.387        $9.184        1,345   
      2009        $9.184        $12.066        1,324   
      2010        $12.066        $13.255        1,260   
      2011        $13.255        $13.533        401   
      2012        $13.533        $14.895        324   
      2013        $14.895        $15.760        308   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Fundamental Equity Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.895        58   
      2005        $10.895        $11.398        692   
      2006        $11.398        $12.782        693   
      2007        $12.782        $13.341        673   
      2008        $13.341        $9.307        729   
      2009        $9.307        $11.468        693   
      2010        $11.468        $13.351        665   
      2011        $13.351        $12.473        665   
      2012        $12.473        $13.490        0   
      2013        $13.490        $17.913        0   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth and Income Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.880        1,259   
      2005        $10.880        $10.988        1,565   
      2006        $10.988        $12.604        1,490   
      2007        $12.604        $12.750        2,366   
      2008        $12.750        $7.928        2,290   
      2009        $7.928        $9.220        1,350   
      2010        $9.220        $10.589        1,002   
      2011        $10.589        $9.728        0   
      2012        $9.728        $10.664        0   
      2013        $10.664        $14.175        0   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth Opportunities Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.127        0   
      2005        $11.127        $11.388        27   
      2006        $11.388        $12.018        0   
      2007        $12.018        $14.255        603   
      2008        $14.255        $8.610        593   
      2009        $8.610        $12.258        105   
      2010        $12.258        $14.738        181   
      2011        $14.738        $12.967        169   
      2012        $12.967        $14.471        129   
      2013        $14.471        $19.402        114   

 

134          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts  

For the Year

Ending
December 31

    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Mid-Cap Stock Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.110        1,275   
      2005        $11.110        $11.761        1,271   
      2006        $11.761        $12.912        1,298   
      2007        $12.912        $12.701        1,209   
      2008        $12.701        $7.533        138   
      2009        $7.533        $9.329        128   
      2010        $9.329        $11.446        36   
      2011        $11.446        $10.746        35   
      2012        $10.746        $12.039        0   
      2013        $12.039        $15.346        0   

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.248        $12.772        1,597   
      2005        $12.772        $13.100        838   
      2006        $13.100        $13.799        978   
      2007        $13.799        $15.365        957   
      2008        $15.365        $8.166        703   
      2009        $8.166        $11.513        178   
      2010        $11.513        $12.291        176   
      2011        $12.291        $11.857        182   
      2012        $11.857        $13.198        116   
      2013        $13.198        $16.708        116   

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Balanced Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $13.045        $14.009        3,172   
      2005        $14.009        $14.206        3,195   
      2006        $14.206        $15.405        3,150   
      2007        $15.405        $15.591        3,216   
      2008        $15.591        $8.598        3,352   
      2009        $8.598        $10.226        3,564   
      2010        $10.226        $11.270        3,632   
      2011        $11.270        $11.066        3,624   
      2012        $11.066        $12.134        6,344   
      2013        $12.134        $13.391        6,290   

Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.095        0   
      2005        $10.095        $10.105        0   
      2006        $10.105        $10.371        0   
      2007        $10.371        $10.558        0   
      2008        $10.558        $6.291        0   
      2009        $6.291        $6.711        1,325   
      2010        $6.711        $7.304        1,223   
      2011        $7.304        $7.711        1,120   
      2012        $7.711        $8.309        1,021   
      2013        $8.309        $8.096        920   

 

135          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts  

For the Year

Ending
December 31

    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.344        $14.419        677   
      2005        $14.419        $15.795        834   
      2006        $15.795        $15.867        832   
      2007        $15.867        $16.455        831   
      2008        $16.455        $8.174        829   
      2009        $8.174        $10.574        813   
      2010        $10.574        $13.151        673   
      2011        $13.151        $12.972        673   
      2012        $12.972        $14.738        672   
      2013        $14.738        $19.550        672   

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.181        $16.489        227   
      2005        $16.489        $18.397        575   
      2006        $18.397        $21.119        571   
      2007        $21.119        $21.910        738   
      2008        $21.910        $12.787        730   
      2009        $12.787        $17.429        168   
      2010        $17.429        $19.724        516   
      2011        $19.724        $17.648        491   
      2012        $17.648        $20.877        0   
      2013        $20.877        $25.932        0   

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.091        $12.824        8,589   
      2005        $12.824        $12.855        10,133   
      2006        $12.855        $13.484        10,777   
      2007        $13.484        $14.446        10,148   
      2008        $14.446        $12.083        7,832   
      2009        $12.083        $13.994        5,592   
      2010        $13.994        $15.710        5,089   
      2011        $15.710        $15.467        2,500   
      2012        $15.467        $17.116        4,062   
      2013        $17.116        $16.680        4,121   

Oppenheimer High Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.909        $13.729        4,420   
      2005        $13.729        $13.698        4,804   
      2006        $13.698        $14.636        4,537   
      2007        $14.636        $14.246        4,579   
      2008        $14.246        $2.985        5,281   
      2009        $2.985        $3.678        3,968   
      2010        $3.678        $4.117        4,034   
      2011        $4.117        $3.924        3,883   
      2012        $3.924        $4.338        0   

 

136          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts  

For the Year

Ending
December 31

    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Main Street Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.586        $13.437        4,635   
      2005        $13.437        $13.898        5,645   
      2006        $13.898        $15.601        5,949   
      2007        $15.601        $15.890        5,788   
      2008        $15.890        $9.539        5,841   
      2009        $9.539        $11.941        4,397   
      2010        $11.941        $13.529        4,342   
      2011        $13.529        $13.191        4,296   
      2012        $13.191        $15.045        3,441   
      2013        $15.045        $19.342        3,224   

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Main Street Small- & Mid-Cap Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.608        $17.029        1,308   
      2005        $17.029        $18.275        1,603   
      2006        $18.275        $20.496        1,193   
      2007        $20.496        $19.766        1,204   
      2008        $19.766        $11.985        1,162   
      2009        $11.985        $16.046        1,186   
      2010        $16.046        $19.314        1,159   
      2011        $19.314        $18.442        1,113   
      2012        $18.442        $21.224        850   
      2013        $21.224        $29.193        783   

Putnam VT Equity Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2009        $10.000        $12.244        422   
      2010        $12.244        $13.486        416   
      2011        $13.486        $13.445        406   
      2012        $13.445        $15.688        311   
      2013        $15.688        $20.319        295   

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.037        $12.740        5,947   
      2005        $12.740        $12.960        4,812   
      2006        $12.960        $14.188        4,957   
      2007        $14.188        $14.008        5,071   
      2008        $14.008        $8.122        5,017   
      2009        $8.122        $9.980        5,280   
      2010        $9.980        $10.818        5,433   
      2011        $10.818        $10.875        5,357   
      2012        $10.875        $11.969        4,675   
      2013        $11.969        $13.825        4,755   

 

137          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts  

For the Year

Ending
December 31

    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.385        $13.218        116   
      2005        $13.218        $13.831        2,636   
      2006        $13.831        $15.268        2,800   
      2007        $15.268        $15.371        2,792   
      2008        $15.371        $10.024        2,790   
      2009        $10.024        $13.257        2,774   
      2010        $13.257        $14.871        2,765   
      2011        $14.871        $14.485        2,760   
      2012        $14.485        $16.179        2,752   
      2013        $16.179        $18.909        2,739   

Putnam VT Global Health Care Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.260        $11.798        0   
      2005        $11.798        $13.063        0   
      2006        $13.063        $13.135        0   
      2007        $13.135        $12.769        0   
      2008        $12.769        $10.356        0   
      2009        $10.356        $12.764        0   
      2010        $12.764        $12.792        0   
      2011        $12.792        $12.365        0   
      2012        $12.365        $14.787        0   
      2013        $14.787        $20.490        0   

Putnam VT Global Utilities Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $14.004        $16.656        265   
      2005        $16.656        $17.690        261   
      2006        $17.690        $21.981        253   
      2007        $21.981        $25.785        223   
      2008        $25.785        $17.530        217   
      2009        $17.530        $18.407        207   
      2010        $18.407        $18.334        220   
      2011        $18.334        $16.964        237   
      2012        $16.964        $17.428        0   
      2013        $17.428        $19.401        0   

Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.454        $14.621        1,792   
      2005        $14.621        $15.050        2,221   
      2006        $15.050        $17.064        2,310   
      2007        $17.064        $15.680        2,411   
      2008        $15.680        $9.401        1,319   
      2009        $9.401        $11.937        1,262   
      2010        $11.937        $13.354        1,250   
      2011        $13.354        $12.456        1,241   
      2012        $12.456        $14.514        3,098   
      2013        $14.514        $19.261        2,994   

 

138          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts  

For the Year

Ending
December 31

    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT High Yield Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.294        $14.374        4,411   
      2005        $14.374        $14.495        3,459   
      2006        $14.495        $15.671        3,201   
      2007        $15.671        $15.754        3,211   
      2008        $15.754        $11.392        1,049   
      2009        $11.392        $16.735        1,632   
      2010        $16.735        $18.667        1,594   
      2011        $18.667        $18.579        1,512   
      2012        $18.579        $21.081        1,091   
      2013        $21.081        $22.239        1,034   

Putnam VT Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $10.403        $10.626        10,273   
      2005        $10.626        $10.639        11,645   
      2006        $10.639        $10.877        12,594   
      2007        $10.877        $11.194        12,384   
      2008        $11.194        $8.329        7,522   
      2009        $8.329        $11.948        4,690   
      2010        $11.948        $12.839        4,914   
      2011        $12.839        $13.187        4,669   
      2012        $13.187        $14.283        3,687   
      2013        $14.283        $14.232        3,772   

Putnam VT International Equity Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.331        $15.151        1,561   
      2005        $15.151        $16.628        1,446   
      2006        $16.628        $20.774        1,480   
      2007        $20.774        $22.016        1,750   
      2008        $22.016        $12.069        750   
      2009        $12.069        $14.712        725   
      2010        $14.712        $15.833        590   
      2011        $15.833        $12.864        588   
      2012        $12.864        $15.340        586   
      2013        $15.340        $19.215        583   

Putnam VT Investors Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.942        $14.259        3,302   
      2005        $14.259        $15.176        2,975   
      2006        $15.176        $16.913        2,889   
      2007        $16.913        $15.686        2,800   
      2008        $15.686        $9.274        2,641   
      2009        $9.274        $11.867        2,515   
      2010        $11.867        $13.223        2,464   
      2011        $13.223        $12.940        2,359   
      2012        $12.940        $14.786        2,003   
      2013        $14.786        $19.542        1,903   

 

139          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts  

For the Year

Ending
December 31

    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Money Market Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $9.815        $9.664        7,242   
      2005        $9.664        $9.692        8,142   
      2006        $9.692        $9.897        9,943   
      2007        $9.897        $10.142        8,870   
      2008        $10.142        $10.175        6,205   
      2009        $10.175        $9.973        7,393   
      2010        $9.973        $9.758        5,755   
      2011        $9.758        $9.546        5,402   
      2012        $9.546        $9.337        4,199   
      2013        $9.337        $9.134        4,010   

Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.445        $14.506        489   
      2005        $14.506        $15.609        82   
      2006        $15.609        $16.574        80   
      2007        $16.574        $17.140        76   
      2008        $17.140        $10.268        0   
      2009        $10.268        $13.271        0   
      2010        $13.271        $15.520        513   
      2011        $15.520        $14.409        506   
      2012        $14.409        $16.454        430   
      2013        $16.454        $21.959        429   

Putnam VT New Value Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $14.518        $16.391        948   
      2005        $16.391        $16.978        905   
      2006        $16.978        $19.267        1,051   
      2007        $19.267        $17.922        1,086   
      2008        $17.922        $9.683        880   
      2009        $9.683        $9.110        0   

Putnam VT Research Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.046        $13.725        580   
      2005        $13.725        $14.098        619   
      2006        $14.098        $15.350        639   
      2007        $15.350        $15.096        661   
      2008        $15.096        $9.074        563   
      2009        $9.074        $11.820        502   
      2010        $11.820        $13.455        474   
      2011        $13.455        $12.931        466   
      2012        $12.931        $14.913        69   
      2013        $14.913        $19.453        52   

Putnam VT Vista Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.510        $15.673        969   
      2005        $15.673        $17.194        524   
      2006        $17.194        $17.735        528   
      2007        $17.735        $18.005        523   
      2008        $18.005        $9.590        509   
      2009        $9.590        $13.014        490   
      2010        $13.014        $14.806        0   

 

140          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts  

For the Year

Ending
December 31

    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Voyager Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.351        $12.688        2,080   
      2005        $12.688        $13.118        2,864   
      2006        $13.118        $13.529        3,165   
      2007        $13.529        $13.961        3,139   
      2008        $13.961        $8.598        1,766   
      2009        $8.598        $13.784        1,946   
      2010        $13.784        $16.286        2,107   
      2011        $16.286        $13.087        2,128   
      2012        $13.087        $14.621        1,366   
      2013        $14.621        $20.554        1,363   

UIF Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.821        $14.881        1,477   
      2005        $14.881        $16.322        1,382   
      2006        $16.322        $17.691        1,351   
      2007        $17.691        $18.407        1,247   
      2008        $18.407        $15.307        1,282   
      2009        $15.307        $19.481        925   
      2010        $19.481        $20.910        914   
      2011        $20.910        $21.862        829   
      2012        $21.862        $25.204        570   
      2013        $25.204        $22.493        557   

UIF Global Franchise Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.030        0   
      2005        $11.030        $12.081        0   
      2006        $12.081        $14.359        475   
      2007        $14.359        $15.417        475   
      2008        $15.417        $10.715        0   
      2009        $10.715        $13.579        0   
      2010        $13.579        $15.147        0   
      2011        $15.147        $16.157        0   
      2012        $16.157        $18.266        0   
      2013        $18.266        $21.379        0   

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.719        388   
      2005        $10.719        $12.133        407   
      2006        $12.133        $12.355        443   
      2007        $12.355        $14.730        430   
      2008        $14.730        $7.320        1,747   
      2009        $7.320        $11.854        1,642   
      2010        $11.854        $14.245        1,537   
      2011        $14.245        $13.544        1,442   
      2012        $13.544        $15.151        1,290   
      2013        $15.151        $21.944        1,192   

 

141          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts  

For the Year

Ending
December 31

    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.694        1,255   
      2005        $10.694        $12.080        1,700   
      2006        $12.080        $12.266        1,083   
      2007        $12.266        $14.595        864   
      2008        $14.595        $7.231        0   
      2009        $7.231        $11.679        0   
      2010        $11.679        $14.007        0   
      2011        $14.007        $13.284        0   
      2012        $13.284        $14.819        0   
      2013        $14.819        $21.411        0   

UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.793        0   
      2007        $9.793        $11.743        0   
      2008        $11.743        $6.108        1,756   
      2009        $6.108        $9.402        1,568   
      2010        $9.402        $12.164        1,428   
      2011        $12.164        $11.044        1,386   
      2012        $11.044        $11.719        1,535   
      2013        $11.719        $15.758        1,504   

UIF Small Company Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.538        $15.751        1,461   
      2005        $15.751        $17.392        1,402   
      2006        $17.392        $19.025        1,359   
      2007        $19.025        $19.158        1,371   
      2008        $19.158        $11.161        1,449   
      2009        $11.161        $16.008        1,333   
      2010        $16.008        $19.816        1,317   
      2011        $19.816        $17.694        1,256   
      2012        $17.694        $19.851        986   
      2013        $19.851        $33.266        834   

UIF U.S. Real Estate Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $14.455        $19.239        2,484   
      2005        $19.239        $21.972        2,279   
      2006        $21.972        $29.588        1,822   
      2007        $29.588        $23.938        2,051   
      2008        $23.938        $14.502        1,387   
      2009        $14.502        $18.226        1,178   
      2010        $18.226        $23.092        1,063   
      2011        $23.092        $23.866        1,001   
      2012        $23.866        $26.988        702   
      2013        $26.988        $26.860        682   

 

142          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts  

For the Year

Ending
December 31

    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Van Kampen LIT Money Market Portfolio—Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $9.835        4,172   
      2005        $9.835        $9.854        3,349   
      2006        $9.854        $10.040        2,852   
      2007        $10.040        $10.257        2,651   
      2008        $10.257        $10.212        2,030   
      2009        $10.212        $9.997        0   

 

* The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a mortality and expense risk charge of 2.00% and an administrative expense charge of 0.19%.

 

143          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.270        283,913   
      2007        $10.270        $11.854        439,032   
      2008        $11.854        $6.685        480,294   
      2009        $6.685        $8.913        414,170   
      2010        $8.913        $10.256        390,878   
      2011        $10.256        $9.812        328,026   
      2012        $9.812        $11.214        263,639   
      2013        $11.214        $14.452        208,215   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.462        4,820   
      2007        $10.462        $11.161        4,337   
      2008        $11.161        $8.219        21,445   
      2009        $8.219        $10.026        20,638   
      2010        $10.026        $11.105        24,739   
      2011        $11.105        $10.882        31,381   
      2012        $10.882        $11.949        27,650   
      2013        $11.949        $13.311        15,569   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.491        3,082   
      2007        $10.491        $11.353        24,445   
      2008        $11.353        $7.507        76,943   
      2009        $7.507        $9.497        42,398   
      2010        $9.497        $10.686        24,372   
      2011        $10.686        $10.385        20,099   
      2012        $10.385        $11.556        20,090   
      2013        $11.556        $13.150        19,948   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.500        11,481   
      2007        $10.500        $11.477        15,501   
      2008        $11.477        $6.983        16,534   
      2009        $6.983        $9.015        14,671   
      2010        $9.015        $10.281        11,064   
      2011        $10.281        $9.832        11,005   
      2012        $9.832        $11.144        9,303   
      2013        $11.144        $13.315        1,342   

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.352        519   
      2007        $10.352        $10.789        26,730   
      2008        $10.789        $9.481        28,748   
      2009        $9.481        $10.696        42,972   
      2010        $10.696        $11.290        26,391   
      2011        $11.290        $11.265        16,487   
      2012        $11.265        $11.779        16,734   
      2013        $11.779        $12.196        11,555   

 

144          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.746        5,960   
      2007        $9.746        $11.730        9,721   
      2008        $11.730        $6.375        14,136   
      2009        $6.375        $9.061        11,849   
      2010        $9.061        $10.680        28,798   
      2011        $10.680        $10.557        6,595   
      2012        $10.557        $12.277        5,235   
      2013        $12.277        $16.264        5,195   

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.824        20,407   
      2007        $10.824        $11.203        123,148   
      2008        $11.203        $6.928        109,337   
      2009        $6.928        $8.611        97,080   
      2010        $8.611        $9.722        76,446   
      2011        $9.722        $9.738        69,814   
      2012        $9.738        $11.081        69,766   
      2013        $11.081        $14.385        62,988   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.879        86,590   
      2007        $9.879        $11.212        104,391   
      2008        $11.212        $6.663        132,298   
      2009        $6.663        $9.164        126,233   
      2010        $9.164        $11.595        127,785   
      2011        $11.595        $10.173        99,189   
      2012        $10.173        $11.468        88,208   
      2013        $11.468        $15.334        60,494   

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.425        $14.614        239,720   
      2005        $14.614        $14.888        216,067   
      2006        $14.888        $17.107        540,890   
      2007        $17.107        $16.210        496,501   
      2008        $16.210        $10.345        358,524   
      2009        $10.345        $12.884        320,788   
      2010        $12.884        $14.795        269,363   
      2011        $14.795        $14.910        221,946   
      2012        $14.910        $16.467        167,346   
      2013        $16.467        $21.003        137,879   

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.240        20,529   
      2005        $11.240        $11.240        107,691   
      2006        $11.240        $13.079        1,218,293   
      2007        $13.079        $13.354        1,368,496   
      2008        $13.354        $9.244        1,325,003   
      2009        $9.244        $12.335        1,176,879   
      2010        $12.335        $13.677        1,056,219   
      2011        $13.677        $13.781        908,749   
      2012        $13.781        $15.278        756,563   
      2013        $15.278        $17.131        640,191   

 

145          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.525        5,010   
      2005        $10.525        $10.468        53,966   
      2006        $10.468        $11.425        762,291   
      2007        $11.425        $11.943        867,606   
      2008        $11.943        $7.695        791,913   
      2009        $7.695        $9.824        661,491   
      2010        $9.824        $10.788        589,255   
      2011        $10.788        $10.457        538,908   
      2012        $10.457        $11.563        488,472   
      2013        $11.563        $14.638        377,225   

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $14.599        $17.778        78,714   
      2005        $17.778        $19.031        91,305   
      2006        $19.031        $21.909        293,264   
      2007        $21.909        $21.046        271,427   
      2008        $21.046        $13.873        238,542   
      2009        $13.873        $17.632        203,382   
      2010        $17.632        $22.249        178,119   
      2011        $22.249        $21.073        159,996   
      2012        $21.073        $24.550        130,689   
      2013        $24.550        $32.915        95,172   

FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $15.583        $17.095        23,996   
      2005        $17.095        $17.630        21,758   
      2006        $17.630        $18.858        10,502   
      2007        $18.858        $20.643        7,403   
      2008        $20.643        $11.681        7,971   
      2009        $11.681        $16.505        6,474   
      2010        $16.505        $20.730        6,329   
      2011        $20.730        $19.415        5,300   
      2012        $19.415        $21.179        4,441   
      2013        $21.179        $28.795        3,826   

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.253        9,294   
      2005        $10.253        $10.333        19,913   
      2006        $10.333        $10.577        187,553   
      2007        $10.577        $11.096        248,011   
      2008        $11.096        $11.748        319,693   
      2009        $11.748        $11.919        489,931   
      2010        $11.919        $12.350        474,324   
      2011        $12.350        $12.844        442,131   
      2012        $12.844        $12.878        416,091   
      2013        $12.878        $12.390        386,826   

 

146          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $11.019        119,365   
      2007        $11.019        $12.127        189,293   
      2008        $12.127        $8.538        209,202   
      2009        $8.538        $10.362        204,171   
      2010        $10.362        $11.417        203,468   
      2011        $11.417        $10.903        165,956   
      2012        $10.903        $12.162        129,794   
      2013        $12.162        $15.274        109,632   

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.718        $14.097        154,189   
      2005        $14.097        $15.338        187,550   
      2006        $15.338        $17.869        682,906   
      2007        $17.869        $18.195        703,665   
      2008        $18.195        $11.261        570,057   
      2009        $11.261        $13.969        456,695   
      2010        $13.969        $15.286        413,760   
      2011        $15.286        $14.886        328,778   
      2012        $14.886        $16.736        258,164   
      2013        $16.736        $21.124        208,084   

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $16.917        $20.762        14,136   
      2005        $20.762        $26.037        17,133   
      2006        $26.037        $32.822        112,374   
      2007        $32.822        $41.594        130,198   
      2008        $41.594        $19.358        97,736   
      2009        $19.358        $32.879        82,067   
      2010        $32.879        $38.048        74,938   
      2011        $38.048        $31.506        70,883   
      2012        $31.506        $35.085        53,993   
      2013        $35.085        $34.209        41,921   

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.633        $15.902        59,175   
      2005        $15.902        $17.241        93,972   
      2006        $17.241        $20.606        530,191   
      2007        $20.606        $23.411        597,641   
      2008        $23.411        $13.736        554,748   
      2009        $13.736        $18.525        462,135   
      2010        $18.525        $19.763        416,002   
      2011        $19.763        $17.381        349,257   
      2012        $17.381        $20.223        306,522   
      2013        $20.223        $24.473        254,896   

 

147          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.921        $14.589        8,097   
      2005        $14.589        $13.916        7,980   
      2006        $13.916        $15.444        3,331   
      2007        $15.444        $16.870        3,277   
      2008        $16.870        $17.632        4,741   
      2009        $17.632        $20.593        16,455   
      2010        $20.593        $23.194        16,292   
      2011        $23.194        $22.627        12,353   
      2012        $22.627        $25.621        2,411   
      2013        $25.621        $25.625        3,016   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.767        $12.365        54,076   
      2005        $12.365        $13.098        53,013   
      2006        $13.098        $13.229        171,720   
      2007        $13.229        $15.184        151,568   
      2008        $15.184        $7.603        112,940   
      2009        $7.603        $12.394        91,359   
      2010        $12.394        $14.584        83,468   
      2011        $14.584        $13.435        71,038   
      2012        $13.435        $14.992        52,770   
      2013        $14.992        $20.625        42,685   

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series I
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.306        58,610   
      2005        $11.306        $12.497        51,537   
      2006        $12.497        $14.844        112,320   
      2007        $14.844        $15.753        100,885   
      2008        $15.753        $9.101        86,957   
      2009        $9.101        $12.468        80,040   
      2010        $12.468        $14.999        74,826   
      2011        $14.999        $14.897        33,214   
      2012        $14.897        $17.197        27,133   
      2013        $17.197        $22.723        22,062   

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.300        14,404   
      2005        $11.300        $12.472        20,338   
      2006        $12.472        $14.805        114,995   
      2007        $14.805        $15.697        163,770   
      2008        $15.697        $9.049        159,408   
      2009        $9.049        $12.392        137,628   
      2010        $12.392        $14.900        113,213   
      2011        $14.900        $14.785        96,736   
      2012        $14.785        $17.033        79,808   
      2013        $17.033        $22.451        60,703   

 

148          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.343        14,269   
      2005        $11.343        $11.622        47,730   
      2006        $11.622        $13.273        633,111   
      2007        $13.273        $12.757        537,385   
      2008        $12.757        $8.059        477,119   
      2009        $8.059        $10.184        420,385   
      2010        $10.184        $11.596        363,992   
      2011        $11.596        $11.171        274,028   
      2012        $11.171        $13.073        218,950   
      2013        $13.073        $17.452        157,198   

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.967        16,162   
      2005        $10.967        $11.589        29,002   
      2006        $11.589        $12.840        280,682   
      2007        $12.840        $13.060        347,010   
      2008        $13.060        $9.937        331,539   
      2009        $9.937        $11.978        319,241   
      2010        $11.978        $13.206        288,945   
      2011        $13.206        $12.827        218,094   
      2012        $12.827        $14.187        184,583   
      2013        $14.187        $17.436        156,838   

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $13.388        $15.035        119,515   
      2005        $15.035        $16.235        127,047   
      2006        $16.235        $18.530        443,130   
      2007        $18.530        $18.694        418,529   
      2008        $18.694        $12.471        341,355   
      2009        $12.471        $15.231        303,451   
      2010        $15.231        $16.817        282,302   
      2011        $16.817        $16.176        248,084   
      2012        $16.176        $18.202        205,120   
      2013        $18.202        $23.961        158,397   

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.130        46,225   
      2005        $11.130        $12.171        43,238   
      2006        $12.171        $12.567        40,593   
      2007        $12.567        $14.543        31,988   
      2008        $14.543        $7.609        24,363   
      2009        $7.609        $11.709        22,391   
      2010        $11.709        $14.665        20,707   
      2011        $14.665        $13.082        18,347   
      2012        $13.082        $14.370        17,567   
      2013        $14.370        $19.318        12,156   

 

149          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Bond-Debenture Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.363        5,743   
      2005        $10.363        $10.332        42,214   
      2006        $10.332        $11.116        348,673   
      2007        $11.116        $11.615        442,802   
      2008        $11.615        $9.426        376,145   
      2009        $9.426        $12.459        332,066   
      2010        $12.459        $13.771        301,339   
      2011        $13.771        $14.147        255,685   
      2012        $14.147        $15.666        233,070   
      2013        $15.666        $16.677        196,169   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Fundamental Equity Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.912        5,559   
      2005        $10.912        $11.485        7,084   
      2006        $11.485        $12.958        137,579   
      2007        $12.958        $13.608        130,324   
      2008        $13.608        $9.552        134,300   
      2009        $9.552        $11.842        109,583   
      2010        $11.842        $13.871        95,400   
      2011        $13.871        $13.038        88,093   
      2012        $13.038        $14.188        66,896   
      2013        $14.188        $18.955        52,434   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth and Income Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.896        1,993   
      2005        $10.896        $11.072        40,840   
      2006        $11.072        $12.778        435,257   
      2007        $12.778        $13.006        437,477   
      2008        $13.006        $8.137        375,485   
      2009        $8.137        $9.521        333,553   
      2010        $9.521        $11.001        275,904   
      2011        $11.001        $10.169        220,574   
      2012        $10.169        $11.216        203,565   
      2013        $11.216        $15.000        157,549   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth Opportunities Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.144        268   
      2005        $11.144        $11.475        7,646   
      2006        $11.475        $12.184        104,562   
      2007        $12.184        $14.541        150,622   
      2008        $14.541        $8.837        157,421   
      2009        $8.837        $12.658        127,029   
      2010        $12.658        $15.312        111,055   
      2011        $15.312        $13.555        76,483   
      2012        $13.555        $15.220        65,856   
      2013        $15.220        $20.531        46,742   

 

150          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Mid-Cap Stock Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.127        1,679   
      2005        $11.127        $11.851        48,962   
      2006        $11.851        $13.090        439,310   
      2007        $13.090        $12.955        414,136   
      2008        $12.955        $7.732        385,510   
      2009        $7.732        $9.634        313,448   
      2010        $9.634        $11.892        279,411   
      2011        $11.892        $11.233        229,133   
      2012        $11.233        $12.662        195,171   
      2013        $12.662        $16.239        153,746   

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.298        $12.903        60,080   
      2005        $12.903        $13.316        80,633   
      2006        $13.316        $14.111        831,237   
      2007        $14.111        $15.810        733,219   
      2008        $15.810        $8.454        552,440   
      2009        $8.454        $11.993        462,878   
      2010        $11.993        $12.881        415,802   
      2011        $12.881        $12.503        321,140   
      2012        $12.503        $14.002        253,964   
      2013        $14.002        $17.835        196,192   

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Balanced Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $13.128        $14.184        99,388   
      2005        $14.184        $14.472        112,333   
      2006        $14.472        $15.789        286,137   
      2007        $15.789        $16.078        289,544   
      2008        $16.078        $8.921        200,630   
      2009        $8.921        $10.676        127,991   
      2010        $10.676        $11.838        117,180   
      2011        $11.838        $11.695        101,343   
      2012        $11.695        $12.901        91,675   
      2013        $12.901        $14.326        78,628   

Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.110        18   
      2005        $10.110        $10.182        6,577   
      2006        $10.182        $10.515        416,500   
      2007        $10.515        $10.770        725,278   
      2008        $10.770        $6.457        718,452   
      2009        $6.457        $6.929        739,474   
      2010        $6.929        $7.589        603,480   
      2011        $7.589        $8.060        487,812   
      2012        $8.060        $8.739        471,302   
      2013        $8.739        $8.567        435,034   

 

151          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.422        $14.600        24,359   
      2005        $14.600        $16.090        27,814   
      2006        $16.090        $16.263        59,133   
      2007        $16.263        $16.969        58,286   
      2008        $16.969        $8.481        43,515   
      2009        $8.481        $11.038        34,131   
      2010        $11.038        $13.814        28,946   
      2011        $13.814        $13.708        31,963   
      2012        $13.708        $15.670        29,897   
      2013        $15.670        $20.915        26,038   

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.270        $16.695        79,066   
      2005        $16.695        $18.740        73,144   
      2006        $18.740        $21.645        182,436   
      2007        $21.645        $22.595        161,936   
      2008        $22.595        $13.267        117,070   
      2009        $13.267        $18.195        102,975   
      2010        $18.195        $20.717        85,054   
      2011        $20.717        $18.650        74,086   
      2012        $18.650        $22.198        53,562   
      2013        $22.198        $27.741        40,892   

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.168        $12.984        182,539   
      2005        $12.984        $13.095        227,958   
      2006        $13.095        $13.820        936,505   
      2007        $13.820        $14.898        898,573   
      2008        $14.898        $12.537        714,766   
      2009        $12.537        $14.609        670,287   
      2010        $14.609        $16.501        582,180   
      2011        $16.501        $16.344        475,810   
      2012        $16.344        $18.199        465,136   
      2013        $18.199        $17.844        381,730   

Oppenheimer High Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.991        $13.901        108,252   
      2005        $13.901        $13.955        102,339   
      2006        $13.955        $15.000        226,400   
      2007        $15.000        $14.691        214,333   
      2008        $14.691        $3.098        410,839   
      2009        $3.098        $3.840        412,793   
      2010        $3.840        $4.324        361,109   
      2011        $4.324        $4.147        316,812   
      2012        $4.147        $4.608        0   

 

152          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Main Street Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.666        $13.604        209,165   
      2005        $13.604        $14.157        230,257   
      2006        $14.157        $15.989        723,778   
      2007        $15.989        $16.387        716,425   
      2008        $16.387        $9.897        655,439   
      2009        $9.897        $12.466        584,230   
      2010        $12.466        $14.210        509,223   
      2011        $14.210        $13.940        448,432   
      2012        $13.940        $15.997        381,051   
      2013        $15.997        $20.692        292,946   

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Main Street Small- & Mid-Cap Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.701        $17.242        57,383   
      2005        $17.242        $18.617        65,352   
      2006        $18.617        $21.007        277,326   
      2007        $21.007        $20.384        252,656   
      2008        $20.384        $12.436        188,278   
      2009        $12.436        $16.752        149,396   
      2010        $16.752        $20.286        121,390   
      2011        $20.286        $19.489        105,259   
      2012        $19.489        $22.567        90,368   
      2013        $22.567        $31.230        67,802   

Putnam VT Equity Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2009        $10.000        $12.783        270,276   
      2010        $12.783        $14.165        240,229   
      2011        $14.165        $14.208        203,258   
      2012        $14.208        $16.681        174,991   
      2013        $16.681        $21.737        137,676   

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.113        $12.899        131,257   
      2005        $12.899        $13.202        148,439   
      2006        $13.202        $14.542        234,261   
      2007        $14.542        $14.446        206,764   
      2008        $14.446        $8.427        155,173   
      2009        $8.427        $10.418        144,056   
      2010        $10.418        $11.363        130,769   
      2011        $11.363        $11.492        120,765   
      2012        $11.492        $12.726        100,574   
      2013        $12.726        $14.790        89,907   

 

153          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.464        $13.383        29,830   
      2005        $13.383        $14.089        40,883   
      2006        $14.089        $15.649        130,113   
      2007        $15.649        $15.851        142,847   
      2008        $15.851        $10.401        100,708   
      2009        $10.401        $13.839        89,383   
      2010        $13.839        $15.620        78,587   
      2011        $15.620        $15.308        65,430   
      2012        $15.308        $17.202        46,262   
      2013        $17.202        $20.229        41,476   

Putnam VT Global Health Care Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.331        $11.945        54,726   
      2005        $11.945        $13.308        49,402   
      2006        $13.308        $13.462        40,028   
      2007        $13.462        $13.168        38,972   
      2008        $13.168        $10.746        31,865   
      2009        $10.746        $13.325        27,216   
      2010        $13.325        $13.436        27,103   
      2011        $13.436        $13.067        22,709   
      2012        $13.067        $15.723        20,443   
      2013        $15.723        $21.919        17,546   

Putnam VT Global Utilities Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $14.093        $16.864        7,591   
      2005        $16.864        $18.020        6,607   
      2006        $18.020        $22.529        37,029   
      2007        $22.529        $26.590        34,126   
      2008        $26.590        $18.188        31,541   
      2009        $18.188        $19.216        25,166   
      2010        $19.216        $19.257        24,394   
      2011        $19.257        $17.927        21,215   
      2012        $17.927        $18.530        14,695   
      2013        $18.530        $20.755        13,586   

Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.539        $14.804        172,124   
      2005        $14.804        $15.331        162,143   
      2006        $15.331        $17.489        266,435   
      2007        $17.489        $16.170        244,115   
      2008        $16.170        $9.755        223,397   
      2009        $9.755        $12.461        197,345   
      2010        $12.461        $14.027        162,734   
      2011        $14.027        $13.163        134,412   
      2012        $13.163        $15.433        110,487   
      2013        $15.433        $20.606        93,534   

 

154          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT High Yield Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.378        $14.554        48,270   
      2005        $14.554        $14.766        57,946   
      2006        $14.766        $16.062        300,762   
      2007        $16.062        $16.246        292,179   
      2008        $16.246        $11.820        204,275   
      2009        $11.820        $17.470        183,498   
      2010        $17.470        $19.606        165,844   
      2011        $19.606        $19.634        140,532   
      2012        $19.634        $22.414        113,633   
      2013        $22.414        $23.790        91,399   

Putnam VT Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $10.469        $10.759        201,668   
      2005        $10.759        $10.838        232,164   
      2006        $10.838        $11.149        1,001,618   
      2007        $11.149        $11.544        1,052,702   
      2008        $11.544        $8.642        754,881   
      2009        $8.642        $12.472        619,477   
      2010        $12.472        $13.486        546,039   
      2011        $13.486        $13.935        445,768   
      2012        $13.935        $15.187        403,067   
      2013        $15.187        $15.225        349,813   

Putnam VT International Equity Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.416        $15.341        79,696   
      2005        $15.341        $16.939        90,776   
      2006        $16.939        $21.291        244,922   
      2007        $21.291        $22.704        205,176   
      2008        $22.704        $12.523        164,011   
      2009        $12.523        $15.359        145,629   
      2010        $15.359        $16.630        133,045   
      2011        $16.630        $13.595        120,706   
      2012        $13.595        $16.310        103,528   
      2013        $16.310        $20.557        77,716   

Putnam VT Investors Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.024        $14.437        19,447   
      2005        $14.437        $15.460        25,617   
      2006        $15.460        $17.334        114,672   
      2007        $17.334        $16.176        92,519   
      2008        $16.176        $9.623        61,381   
      2009        $9.623        $12.389        54,368   
      2010        $12.389        $13.889        51,133   
      2011        $13.889        $13.675        47,305   
      2012        $13.675        $15.722        35,820   
      2013        $15.722        $20.906        31,256   

 

155          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Money Market Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $9.878        $9.785        78,052   
      2005        $9.785        $9.873        106,156   
      2006        $9.873        $10.144        1,326,605   
      2007        $10.144        $10.459        1,230,632   
      2008        $10.459        $10.557        1,168,900   
      2009        $10.557        $10.411        1,045,501   
      2010        $10.411        $10.249        909,223   
      2011        $10.249        $10.088        817,149   
      2012        $10.088        $9.928        700,211   
      2013        $9.928        $9.771        664,568   

Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.530        $14.687        29,678   
      2005        $14.687        $15.900        28,046   
      2006        $15.900        $16.987        56,689   
      2007        $16.987        $17.675        53,275   
      2008        $17.675        $10.654        46,425   
      2009        $10.654        $13.855        43,295   
      2010        $13.855        $16.301        67,256   
      2011        $16.301        $15.227        59,876   
      2012        $15.227        $17.496        50,327   
      2013        $17.496        $23.492        39,966   

Putnam VT New Value Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $14.610        $16.596        47,472   
      2005        $16.596        $17.296        78,202   
      2006        $17.296        $19.747        342,022   
      2007        $19.747        $18.481        367,814   
      2008        $18.481        $10.047        315,350   
      2009        $10.047        $9.460        0   

Putnam VT Research Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.128        $13.896        25,803   
      2005        $13.896        $14.361        22,777   
      2006        $14.361        $15.733        17,578   
      2007        $15.733        $15.568        16,380   
      2008        $15.568        $9.415        16,221   
      2009        $9.415        $12.340        13,193   
      2010        $12.340        $14.132        10,427   
      2011        $14.132        $13.665        8,739   
      2012        $13.665        $15.857        6,755   
      2013        $15.857        $20.811        5,900   

Putnam VT Vista Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.596        $15.869        37,929   
      2005        $15.869        $17.515        34,660   
      2006        $17.515        $18.177        43,154   
      2007        $18.177        $18.568        38,321   
      2008        $18.568        $9.950        30,685   
      2009        $9.950        $13.586        27,854   
      2010        $13.586        $15.526        0   

 

156          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Voyager Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.429        $12.847        232,660   
      2005        $12.847        $13.363        220,448   
      2006        $13.363        $13.866        183,695   
      2007        $13.866        $14.398        171,556   
      2008        $14.398        $8.922        134,351   
      2009        $8.922        $14.390        120,884   
      2010        $14.390        $17.106        107,042   
      2011        $17.106        $13.830        95,187   
      2012        $13.830        $15.546        79,316   
      2013        $15.546        $21.988        59,087   

UIF Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.908        $15.067        16,192   
      2005        $15.067        $16.627        18,091   
      2006        $16.627        $18.131        100,034   
      2007        $18.131        $18.983        96,018   
      2008        $18.983        $15.882        83,252   
      2009        $15.882        $20.337        65,956   
      2010        $20.337        $21.963        62,028   
      2011        $21.963        $23.103        54,786   
      2012        $23.103        $26.798        46,091   
      2013        $26.798        $24.063        45,353   

UIF Global Franchise Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.098        14,221   
      2005        $11.098        $12.230        27,462   
      2006        $12.230        $14.625        272,665   
      2007        $14.625        $15.798        294,419   
      2008        $15.798        $11.048        255,720   
      2009        $11.048        $14.086        226,866   
      2010        $14.086        $15.809        197,080   
      2011        $15.809        $16.967        161,094   
      2012        $16.967        $19.299        125,040   
      2013        $19.299        $22.727        101,184   

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.763        24,252   
      2005        $10.763        $12.257        26,735   
      2006        $12.257        $12.558        173,605   
      2007        $12.558        $15.064        150,677   
      2008        $15.064        $7.532        80,186   
      2009        $7.532        $12.272        67,644   
      2010        $12.272        $14.838        58,516   
      2011        $14.838        $14.194        56,387   
      2012        $14.194        $15.976        41,660   
      2013        $15.976        $23.280        23,028   

 

157          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.738        9,011   
      2005        $10.738        $12.203        10,641   
      2006        $12.203        $12.468        124,471   
      2007        $12.468        $14.926        106,403   
      2008        $14.926        $7.440        37,889   
      2009        $7.440        $12.092        26,990   
      2010        $12.092        $14.590        22,022   
      2011        $14.590        $13.922        21,100   
      2012        $13.922        $15.625        19,567   
      2013        $15.625        $22.716        13,216   

UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.833        92,016   
      2007        $9.833        $11.864        215,863   
      2008        $11.864        $6.209        236,127   
      2009        $6.209        $9.616        186,191   
      2010        $9.616        $12.517        148,828   
      2011        $12.517        $11.434        133,416   
      2012        $11.434        $12.207        129,237   
      2013        $12.207        $16.516        87,252   

UIF Small Company Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.593        $15.912        19,130   
      2005        $15.912        $17.677        17,888   
      2006        $17.677        $19.456        35,605   
      2007        $19.456        $19.712        38,349   
      2008        $19.712        $11.554        27,627   
      2009        $11.554        $16.675        26,656   
      2010        $16.675        $20.768        27,188   
      2011        $20.768        $18.657        24,626   
      2012        $18.657        $21.060        18,811   
      2013        $21.060        $35.508        14,675   

UIF U.S. Real Estate Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $14.547        $19.479        58,603   
      2005        $19.479        $22.382        68,172   
      2006        $22.382        $30.325        181,974   
      2007        $30.325        $24.686        156,400   
      2008        $24.686        $15.048        151,102   
      2009        $15.048        $19.028        125,186   
      2010        $19.028        $24.254        104,933   
      2011        $24.254        $25.221        92,839   
      2012        $25.221        $28.696        78,744   
      2013        $28.696        $28.735        69,490   

Van Kampen LIT Money Market Portfolio—Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $9.895        66,137   
      2005        $9.895        $9.975        118,151   
      2006        $9.975        $10.226        302,731   
      2007        $10.226        $10.511        398,400   
      2008        $10.511        $10.529        314,797   
      2009        $10.529        $10.368        0   

 

* The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a mortality and expense risk charge of 1.40% and an administrative expense charge of 0.19%.

 

158          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.207        0   
      2007        $10.207        $11.673        0   
      2008        $11.673        $6.523        0   
      2009        $6.523        $8.616        0   
      2010        $8.616        $9.824        0   
      2011        $9.824        $9.313        0   
      2012        $9.313        $10.547        0   
      2013        $10.547        $13.467        0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.397        0   
      2007        $10.397        $10.991        0   
      2008        $10.991        $8.020        0   
      2009        $8.020        $9.693        0   
      2010        $9.693        $10.638        0   
      2011        $10.638        $10.329        0   
      2012        $10.329        $11.238        0   
      2013        $11.238        $12.404        0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.427        0   
      2007        $10.427        $11.179        0   
      2008        $11.179        $7.325        0   
      2009        $7.325        $9.182        0   
      2010        $9.182        $10.236        0   
      2011        $10.236        $9.858        0   
      2012        $9.858        $10.868        0   
      2013        $10.868        $12.255        0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.436        0   
      2007        $10.436        $11.302        0   
      2008        $11.302        $6.813        0   
      2009        $6.813        $8.715        0   
      2010        $8.715        $9.849        0   
      2011        $9.849        $9.332        0   
      2012        $9.332        $10.481        0   
      2013        $10.481        $12.408        0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.289        0   
      2007        $10.289        $10.624        0   
      2008        $10.624        $9.251        0   
      2009        $9.251        $10.341        0   
      2010        $10.341        $10.815        0   
      2011        $10.815        $10.693        0   
      2012        $10.693        $11.079        0   
      2013        $11.079        $11.366        0   

 

159          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.686        0   
      2007        $9.686        $11.551        0   
      2008        $11.551        $6.220        0   
      2009        $6.220        $8.760        0   
      2010        $8.760        $10.230        0   
      2011        $10.230        $10.021        0   
      2012        $10.021        $11.547        0   
      2013        $11.547        $15.156        0   

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.757        0   
      2007        $10.757        $11.031        0   
      2008        $11.031        $6.759        0   
      2009        $6.759        $8.325        0   
      2010        $8.325        $9.313        0   
      2011        $9.313        $9.244        0   
      2012        $9.244        $10.422        0   
      2013        $10.422        $13.405        0   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.818        0   
      2007        $9.818        $11.040        0   
      2008        $11.040        $6.501        0   
      2009        $6.501        $8.859        0   
      2010        $8.859        $11.107        0   
      2011        $11.107        $9.656        0   
      2012        $9.656        $10.786        0   
      2013        $10.786        $14.290        0   

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.292        $14.336        1,584   
      2005        $14.336        $14.472        1,014   
      2006        $14.472        $16.477        963   
      2007        $16.477        $15.469        1,185   
      2008        $15.469        $9.782        1,244   
      2009        $9.782        $12.072        1,094   
      2010        $12.072        $13.735        1,085   
      2011        $13.735        $13.716        400   
      2012        $13.716        $15.009        388   
      2013        $15.009        $18.968        133   

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.171        0   
      2005        $11.171        $11.069        0   
      2006        $11.069        $12.763        0   
      2007        $12.763        $12.911        0   
      2008        $12.911        $8.856        0   
      2009        $8.856        $11.709        0   
      2010        $11.709        $12.865        0   
      2011        $12.865        $12.844        0   
      2012        $12.844        $14.108        0   
      2013        $14.108        $15.675        0   

 

160          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.501        0   
      2005        $10.501        $10.349        7,469   
      2006        $10.349        $11.192        6,505   
      2007        $11.192        $11.592        6,371   
      2008        $11.592        $7.400        6,487   
      2009        $7.400        $9.361        6,662   
      2010        $9.361        $10.186        6,770   
      2011        $10.186        $9.783        7,683   
      2012        $9.783        $10.719        2,016   
      2013        $10.719        $13.445        1,835   

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $14.453        $17.440        5,461   
      2005        $17.440        $18.498        5,412   
      2006        $18.498        $21.102        4,871   
      2007        $21.102        $20.084        4,745   
      2008        $20.084        $13.117        4,658   
      2009        $13.117        $16.520        4,515   
      2010        $16.520        $20.655        3,165   
      2011        $20.655        $19.385        3,074   
      2012        $19.385        $22.376        2,032   
      2013        $22.376        $29.727        1,947   

FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $15.428        $16.770        0   
      2005        $16.770        $17.137        0   
      2006        $17.137        $18.164        0   
      2007        $18.164        $19.700        0   
      2008        $19.700        $11.045        0   
      2009        $11.045        $15.464        0   
      2010        $15.464        $19.244        0   
      2011        $19.244        $17.860        0   
      2012        $17.860        $19.303        0   
      2013        $19.303        $26.005        0   

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.190        0   
      2005        $10.190        $10.176        0   
      2006        $10.176        $10.322        0   
      2007        $10.322        $10.728        0   
      2008        $10.728        $11.255        0   
      2009        $11.255        $11.315        0   
      2010        $11.315        $11.616        0   
      2011        $11.616        $11.971        0   
      2012        $11.971        $11.892        0   
      2013        $11.892        $11.337        0   

 

161          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.951        0   
      2007        $10.951        $11.942        200   
      2008        $11.942        $8.331        199   
      2009        $8.331        $10.018        197   
      2010        $10.018        $10.936        195   
      2011        $10.936        $10.349        194   
      2012        $10.349        $11.439        192   
      2013        $11.439        $14.234        191   

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.591        $13.829        404   
      2005        $13.829        $14.909        0   
      2006        $14.909        $17.211        0   
      2007        $17.211        $17.364        0   
      2008        $17.364        $10.648        0   
      2009        $10.648        $13.088        0   
      2010        $13.088        $14.191        0   
      2011        $14.191        $13.694        0   
      2012        $13.694        $15.254        0   
      2013        $15.254        $19.078        0   

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $16.748        $20.367        274   
      2005        $20.367        $25.309        241   
      2006        $25.309        $31.613        34   
      2007        $31.613        $39.694        98   
      2008        $39.694        $18.304        169   
      2009        $18.304        $30.806        157   
      2010        $30.806        $35.323        92   
      2011        $35.323        $28.983        91   
      2012        $28.983        $31.979        95   
      2013        $31.979        $30.895        64   

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.497        $15.599        785   
      2005        $15.599        $16.759        3,619   
      2006        $16.759        $19.847        3,197   
      2007        $19.847        $22.342        3,034   
      2008        $22.342        $12.988        3,180   
      2009        $12.988        $17.356        3,016   
      2010        $17.356        $18.347        2,985   
      2011        $18.347        $15.988        3,679   
      2012        $15.988        $18.432        1,315   
      2013        $18.432        $22.102        725   

 

162          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.792        $14.312        0   
      2005        $14.312        $13.526        0   
      2006        $13.526        $14.875        0   
      2007        $14.875        $16.099        0   
      2008        $16.099        $16.672        0   
      2009        $16.672        $19.294        0   
      2010        $19.294        $21.533        0   
      2011        $21.533        $20.815        0   
      2012        $20.815        $23.353        0   
      2013        $23.353        $23.143        0   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.650        $12.129        16,837   
      2005        $12.129        $12.732        15,428   
      2006        $12.732        $12.742        14,773   
      2007        $12.742        $14.490        14,117   
      2008        $14.490        $7.189        12,744   
      2009        $7.189        $11.612        12,635   
      2010        $11.612        $13.539        9,787   
      2011        $13.539        $12.359        9,206   
      2012        $12.359        $13.665        8,713   
      2013        $13.665        $18.627        8,295   

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series I
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.237        1,038   
      2005        $11.237        $12.307        1,038   
      2006        $12.307        $14.486        1,011   
      2007        $14.486        $15.231        963   
      2008        $15.231        $8.719        963   
      2009        $8.719        $11.835        963   
      2010        $11.835        $14.108        913   
      2011        $14.108        $13.884        859   
      2012        $13.884        $15.881        812   
      2013        $15.881        $20.792        112   

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.231        0   
      2005        $11.231        $12.282        0   
      2006        $12.282        $14.447        0   
      2007        $14.447        $15.176        153   
      2008        $15.176        $8.668        152   
      2009        $8.668        $11.763        150   
      2010        $11.763        $14.014        149   
      2011        $14.014        $13.779        395   
      2012        $13.779        $15.729        375   
      2013        $15.729        $20.542        331   

 

163          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.274        0   
      2005        $11.274        $11.446        2,787   
      2006        $11.446        $12.952        2,016   
      2007        $12.952        $12.334        2,145   
      2008        $12.334        $7.721        2,244   
      2009        $7.721        $9.667        2,369   
      2010        $9.667        $10.906        2,332   
      2011        $10.906        $10.411        2,320   
      2012        $10.411        $12.072        549   
      2013        $12.072        $15.969        530   

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.900        0   
      2005        $10.900        $11.413        0   
      2006        $11.413        $12.530        0   
      2007        $12.530        $12.627        0   
      2008        $12.627        $9.520        0   
      2009        $9.520        $11.370        2,501   
      2010        $11.370        $12.421        2,466   
      2011        $12.421        $11.955        2,429   
      2012        $11.955        $13.101        2,396   
      2013        $13.101        $15.954        2,363   

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $13.254        $14.749        2,467   
      2005        $14.749        $15.781        5,528   
      2006        $15.781        $17.848        4,770   
      2007        $17.848        $17.840        4,656   
      2008        $17.840        $11.792        4,541   
      2009        $11.792        $14.270        4,564   
      2010        $14.270        $15.612        4,380   
      2011        $15.612        $14.880        4,296   
      2012        $14.880        $16.590        1,759   
      2013        $16.590        $21.640        682   

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.062        1,030   
      2005        $11.062        $11.986        1,030   
      2006        $11.986        $12.263        1,003   
      2007        $12.263        $14.061        955   
      2008        $14.061        $7.289        956   
      2009        $7.289        $11.114        956   
      2010        $11.114        $13.794        906   
      2011        $13.794        $12.192        852   
      2012        $12.192        $13.270        806   
      2013        $13.270        $17.676        111   

 

164          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Bond-Debenture Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.339        0   
      2005        $10.339        $10.214        3,358   
      2006        $10.214        $10.890        3,659   
      2007        $10.890        $11.274        3,579   
      2008        $11.274        $9.065        2,148   
      2009        $9.065        $11.873        2,116   
      2010        $11.873        $13.003        2,116   
      2011        $13.003        $13.236        2,538   
      2012        $13.236        $14.523        1,115   
      2013        $14.523        $15.319        901   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Fundamental Equity Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.887        0   
      2005        $10.887        $11.355        0   
      2006        $11.355        $12.694        0   
      2007        $12.694        $13.208        0   
      2008        $13.208        $9.186        0   
      2009        $9.186        $11.284        0   
      2010        $11.284        $13.097        0   
      2011        $13.097        $12.198        0   
      2012        $12.198        $13.152        0   
      2013        $13.152        $17.411        0   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth and Income Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.871        0   
      2005        $10.871        $10.946        0   
      2006        $10.946        $12.518        0   
      2007        $12.518        $12.624        0   
      2008        $12.624        $7.826        1,062   
      2009        $7.826        $9.073        1,183   
      2010        $9.073        $10.388        0   
      2011        $10.388        $9.513        0   
      2012        $9.513        $10.397        0   
      2013        $10.397        $13.778        0   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth Opportunities Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.119        0   
      2005        $11.119        $11.344        0   
      2006        $11.344        $11.936        0   
      2007        $11.936        $14.114        0   
      2008        $14.114        $8.499        0   
      2009        $8.499        $12.062        0   
      2010        $12.062        $14.458        0   
      2011        $14.458        $12.682        0   
      2012        $12.682        $14.109        0   
      2013        $14.109        $18.859        0   

 

165          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Mid-Cap Stock Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.102        0   
      2005        $11.102        $11.716        4,347   
      2006        $11.716        $12.823        3,504   
      2007        $12.823        $12.574        3,802   
      2008        $12.574        $7.435        4,518   
      2009        $7.435        $9.180        4,598   
      2010        $9.180        $11.228        3,893   
      2011        $11.228        $10.510        3,962   
      2012        $10.510        $11.738        496   
      2013        $11.738        $14.916        164   

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.222        $12.707        1,319   
      2005        $12.707        $12.994        3,573   
      2006        $12.994        $13.644        3,427   
      2007        $13.644        $15.146        3,202   
      2008        $15.146        $8.025        4,955   
      2009        $8.025        $11.280        4,347   
      2010        $11.280        $12.005        3,381   
      2011        $12.005        $11.546        2,288   
      2012        $11.546        $12.812        691   
      2013        $12.812        $16.170        449   

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Balanced Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.997        $13.914        468   
      2005        $13.914        $14.067        468   
      2006        $14.067        $15.207        469   
      2007        $15.207        $15.343        460   
      2008        $15.343        $8.435        0   
      2009        $8.435        $10.002        0   
      2010        $10.002        $10.990        0   
      2011        $10.990        $10.758        0   
      2012        $10.758        $11.759        0   
      2013        $11.759        $12.938        0   

Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.087        0   
      2005        $10.087        $10.066        0   
      2006        $10.066        $10.300        0   
      2007        $10.300        $10.453        0   
      2008        $10.453        $6.210        0   
      2009        $6.210        $6.603        0   
      2010        $6.603        $7.165        0   
      2011        $7.165        $7.541        2,486   
      2012        $7.541        $8.101        2,441   
      2013        $8.101        $7.869        2,644   

 

166          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.298        $14.322        4,736   
      2005        $14.322        $15.640        4,663   
      2006        $15.640        $15.664        4,465   
      2007        $15.664        $16.193        4,277   
      2008        $16.193        $8.019        3,927   
      2009        $8.019        $10.342        3,895   
      2010        $10.342        $12.824        2,865   
      2011        $12.824        $12.610        2,702   
      2012        $12.610        $14.283        2,564   
      2013        $14.283        $18.889        2,447   

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.128        $16.377        0   
      2005        $16.377        $18.216        152   
      2006        $18.216        $20.848        140   
      2007        $20.848        $21.563        138   
      2008        $21.563        $12.545        135   
      2009        $12.545        $17.047        144   
      2010        $17.047        $19.233        139   
      2011        $19.233        $17.156        142   
      2012        $17.156        $20.232        151   
      2013        $20.232        $25.054        0   

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.046        $12.737        6,173   
      2005        $12.737        $12.729        7,837   
      2006        $12.729        $13.310        8,414   
      2007        $13.310        $14.217        7,968   
      2008        $14.217        $11.855        5,798   
      2009        $11.855        $13.688        5,757   
      2010        $13.688        $15.319        5,418   
      2011        $15.319        $15.035        4,336   
      2012        $15.035        $16.588        4,640   
      2013        $16.588        $16.115        1,846   

Oppenheimer High Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.861        $13.636        3,274   
      2005        $13.636        $13.564        3,612   
      2006        $13.564        $14.448        3,461   
      2007        $14.448        $14.020        3,340   
      2008        $14.020        $2.929        3,933   
      2009        $2.929        $3.597        3,566   
      2010        $3.597        $4.014        3,315   
      2011        $4.014        $3.814        2,063   
      2012        $3.814        $4.207        0   

 

167          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Main Street Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.540        $13.346        1,958   
      2005        $13.346        $13.761        8,119   
      2006        $13.761        $15.400        6,907   
      2007        $15.400        $15.638        6,790   
      2008        $15.638        $9.358        7,509   
      2009        $9.358        $11.680        7,613   
      2010        $11.680        $13.192        7,319   
      2011        $13.192        $12.823        7,522   
      2012        $12.823        $14.580        3,105   
      2013        $14.580        $18.687        1,884   

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Main Street Small- & Mid-Cap Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.554        $16.914        1,046   
      2005        $16.914        $18.096        2,028   
      2006        $18.096        $20.234        1,714   
      2007        $20.234        $19.452        1,740   
      2008        $19.452        $11.759        2,077   
      2009        $11.759        $15.695        1,980   
      2010        $15.695        $18.833        1,634   
      2011        $18.833        $17.927        1,610   
      2012        $17.927        $20.569        560   
      2013        $20.569        $28.205        77   

Putnam VT Equity Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2009        $10.000        $11.976        13,127   
      2010        $11.976        $13.150        10,689   
      2011        $13.150        $13.070        10,121   
      2012        $13.070        $15.204        8,261   
      2013        $15.204        $19.631        7,836   

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.992        $12.654        1,561   
      2005        $12.654        $12.833        2,112   
      2006        $12.833        $14.006        1,869   
      2007        $14.006        $13.786        1,731   
      2008        $13.786        $7.968        833   
      2009        $7.968        $9.761        530   
      2010        $9.761        $10.548        271   
      2011        $10.548        $10.571        268   
      2012        $10.571        $11.599        265   
      2013        $11.599        $13.357        262   

 

168          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.339        $13.128        0   
      2005        $13.128        $13.695        750   
      2006        $13.695        $15.072        736   
      2007        $15.072        $15.127        726   
      2008        $15.127        $9.835        0   
      2009        $9.835        $12.966        0   
      2010        $12.966        $14.501        0   
      2011        $14.501        $14.081        0   
      2012        $14.081        $15.679        0   
      2013        $15.679        $18.269        0   

Putnam VT Global Health Care Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.218        $11.718        96   
      2005        $11.718        $12.935        80   
      2006        $12.935        $12.966        65   
      2007        $12.966        $12.566        53   
      2008        $12.566        $10.161        41   
      2009        $10.161        $12.484        22   
      2010        $12.484        $12.474        8   
      2011        $12.474        $12.020        8   
      2012        $12.020        $14.330        8   
      2013        $14.330        $19.796        8   

Putnam VT Global Utilities Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.971        $16.543        0   
      2005        $16.543        $17.516        0   
      2006        $17.516        $21.699        0   
      2007        $21.699        $25.376        0   
      2008        $25.376        $17.199        0   
      2009        $17.199        $18.004        0   
      2010        $18.004        $17.878        0   
      2011        $17.878        $16.491        0   
      2012        $16.491        $16.890        0   
      2013        $16.890        $18.745        0   

Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.404        $14.522        212   
      2005        $14.522        $14.902        179   
      2006        $14.902        $16.845        148   
      2007        $16.845        $15.431        132   
      2008        $15.431        $9.224        122   
      2009        $9.224        $11.675        81   
      2010        $11.675        $13.022        44   
      2011        $13.022        $12.109        44   
      2012        $12.109        $14.066        43   
      2013        $14.066        $18.609        43   

 

169          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT High Yield Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.245        $14.277        391   
      2005        $14.277        $14.353        397   
      2006        $14.353        $15.470        387   
      2007        $15.470        $15.504        405   
      2008        $15.504        $11.177        3,131   
      2009        $11.177        $16.368        2,981   
      2010        $16.368        $18.202        2,936   
      2011        $18.202        $18.061        2,789   
      2012        $18.061        $20.430        2,745   
      2013        $20.430        $21.486        2,711   

Putnam VT Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $10.364        $10.554        2,104   
      2005        $10.554        $10.535        7,068   
      2006        $10.535        $10.738        7,270   
      2007        $10.738        $11.016        7,160   
      2008        $11.016        $8.171        4,637   
      2009        $8.171        $11.686        4,048   
      2010        $11.686        $12.520        3,996   
      2011        $12.520        $12.819        4,112   
      2012        $12.819        $13.842        2,613   
      2013        $13.842        $13.750        2,648   

Putnam VT International Equity Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.282        $15.049        8,870   
      2005        $15.049        $16.465        8,551   
      2006        $16.465        $20.507        8,194   
      2007        $20.507        $21.667        7,989   
      2008        $21.667        $11.841        7,104   
      2009        $11.841        $14.390        7,057   
      2010        $14.390        $15.439        4,119   
      2011        $15.439        $12.505        3,937   
      2012        $12.505        $14.866        3,781   
      2013        $14.866        $18.565        3,648   

Putnam VT Investors Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.894        $14.163        0   
      2005        $14.163        $15.027        0   
      2006        $15.027        $16.696        0   
      2007        $16.696        $15.437        0   
      2008        $15.437        $9.099        0   
      2009        $9.099        $11.607        0   
      2010        $11.607        $12.894        0   
      2011        $12.894        $12.579        0   
      2012        $12.579        $14.329        0   
      2013        $14.329        $18.881        0   

 

170          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Money Market Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $9.779        $9.598        3,015   
      2005        $9.598        $9.597        8,670   
      2006        $9.597        $9.770        9,762   
      2007        $9.770        $9.981        9,632   
      2008        $9.981        $9.982        4,607   
      2009        $9.982        $9.754        7,609   
      2010        $9.754        $9.515        7,675   
      2011        $9.515        $9.279        7,027   
      2012        $9.279        $9.049        4,992   
      2013        $9.049        $8.824        24,369   

Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.395        $14.408        0   
      2005        $14.408        $15.456        0   
      2006        $15.456        $16.362        0   
      2007        $16.362        $16.868        0   
      2008        $16.868        $10.074        0   
      2009        $10.074        $12.980        0   
      2010        $12.980        $15.133        0   
      2011        $15.133        $14.007        0   
      2012        $14.007        $15.946        0   
      2013        $15.946        $21.216        0   

Putnam VT New Value Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $14.464        $16.280        13,910   
      2005        $16.280        $16.812        15,326   
      2006        $16.812        $19.020        14,500   
      2007        $19.020        $17.637        14,265   
      2008        $17.637        $9.500        13,254   
      2009        $9.500        $8.935        0   

Putnam VT Research Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.997        $13.632        0   
      2005        $13.632        $13.960        0   
      2006        $13.960        $15.153        0   
      2007        $15.153        $14.856        0   
      2008        $14.856        $8.902        0   
      2009        $8.902        $11.561        0   
      2010        $11.561        $13.120        0   
      2011        $13.120        $12.570        0   
      2012        $12.570        $14.453        0   
      2013        $14.453        $18.795        0   

Putnam VT Vista Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.460        $15.567        0   
      2005        $15.567        $17.025        0   
      2006        $17.025        $17.507        0   
      2007        $17.507        $17.719        0   
      2008        $17.719        $9.408        0   
      2009        $9.408        $12.729        0   
      2010        $12.729        $14.449        0   

 

171          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Voyager Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.305        $12.603        915   
      2005        $12.603        $12.989        0   
      2006        $12.989        $13.355        0   
      2007        $13.355        $13.740        0   
      2008        $13.740        $8.436        0   
      2009        $8.436        $13.482        0   
      2010        $13.482        $15.881        0   
      2011        $15.881        $12.722        0   
      2012        $12.722        $14.169        0   
      2013        $14.169        $19.858        0   

UIF Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.770        $14.780        0   
      2005        $14.780        $16.162        0   
      2006        $16.162        $17.464        0   
      2007        $17.464        $18.115        0   
      2008        $18.115        $15.018        0   
      2009        $15.018        $19.054        0   
      2010        $19.054        $20.390        0   
      2011        $20.390        $21.252        0   
      2012        $21.252        $24.426        0   
      2013        $24.426        $21.732        0   

UIF Global Franchise Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.996        0   
      2005        $10.996        $12.007        0   
      2006        $12.007        $14.228        0   
      2007        $14.228        $15.228        159   
      2008        $15.228        $10.551        157   
      2009        $10.551        $13.331        156   
      2010        $13.331        $14.825        154   
      2011        $14.825        $15.765        153   
      2012        $15.765        $17.768        152   
      2013        $17.768        $20.732        151   

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.697        3,557   
      2005        $10.697        $12.071        3,407   
      2006        $12.071        $12.254        3,405   
      2007        $12.254        $14.565        3,141   
      2008        $14.565        $7.216        3,594   
      2009        $7.216        $11.649        2,973   
      2010        $11.649        $13.956        2,840   
      2011        $13.956        $13.229        1,648   
      2012        $13.229        $14.753        1,558   
      2013        $14.753        $21.301        215   

 

172          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Plus Contracts—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.672        0   
      2005        $10.672        $12.018        0   
      2006        $12.018        $12.166        0   
      2007        $12.166        $14.432        0   
      2008        $14.432        $7.127        0   
      2009        $7.127        $11.478        0   
      2010        $11.478        $13.723        0   
      2011        $13.723        $12.975        0   
      2012        $12.975        $14.429        0   
      2013        $14.429        $20.785        0   

UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.772        0   
      2007        $9.772        $11.682        0   
      2008        $11.682        $6.058        0   
      2009        $6.058        $9.296        0   
      2010        $9.296        $11.990        0   
      2011        $11.990        $10.853        314   
      2012        $10.853        $11.481        313   
      2013        $11.481        $15.391        248   

UIF Small Company Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.510        $15.670        0   
      2005        $15.670        $17.250        0   
      2006        $17.250        $18.813        0   
      2007        $18.813        $18.885        0   
      2008        $18.885        $10.968        0   
      2009        $10.968        $15.684        0   
      2010        $15.684        $19.355        0   
      2011        $19.355        $17.229        0   
      2012        $17.229        $19.270        0   
      2013        $19.270        $32.194        0   

UIF U.S. Real Estate Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $14.402        $19.109        2,258   
      2005        $19.109        $21.756        2,395   
      2006        $21.756        $29.208        2,198   
      2007        $29.208        $23.558        2,284   
      2008        $23.558        $14.228        1,464   
      2009        $14.228        $17.827        1,466   
      2010        $17.827        $22.516        1,397   
      2011        $22.516        $23.200        1,316   
      2012        $23.200        $26.155        1,248   
      2013        $26.155        $25.950        239   

Van Kampen LIT Money Market Portfolio—Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $9.805        0   
      2005        $9.805        $9.793        0   
      2006        $9.793        $9.948        0   
      2007        $9.948        $10.132        0   
      2008        $10.132        $10.056        4,793   
      2009        $10.056        $9.815        0   

 

* The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a mortality and expense risk charge of 2.30% and an administrative expense charge of 0.19%.

 

173          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.270        58,931   
      2007        $10.270        $11.854        205,386   
      2008        $11.854        $6.685        199,825   
      2009        $6.685        $8.913        180,795   
      2010        $8.913        $10.256        164,209   
      2011        $10.256        $9.812        144,054   
      2012        $9.812        $11.214        100,760   
      2013        $11.214        $14.452        78,733   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.462        22,865   
      2007        $10.462        $11.161        49,421   
      2008        $11.161        $8.219        88,629   
      2009        $8.219        $10.026        71,540   
      2010        $10.026        $11.105        60,223   
      2011        $11.105        $10.882        59,897   
      2012        $10.882        $11.949        52,071   
      2013        $11.949        $13.311        33,428   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.491        0   
      2007        $10.491        $11.353        0   
      2008        $11.353        $7.507        8,967   
      2009        $7.507        $9.497        8,524   
      2010        $9.497        $10.686        9,013   
      2011        $10.686        $10.385        8,631   
      2012        $10.385        $11.556        6,431   
      2013        $11.556        $13.150        7,914   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.500        4,936   
      2007        $10.500        $11.477        3,177   
      2008        $11.477        $6.983        1,002   
      2009        $6.983        $9.015        607   
      2010        $9.015        $10.281        603   
      2011        $10.281        $9.832        601   
      2012        $9.832        $11.144        13,252   
      2013        $11.144        $13.315        12,857   

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.352        2,423   
      2007        $10.352        $10.789        4,787   
      2008        $10.789        $9.481        6,169   
      2009        $9.481        $10.696        10,903   
      2010        $10.696        $11.290        10,351   
      2011        $11.290        $11.265        9,775   
      2012        $11.265        $11.779        7,250   
      2013        $11.779        $12.196        4,066   

 

174          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.746        0   
      2007        $9.746        $11.730        1,813   
      2008        $11.730        $6.375        1,340   
      2009        $6.375        $9.061        1,008   
      2010        $9.061        $10.680        99   
      2011        $10.680        $10.557        96   
      2012        $10.557        $12.277        0   
      2013        $12.277        $16.264        0   

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.824        22,952   
      2007        $10.824        $11.203        55,881   
      2008        $11.203        $6.928        58,510   
      2009        $6.928        $8.611        60,521   
      2010        $8.611        $9.722        58,553   
      2011        $9.722        $9.738        57,984   
      2012        $9.738        $11.081        53,033   
      2013        $11.081        $14.385        52,953   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.879        9,989   
      2007        $9.879        $11.212        38,987   
      2008        $11.212        $6.663        39,134   
      2009        $6.663        $9.164        36,579   
      2010        $9.164        $11.595        34,385   
      2011        $11.595        $10.173        30,938   
      2012        $10.173        $11.468        24,184   
      2013        $11.468        $15.334        22,235   

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.425        $14.614        68,823   
      2005        $14.614        $14.888        79,315   
      2006        $14.888        $17.107        84,562   
      2007        $17.107        $16.210        90,229   
      2008        $16.210        $10.345        80,421   
      2009        $10.345        $12.884        72,551   
      2010        $12.884        $14.795        53,880   
      2011        $14.795        $14.910        37,462   
      2012        $14.910        $16.467        29,246   
      2013        $16.467        $21.003        22,322   

 

175          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.240        22,636   
      2005        $11.240        $11.240        258,448   
      2006        $11.240        $13.079        488,323   
      2007        $13.079        $13.354        651,119   
      2008        $13.354        $9.244        569,671   
      2009        $9.244        $12.335        496,401   
      2010        $12.335        $13.677        413,030   
      2011        $13.677        $13.781        278,944   
      2012        $13.781        $15.278        197,379   
      2013        $15.278        $17.131        157,183   

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.525        1,153   
      2005        $10.525        $10.468        106,672   
      2006        $10.468        $11.425        209,179   
      2007        $11.425        $11.943        242,913   
      2008        $11.943        $7.695        220,904   
      2009        $7.695        $9.824        190,232   
      2010        $9.824        $10.788        161,248   
      2011        $10.788        $10.457        119,551   
      2012        $10.457        $11.563        96,199   
      2013        $11.563        $14.638        77,959   

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $14.599        $17.778        32,091   
      2005        $17.778        $19.031        56,409   
      2006        $19.031        $21.909        67,453   
      2007        $21.909        $21.046        74,742   
      2008        $21.046        $13.873        68,129   
      2009        $13.873        $17.632        59,102   
      2010        $17.632        $22.249        49,377   
      2011        $22.249        $21.073        40,278   
      2012        $21.073        $24.550        34,393   
      2013        $24.550        $32.915        21,277   

FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $15.583        $17.095        1,457   
      2005        $17.095        $17.630        1,685   
      2006        $17.630        $18.858        1,833   
      2007        $18.858        $20.643        1,745   
      2008        $20.643        $11.681        1,870   
      2009        $11.681        $16.505        1,956   
      2010        $16.505        $20.730        1,713   
      2011        $20.730        $19.415        1,657   
      2012        $19.415        $21.179        1,756   
      2013        $21.179        $28.795        1,604   

 

176          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.253        4,788   
      2005        $10.253        $10.333        36,809   
      2006        $10.333        $10.577        69,659   
      2007        $10.577        $11.096        71,356   
      2008        $11.096        $11.748        84,106   
      2009        $11.748        $11.919        121,665   
      2010        $11.919        $12.350        100,956   
      2011        $12.350        $12.844        80,072   
      2012        $12.844        $12.878        70,496   
      2013        $12.878        $12.390        61,136   

FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $11.019        28,256   
      2007        $11.019        $12.127        139,069   
      2008        $12.127        $8.538        142,841   
      2009        $8.538        $10.362        133,223   
      2010        $10.362        $11.417        120,659   
      2011        $11.417        $10.903        93,404   
      2012        $10.903        $12.162        66,637   
      2013        $12.162        $15.274        55,629   

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.718        $14.097        89,468   
      2005        $14.097        $15.338        195,874   
      2006        $15.338        $17.869        248,012   
      2007        $17.869        $18.195        286,267   
      2008        $18.195        $11.261        235,403   
      2009        $11.261        $13.969        193,701   
      2010        $13.969        $15.286        159,607   
      2011        $15.286        $14.886        113,515   
      2012        $14.886        $16.736        83,588   
      2013        $16.736        $21.124        65,702   

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $16.917        $20.762        10,936   
      2005        $20.762        $26.037        24,121   
      2006        $26.037        $32.822        33,128   
      2007        $32.822        $41.594        21,398   
      2008        $41.594        $19.358        21,909   
      2009        $19.358        $32.879        20,227   
      2010        $32.879        $38.048        17,301   
      2011        $38.048        $31.506        14,612   
      2012        $31.506        $35.085        14,814   
      2013        $35.085        $34.209        13,969   

 

177          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.633        $15.902        24,545   
      2005        $15.902        $17.241        131,380   
      2006        $17.241        $20.606        214,900   
      2007        $20.606        $23.411        229,814   
      2008        $23.411        $13.736        198,347   
      2009        $13.736        $18.525        163,288   
      2010        $18.525        $19.763        133,918   
      2011        $19.763        $17.381        105,338   
      2012        $17.381        $20.223        77,549   
      2013        $20.223        $24.473        63,996   

FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.920        $14.589        2,561   
      2005        $14.589        $13.916        2,729   
      2006        $13.916        $15.444        2,751   
      2007        $15.444        $16.870        2,584   
      2008        $16.870        $17.632        1,829   
      2009        $17.632        $20.593        2,009   
      2010        $20.593        $23.194        69   
      2011        $23.194        $22.627        0   
      2012        $22.627        $25.621        0   
      2013        $25.621        $25.625        0   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.767        $12.365        16,427   
      2005        $12.365        $13.098        35,171   
      2006        $13.098        $13.229        43,766   
      2007        $13.229        $15.184        46,533   
      2008        $15.184        $7.603        41,011   
      2009        $7.603        $12.394        33,167   
      2010        $12.394        $14.584        24,429   
      2011        $14.584        $13.435        17,815   
      2012        $13.435        $14.992        10,675   
      2013        $14.992        $20.625        8,938   

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series I
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.306        17,454   
      2005        $11.306        $12.497        18,097   
      2006        $12.497        $14.844        17,725   
      2007        $14.844        $15.753        14,683   
      2008        $15.753        $9.101        13,906   
      2009        $9.101        $12.468        12,012   
      2010        $12.468        $14.999        6,277   
      2011        $14.999        $14.897        2,052   
      2012        $14.897        $17.197        2,714   
      2013        $17.197        $22.723        1,559   

 

178          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.300        18,683   
      2005        $11.300        $12.472        23,225   
      2006        $12.472        $14.805        40,335   
      2007        $14.805        $15.697        53,940   
      2008        $15.697        $9.049        55,316   
      2009        $9.049        $12.392        47,020   
      2010        $12.392        $14.900        38,572   
      2011        $14.900        $14.785        36,190   
      2012        $14.785        $17.033        29,136   
      2013        $17.033        $22.451        23,501   

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.343        29,089   
      2005        $11.343        $11.622        104,771   
      2006        $11.622        $13.273        162,673   
      2007        $13.273        $12.757        166,026   
      2008        $12.757        $8.059        133,110   
      2009        $8.059        $10.184        123,616   
      2010        $10.184        $11.596        99,310   
      2011        $11.596        $11.171        80,657   
      2012        $11.171        $13.073        51,767   
      2013        $13.073        $17.452        34,514   

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.967        40,892   
      2005        $10.967        $11.589        82,180   
      2006        $11.589        $12.840        139,142   
      2007        $12.840        $13.060        160,968   
      2008        $13.060        $9.937        149,835   
      2009        $9.937        $11.978        125,212   
      2010        $11.978        $13.206        104,510   
      2011        $13.206        $12.827        91,610   
      2012        $12.827        $14.187        72,177   
      2013        $14.187        $17.436        63,122   

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $13.388        $15.035        55,062   
      2005        $15.035        $16.235        97,713   
      2006        $16.235        $18.530        121,276   
      2007        $18.530        $18.694        125,665   
      2008        $18.694        $12.471        111,525   
      2009        $12.471        $15.231        92,694   
      2010        $15.231        $16.817        72,582   
      2011        $16.817        $16.176        63,083   
      2012        $16.176        $18.202        53,803   
      2013        $18.202        $23.961        42,372   

 

179          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.130        5,000   
      2005        $11.130        $12.171        9,550   
      2006        $12.171        $12.567        7,898   
      2007        $12.567        $14.543        7,549   
      2008        $14.543        $7.609        6,352   
      2009        $7.609        $11.709        5,887   
      2010        $11.709        $14.665        5,666   
      2011        $14.665        $13.082        4,466   
      2012        $13.082        $14.370        3,166   
      2013        $14.370        $19.318        3,141   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Bond-Debenture Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.363        1,954   
      2005        $10.363        $10.332        64,927   
      2006        $10.332        $11.116        124,486   
      2007        $11.116        $11.615        173,757   
      2008        $11.615        $9.426        146,403   
      2009        $9.426        $12.459        128,757   
      2010        $12.459        $13.771        104,848   
      2011        $13.771        $14.147        71,472   
      2012        $14.147        $15.666        56,930   
      2013        $15.666        $16.677        47,281   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Fundamental Equity Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.912        2,680   
      2005        $10.912        $11.485        19,434   
      2006        $11.485        $12.958        33,197   
      2007        $12.958        $13.608        39,496   
      2008        $13.608        $9.552        35,683   
      2009        $9.552        $11.842        30,990   
      2010        $11.842        $13.871        23,559   
      2011        $13.871        $13.038        21,416   
      2012        $13.038        $14.188        20,874   
      2013        $14.188        $18.955        19,727   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth and Income Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.896        7,786   
      2005        $10.896        $11.072        66,461   
      2006        $11.072        $12.778        96,277   
      2007        $12.778        $13.006        122,166   
      2008        $13.006        $8.137        105,589   
      2009        $8.137        $9.521        96,028   
      2010        $9.521        $11.001        85,295   
      2011        $11.001        $10.169        58,576   
      2012        $10.169        $11.216        48,495   
      2013        $11.216        $15.000        35,458   

 

180          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth Opportunities Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.144        86   
      2005        $11.144        $11.475        6,838   
      2006        $11.475        $12.184        31,720   
      2007        $12.184        $14.541        42,332   
      2008        $14.541        $8.837        39,901   
      2009        $8.837        $12.658        28,179   
      2010        $12.658        $15.312        21,998   
      2011        $15.312        $13.555        21,588   
      2012        $13.555        $15.220        16,623   
      2013        $15.220        $20.531        13,598   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Mid-Cap Stock Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.127        2,907   
      2005        $11.127        $11.851        88,785   
      2006        $11.851        $13.090        113,220   
      2007        $13.090        $12.955        133,809   
      2008        $12.955        $7.732        127,162   
      2009        $7.732        $9.634        110,093   
      2010        $9.634        $11.892        92,273   
      2011        $11.892        $11.233        51,683   
      2012        $11.233        $12.662        43,296   
      2013        $12.662        $16.239        36,258   

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.298        $12.903        62,821   
      2005        $12.903        $13.316        119,313   
      2006        $13.316        $14.111        148,739   
      2007        $14.111        $15.810        121,790   
      2008        $15.810        $8.454        106,556   
      2009        $8.454        $11.993        82,580   
      2010        $11.993        $12.881        68,853   
      2011        $12.881        $12.503        48,137   
      2012        $12.503        $14.002        33,575   
      2013        $14.002        $17.835        28,106   

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Balanced Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $13.128        $14.184        25,039   
      2005        $14.184        $14.472        40,359   
      2006        $14.472        $15.789        46,580   
      2007        $15.789        $16.078        45,964   
      2008        $16.078        $8.921        44,678   
      2009        $8.921        $10.676        41,279   
      2010        $10.676        $11.838        34,820   
      2011        $11.838        $11.695        23,779   
      2012        $11.695        $12.901        17,920   
      2013        $12.901        $14.326        17,594   

 

181          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.110        1,900   
      2005        $10.110        $10.182        19,950   
      2006        $10.182        $10.515        131,838   
      2007        $10.515        $10.770        250,642   
      2008        $10.770        $6.457        255,607   
      2009        $6.457        $6.929        257,461   
      2010        $6.929        $7.589        213,012   
      2011        $7.589        $8.060        164,661   
      2012        $8.060        $8.739        148,445   
      2013        $8.739        $8.567        126,006   

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.422        $14.600        22,403   
      2005        $14.600        $16.090        30,987   
      2006        $16.090        $16.263        40,565   
      2007        $16.263        $16.969        36,754   
      2008        $16.969        $8.481        36,514   
      2009        $8.481        $11.038        33,983   
      2010        $11.038        $13.814        19,366   
      2011        $13.814        $13.708        11,821   
      2012        $13.708        $15.670        7,171   
      2013        $15.670        $20.915        5,694   

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.270        $16.695        18,071   
      2005        $16.695        $18.740        21,315   
      2006        $18.740        $21.645        21,514   
      2007        $21.645        $22.595        24,156   
      2008        $22.595        $13.267        18,696   
      2009        $13.267        $18.195        15,856   
      2010        $18.195        $20.717        12,923   
      2011        $20.717        $18.650        8,843   
      2012        $18.650        $22.198        8,304   
      2013        $22.198        $27.741        7,499   

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.168        $12.984        77,772   
      2005        $12.984        $13.095        191,974   
      2006        $13.095        $13.820        247,776   
      2007        $13.820        $14.898        297,150   
      2008        $14.898        $12.537        258,453   
      2009        $12.537        $14.609        243,833   
      2010        $14.609        $16.501        174,038   
      2011        $16.501        $16.344        135,197   
      2012        $16.344        $18.199        114,916   
      2013        $18.199        $17.844        104,407   

 

182          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer High Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.991        $13.901        41,186   
      2005        $13.901        $13.955        48,901   
      2006        $13.955        $15.000        61,033   
      2007        $15.000        $14.691        66,322   
      2008        $14.691        $3.098        87,042   
      2009        $3.098        $3.840        70,920   
      2010        $3.840        $4.324        59,676   
      2011        $4.324        $4.147        47,869   
      2012        $4.147        $4.608        0   

Oppenheimer Main Street Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.666        $13.604        59,125   
      2005        $13.604        $14.157        140,753   
      2006        $14.157        $15.989        202,184   
      2007        $15.989        $16.387        197,820   
      2008        $16.387        $9.897        190,381   
      2009        $9.897        $12.466        166,920   
      2010        $12.466        $14.210        137,070   
      2011        $14.210        $13.940        103,909   
      2012        $13.940        $15.997        84,145   
      2013        $15.997        $20.692        69,267   

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Main Street Small- & Mid-Cap Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.701        $17.242        25,485   
      2005        $17.242        $18.617        41,748   
      2006        $18.617        $21.007        54,905   
      2007        $21.007        $20.384        54,188   
      2008        $20.384        $12.436        48,848   
      2009        $12.436        $16.752        41,773   
      2010        $16.752        $20.286        30,478   
      2011        $20.286        $19.489        25,911   
      2012        $19.489        $22.567        22,649   
      2013        $22.567        $31.230        12,489   

Putnam VT Equity Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2009        $10.000        $12.783        79,948   
      2010        $12.783        $14.165        69,708   
      2011        $14.165        $14.208        54,645   
      2012        $14.208        $16.681        38,847   
      2013        $16.681        $21.737        28,911   

 

183          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.113        $12.899        64,309   
      2005        $12.899        $13.202        58,344   
      2006        $13.202        $14.542        72,048   
      2007        $14.542        $14.446        67,765   
      2008        $14.446        $8.427        38,767   
      2009        $8.427        $10.418        33,425   
      2010        $10.418        $11.363        29,228   
      2011        $11.363        $11.492        23,376   
      2012        $11.492        $12.726        21,306   
      2013        $12.726        $14.790        19,447   

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.464        $13.383        14,779   
      2005        $13.383        $14.089        22,697   
      2006        $14.089        $15.649        33,202   
      2007        $15.649        $15.851        29,202   
      2008        $15.851        $10.401        22,083   
      2009        $10.401        $13.839        20,871   
      2010        $13.839        $15.620        20,539   
      2011        $15.620        $15.308        17,521   
      2012        $15.308        $17.202        15,255   
      2013        $17.202        $20.229        14,036   

Putnam VT Global Health Care Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.331        $11.945        1,958   
      2005        $11.945        $13.308        2,147   
      2006        $13.308        $13.462        2,250   
      2007        $13.462        $13.168        2,107   
      2008        $13.168        $10.746        1,552   
      2009        $10.746        $13.325        398   
      2010        $13.325        $13.436        377   
      2011        $13.436        $13.067        2,043   
      2012        $13.067        $15.723        2,013   
      2013        $15.723        $21.919        1,977   

Putnam VT Global Utilities Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $14.093        $16.864        5,170   
      2005        $16.864        $18.020        5,057   
      2006        $18.020        $22.529        4,787   
      2007        $22.529        $26.590        2,885   
      2008        $26.590        $18.188        2,084   
      2009        $18.188        $19.216        2,203   
      2010        $19.216        $19.257        2,334   
      2011        $19.257        $17.927        1,810   
      2012        $17.927        $18.530        1,586   
      2013        $18.530        $20.755        1,625   

 

184          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $14.093        $14.804        49,986   
      2005        $14.804        $15.331        53,041   
      2006        $15.331        $17.489        51,557   
      2007        $17.489        $16.170        56,846   
      2008        $16.170        $9.755        35,860   
      2009        $9.755        $12.461        31,367   
      2010        $12.461        $14.027        24,921   
      2011        $14.027        $13.163        19,371   
      2012        $13.163        $15.433        16,170   
      2013        $15.433        $20.606        8,984   

Putnam VT High Yield Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.378        $14.554        39,241   
      2005        $14.554        $14.766        58,158   
      2006        $14.766        $16.062        84,296   
      2007        $16.062        $16.246        90,170   
      2008        $16.246        $11.820        71,506   
      2009        $11.820        $17.470        63,317   
      2010        $17.470        $19.606        48,193   
      2011        $19.606        $19.634        35,571   
      2012        $19.634        $22.414        33,633   
      2013        $22.414        $23.790        30,261   

Putnam VT Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $10.469        $10.759        65,425   
      2005        $10.759        $10.838        153,673   
      2006        $10.838        $11.149        278,298   
      2007        $11.149        $11.544        316,107   
      2008        $11.544        $8.642        257,346   
      2009        $8.642        $12.472        195,766   
      2010        $12.472        $13.486        163,032   
      2011        $13.486        $13.935        120,780   
      2012        $13.935        $15.187        107,819   
      2013        $15.187        $15.225        93,031   

Putnam VT International Equity Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.416        $15.341        23,536   
      2005        $15.341        $16.939        34,205   
      2006        $16.939        $21.291        56,149   
      2007        $21.291        $22.704        67,587   
      2008        $22.704        $12.523        61,723   
      2009        $12.523        $15.359        57,600   
      2010        $15.359        $16.630        54,173   
      2011        $16.630        $13.595        44,970   
      2012        $13.595        $16.310        39,040   
      2013        $16.310        $20.557        33,565   

 

185          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Investors Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.024        $14.437        5,134   
      2005        $14.437        $15.460        14,206   
      2006        $15.460        $17.334        28,439   
      2007        $17.334        $16.176        33,309   
      2008        $16.176        $9.623        21,458   
      2009        $9.623        $12.389        19,349   
      2010        $12.389        $13.889        16,051   
      2011        $13.889        $13.675        9,056   
      2012        $13.675        $15.722        8,321   
      2013        $15.722        $20.906        6,120   

Putnam VT Money Market Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $9.878        $9.785        25,745   
      2005        $9.785        $9.873        132,095   
      2006        $9.873        $10.144        212,468   
      2007        $10.144        $10.459        333,114   
      2008        $10.459        $10.557        236,819   
      2009        $10.557        $10.411        245,324   
      2010        $10.411        $10.249        247,881   
      2011        $10.249        $10.088        165,490   
      2012        $10.088        $9.928        147,523   
      2013        $9.928        $9.771        167,744   

Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.530        $14.687        4,607   
      2005        $14.687        $15.900        4,534   
      2006        $15.900        $16.987        4,578   
      2007        $16.987        $17.675        3,706   
      2008        $17.675        $10.654        1,418   
      2009        $10.654        $13.855        482   
      2010        $13.855        $16.301        4,562   
      2011        $16.301        $15.227        2,694   
      2012        $15.227        $17.496        2,477   
      2013        $17.496        $23.492        1,939   

Putnam VT New Value Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $14.610        $16.596        9,332   
      2005        $16.596        $17.296        52,908   
      2006        $17.296        $19.747        83,473   
      2007        $19.747        $18.481        99,643   
      2008        $18.481        $10.047        92,634   
      2009        $10.047        $9.460        0   

 

186          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Research Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.128        $13.896        4,387   
      2005        $13.896        $14.361        4,597   
      2006        $14.361        $15.733        4,443   
      2007        $15.733        $15.568        3,226   
      2008        $15.568        $9.415        2,745   
      2009        $9.415        $12.340        1,662   
      2010        $12.340        $14.132        1,628   
      2011        $14.132        $13.665        378   
      2012        $13.665        $15.857        98   
      2013        $15.857        $20.811        85   

Putnam VT Vista Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.596        $15.869        15,619   
      2005        $15.869        $17.515        12,925   
      2006        $17.515        $18.177        9,150   
      2007        $18.177        $18.568        7,663   
      2008        $18.568        $9.950        6,265   
      2009        $9.950        $13.586        5,142   
      2010        $13.586        $15.526        0   

Putnam VT Voyager Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.429        $12.847        54,946   
      2005        $12.847        $13.363        71,627   
      2006        $13.363        $13.866        70,383   
      2007        $13.866        $14.398        64,271   
      2008        $14.398        $8.922        51,527   
      2009        $8.922        $14.390        44,697   
      2010        $14.390        $17.106        37,002   
      2011        $17.106        $13.830        26,322   
      2012        $13.830        $15.546        23,164   
      2013        $15.546        $21.988        17,360   

UIF Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.908        $15.067        7,583   
      2005        $15.067        $16.627        20,297   
      2006        $16.627        $18.131        24,735   
      2007        $18.131        $18.983        25,013   
      2008        $18.983        $15.882        22,345   
      2009        $15.882        $20.337        22,960   
      2010        $20.337        $21.963        19,235   
      2011        $21.963        $23.103        12,529   
      2012        $23.103        $26.798        11,721   
      2013        $26.798        $24.063        10,319   

 

187          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

UIF Global Franchise Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.098        20,294   
      2005        $11.098        $12.230        67,795   
      2006        $12.230        $14.625        126,365   
      2007        $14.625        $15.798        126,897   
      2008        $15.798        $11.048        108,420   
      2009        $11.048        $14.086        97,432   
      2010        $14.086        $15.809        84,098   
      2011        $15.809        $16.967        69,786   
      2012        $16.967        $19.299        59,780   
      2013        $19.299        $22.727        50,339   

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.763        7,291   
      2005        $10.763        $12.257        6,860   
      2006        $12.257        $12.558        5,209   
      2007        $12.558        $15.064        4,795   
      2008        $15.064        $7.532        3,861   
      2009        $7.532        $12.272        3,428   
      2010        $12.272        $14.838        2,323   
      2011        $14.838        $14.194        2,202   
      2012        $14.194        $15.976        2,099   
      2013        $15.976        $23.280        1,882   

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.738        4,141   
      2005        $10.738        $12.203        5,702   
      2006        $12.203        $12.468        8,295   
      2007        $12.468        $14.926        8,181   
      2008        $14.926        $7.440        8,649   
      2009        $7.440        $12.092        5,348   
      2010        $12.092        $14.590        5,199   
      2011        $14.590        $13.922        2,023   
      2012        $13.922        $15.625        1,938   
      2013        $15.625        $22.716        1,604   

UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.833        33,087   
      2007        $9.833        $11.864        55,991   
      2008        $11.864        $6.209        61,786   
      2009        $6.209        $9.616        51,479   
      2010        $9.616        $12.517        33,210   
      2011        $12.517        $11.434        25,338   
      2012        $11.434        $12.207        21,700   
      2013        $12.207        $16.516        16,969   

 

188          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

UIF Small Company Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.593        $15.912        8,905   
      2005        $15.912        $17.677        12,996   
      2006        $17.677        $19.456        11,922   
      2007        $19.456        $19.712        9,527   
      2008        $19.712        $11.554        7,698   
      2009        $11.554        $16.675        7,106   
      2010        $16.675        $20.768        6,847   
      2011        $20.768        $18.657        7,126   
      2012        $18.657        $21.060        7,167   
      2013        $21.060        $35.508        5,286   

UIF U.S. Real Estate Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $14.547        $19.479        25,715   
      2005        $19.479        $22.382        34,738   
      2006        $22.382        $30.325        37,755   
      2007        $30.325        $24.686        45,700   
      2008        $24.686        $15.048        41,215   
      2009        $15.048        $19.028        37,874   
      2010        $19.028        $24.254        30,799   
      2011        $24.254        $25.221        25,190   
      2012        $25.221        $28.696        20,454   
      2013        $28.696        $28.735        18,541   

Van Kampen LIT Money Market Portfolio—Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $9.895        23,867   
      2005        $9.895        $9.975        76,491   
      2006        $9.975        $10.226        55,566   
      2007        $10.226        $10.511        52,997   
      2008        $10.511        $10.529        45,546   
      2009        $10.529        $10.368        0   

 

* The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a mortality and expense risk charge of 1.40% and an administrative expense charge of 0.19%.

 

189          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.207        0   
      2007        $10.207        $11.673        0   
      2008        $11.673        $6.523        0   
      2009        $6.523        $8.616        0   
      2010        $8.616        $9.824        0   
      2011        $9.824        $9.313        0   
      2012        $9.313        $10.547        0   
      2013        $10.547        $13.467        0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.397        0   
      2007        $10.397        $10.991        0   
      2008        $10.991        $8.020        0   
      2009        $8.020        $9.693        0   
      2010        $9.693        $10.638        0   
      2011        $10.638        $10.329        0   
      2012        $10.329        $11.238        0   
      2013        $11.238        $12.404        0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.427        0   
      2007        $10.427        $11.179        0   
      2008        $11.179        $7.325        0   
      2009        $7.325        $9.182        0   
      2010        $9.182        $10.236        0   
      2011        $10.236        $9.858        0   
      2012        $9.858        $10.868        0   
      2013        $10.868        $12.255        0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.436        0   
      2007        $10.436        $11.302        0   
      2008        $11.302        $6.813        0   
      2009        $6.813        $8.715        0   
      2010        $8.715        $9.849        0   
      2011        $9.849        $9.332        0   
      2012        $9.332        $10.481        0   
      2013        $10.481        $12.408        0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.289        0   
      2007        $10.289        $10.624        0   
      2008        $10.624        $9.251        0   
      2009        $9.251        $10.341        0   
      2010        $10.341        $10.815        0   
      2011        $10.815        $10.693        0   
      2012        $10.693        $11.079        0   
      2013        $11.079        $11.366        0   

 

190          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.686        0   
      2007        $9.686        $11.551        0   
      2008        $11.551        $6.220        0   
      2009        $6.220        $8.760        0   
      2010        $8.760        $10.230        0   
      2011        $10.230        $10.021        0   
      2012        $10.021        $11.547        0   
      2013        $11.547        $15.156        0   

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.757        0   
      2007        $10.757        $11.031        0   
      2008        $11.031        $6.759        0   
      2009        $6.759        $8.325        0   
      2010        $8.325        $9.313        0   
      2011        $9.313        $9.244        0   
      2012        $9.244        $10.422        0   
      2013        $10.422        $13.405        0   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.818        0   
      2007        $9.818        $11.040        0   
      2008        $11.040        $6.501        0   
      2009        $6.501        $8.859        0   
      2010        $8.859        $11.107        0   
      2011        $11.107        $9.656        0   
      2012        $9.656        $10.786        0   
      2013        $10.786        $14.290        0   

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.292        $14.336        0   
      2005        $14.336        $14.472        0   
      2006        $14.472        $16.477        0   
      2007        $16.477        $15.469        0   
      2008        $15.469        $9.782        0   
      2009        $9.782        $12.072        0   
      2010        $12.072        $13.735        0   
      2011        $13.735        $13.716        0   
      2012        $13.716        $15.009        0   
      2013        $15.009        $18.968        0   

 

191          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.171        0   
      2005        $11.171        $11.069        0   
      2006        $11.069        $12.763        0   
      2007        $12.763        $12.911        0   
      2008        $12.911        $8.856        0   
      2009        $8.856        $11.709        0   
      2010        $11.709        $12.865        0   
      2011        $12.865        $12.844        0   
      2012        $12.844        $14.108        0   
      2013        $14.108        $15.675        0   

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.501        0   
      2005        $10.501        $10.349        40   
      2006        $10.349        $11.192        40   
      2007        $11.192        $11.592        40   
      2008        $11.592        $7.400        40   
      2009        $7.400        $9.361        39   
      2010        $9.361        $10.186        1,243   
      2011        $10.186        $9.783        1,174   
      2012        $9.783        $10.719        1,164   
      2013        $10.719        $13.445        1,050   

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $14.453        $17.440        0   
      2005        $17.440        $18.498        0   
      2006        $18.498        $21.102        0   
      2007        $21.102        $20.084        0   
      2008        $20.084        $13.117        0   
      2009        $13.117        $16.520        0   
      2010        $16.520        $20.655        0   
      2011        $20.655        $19.385        0   
      2012        $19.385        $22.376        0   
      2013        $22.376        $29.727        0   

FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $15.428        $16.770        0   
      2005        $16.770        $17.137        0   
      2006        $17.137        $18.164        0   
      2007        $18.164        $19.700        0   
      2008        $19.700        $11.045        0   
      2009        $11.045        $15.464        0   
      2010        $15.464        $19.244        0   
      2011        $19.244        $17.860        0   
      2012        $17.860        $19.303        0   
      2013        $19.303        $26.005        0   

 

192          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.190        0   
      2005        $10.190        $10.176        0   
      2006        $10.176        $10.322        0   
      2007        $10.322        $10.728        0   
      2008        $10.728        $11.255        0   
      2009        $11.255        $11.315        0   
      2010        $11.315        $11.616        0   
      2011        $11.616        $11.971        0   
      2012        $11.971        $11.892        0   
      2013        $11.892        $11.337        0   

FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.951        0   
      2007        $10.951        $11.942        0   
      2008        $11.942        $8.331        0   
      2009        $8.331        $10.018        0   
      2010        $10.018        $10.936        0   
      2011        $10.936        $10.349        0   
      2012        $10.349        $11.439        0   
      2013        $11.439        $14.234        0   

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.591        $13.829        0   
      2005        $13.829        $14.909        0   
      2006        $14.909        $17.211        552   
      2007        $17.211        $17.364        548   
      2008        $17.364        $10.648        545   
      2009        $10.648        $13.088        540   
      2010        $13.088        $14.191        0   
      2011        $14.191        $13.694        0   
      2012        $13.694        $15.254        0   
      2013        $15.254        $19.078        0   

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $16.748        $20.367        0   
      2005        $20.367        $25.309        0   
      2006        $25.309        $31.613        0   
      2007        $31.613        $39.694        0   
      2008        $39.694        $18.304        0   
      2009        $18.304        $30.806        0   
      2010        $30.806        $35.323        0   
      2011        $35.323        $28.983        0   
      2012        $28.983        $31.979        0   
      2013        $31.979        $30.895        0   

 

193          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.497        $15.599        0   
      2005        $15.599        $16.759        0   
      2006        $16.759        $19.847        281   
      2007        $19.847        $22.342        279   
      2008        $22.342        $12.988        277   
      2009        $12.988        $17.356        275   
      2010        $17.356        $18.347        668   
      2011        $18.347        $15.988        631   
      2012        $15.988        $18.432        626   
      2013        $18.432        $22.102        565   

FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.792        $14.312        0   
      2005        $14.312        $13.526        0   
      2006        $13.526        $14.875        0   
      2007        $14.875        $16.099        0   
      2008        $16.099        $16.672        0   
      2009        $16.672        $19.294        0   
      2010        $19.294        $21.533        0   
      2011        $21.533        $20.815        0   
      2012        $20.815        $23.353        0   
      2013        $23.353        $23.143        0   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.650        $12.129        0   
      2005        $12.129        $12.732        0   
      2006        $12.732        $12.742        0   
      2007        $12.742        $14.490        0   
      2008        $14.490        $7.189        0   
      2009        $7.189        $11.612        0   
      2010        $11.612        $13.539        0   
      2011        $13.539        $12.359        0   
      2012        $12.359        $13.665        0   
      2013        $13.665        $18.627        0   

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series I
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.237        629   
      2005        $11.237        $12.307        313   
      2006        $12.307        $14.486        311   
      2007        $14.486        $15.231        309   
      2008        $15.231        $8.719        307   
      2009        $8.719        $11.835        304   
      2010        $11.835        $14.108        0   
      2011        $14.108        $13.884        0   
      2012        $13.884        $15.881        0   
      2013        $15.881        $20.792        0   

 

194          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.231        0   
      2005        $11.231        $12.282        0   
      2006        $12.282        $14.447        0   
      2007        $14.447        $15.176        0   
      2008        $15.176        $8.668        0   
      2009        $8.668        $11.763        0   
      2010        $11.763        $14.014        0   
      2011        $14.014        $13.779        0   
      2012        $13.779        $15.729        0   
      2013        $15.729        $20.542        0   

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.274        0   
      2005        $11.274        $11.446        0   
      2006        $11.446        $12.952        0   
      2007        $12.952        $12.334        0   
      2008        $12.334        $7.721        0   
      2009        $7.721        $9.667        0   
      2010        $9.667        $10.906        0   
      2011        $10.906        $10.411        0   
      2012        $10.411        $12.072        0   
      2013        $12.072        $15.969        0   

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.900        0   
      2005        $10.900        $11.413        0   
      2006        $11.413        $12.530        0   
      2007        $12.530        $12.627        0   
      2008        $12.627        $9.520        0   
      2009        $9.520        $11.370        0   
      2010        $11.370        $12.421        0   
      2011        $12.421        $11.955        0   
      2012        $11.955        $13.101        0   
      2013        $13.101        $15.954        0   

 

195          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $13.254        $14.749        476   
      2005        $14.749        $15.781        499   
      2006        $15.781        $17.848        625   
      2007        $17.848        $17.840        621   
      2008        $17.840        $11.792        617   
      2009        $11.792        $14.270        611   
      2010        $14.270        $15.612        1,101   
      2011        $15.612        $14.880        1,040   
      2012        $14.880        $16.590        1,032   
      2013        $16.590        $21.640        930   

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.062        0   
      2005        $11.062        $11.986        0   
      2006        $11.986        $12.263        0   
      2007        $12.263        $14.061        0   
      2008        $14.061        $7.289        0   
      2009        $7.289        $11.114        0   
      2010        $11.114        $13.794        0   
      2011        $13.794        $12.192        0   
      2012        $12.192        $13.270        0   
      2013        $13.270        $17.676        0   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Bond-Debenture Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.339        0   
      2005        $10.339        $10.214        0   
      2006        $10.214        $10.890        0   
      2007        $10.890        $11.274        0   
      2008        $11.274        $9.065        0   
      2009        $9.065        $11.873        0   
      2010        $11.873        $13.003        0   
      2011        $13.003        $13.236        0   
      2012        $13.236        $14.523        0   
      2013        $14.523        $15.319        0   

 

196          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Fundamental Equity Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.887        0   
      2005        $10.887        $11.355        0   
      2006        $11.355        $12.694        0   
      2007        $12.694        $13.208        0   
      2008        $13.208        $9.186        0   
      2009        $9.186        $11.284        0   
      2010        $11.284        $13.097        0   
      2011        $13.097        $12.198        0   
      2012        $12.198        $13.152        0   
      2013        $13.152        $17.411        0   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth and Income Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.871        0   
      2005        $10.871        $10.946        0   
      2006        $10.946        $12.518        0   
      2007        $12.518        $12.624        0   
      2008        $12.624        $7.826        0   
      2009        $7.826        $9.073        0   
      2010        $9.073        $10.388        0   
      2011        $10.388        $9.513        0   
      2012        $9.513        $10.397        0   
      2013        $10.397        $13.778        0   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth Opportunities Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.119        0   
      2005        $11.119        $11.344        0   
      2006        $11.344        $11.936        0   
      2007        $11.936        $14.114        0   
      2008        $14.114        $8.499        0   
      2009        $8.499        $12.062        0   
      2010        $12.062        $14.458        0   
      2011        $14.458        $12.682        0   
      2012        $12.682        $14.109        0   
      2013        $14.109        $18.859        0   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Mid-Cap Stock Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.102        0   
      2005        $11.102        $11.716        0   
      2006        $11.716        $12.823        0   
      2007        $12.823        $12.574        0   
      2008        $12.574        $7.435        0   
      2009        $7.435        $9.180        0   
      2010        $9.180        $11.228        0   
      2011        $11.228        $10.510        0   
      2012        $10.510        $11.738        0   
      2013        $11.738        $14.916        0   

 

197          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.222        $12.707        0   
      2005        $12.707        $12.994        0   
      2006        $12.994        $13.644        0   
      2007        $13.644        $15.146        0   
      2008        $15.146        $8.025        0   
      2009        $8.025        $11.280        0   
      2010        $11.280        $12.005        0   
      2011        $12.005        $11.546        0   
      2012        $11.546        $12.812        0   
      2013        $12.812        $16.170        0   

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Balanced Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.997        $13.914        0   
      2005        $13.914        $14.067        0   
      2006        $14.067        $15.207        0   
      2007        $15.207        $15.343        0   
      2008        $15.343        $8.435        0   
      2009        $8.435        $10.002        0   
      2010        $10.002        $10.990        0   
      2011        $10.990        $10.758        0   
      2012        $10.758        $11.759        0   
      2013        $11.759        $12.938        0   

Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.087        0   
      2005        $10.087        $10.066        0   
      2006        $10.066        $10.300        0   
      2007        $10.300        $10.453        0   
      2008        $10.453        $6.210        0   
      2009        $6.210        $6.603        0   
      2010        $6.603        $7.165        0   
      2011        $7.165        $7.541        0   
      2012        $7.541        $8.101        0   
      2013        $8.101        $7.869        0   

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.298        $14.322        0   
      2005        $14.322        $15.640        0   
      2006        $15.640        $15.664        0   
      2007        $15.664        $16.193        0   
      2008        $16.193        $8.019        0   
      2009        $8.019        $10.342        0   
      2010        $10.342        $12.824        0   
      2011        $12.824        $12.610        0   
      2012        $12.610        $14.283        0   
      2013        $14.283        $18.889        0   

 

198          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.128        $16.377        0   
      2005        $16.377        $18.216        0   
      2006        $18.216        $20.848        0   
      2007        $20.848        $21.563        0   
      2008        $21.563        $12.545        0   
      2009        $12.545        $17.047        0   
      2010        $17.047        $19.233        0   
      2011        $19.233        $17.156        0   
      2012        $17.156        $20.232        0   
      2013        $20.232        $25.054        0   

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.046        $12.737        0   
      2005        $12.737        $12.729        0   
      2006        $12.729        $13.310        0   
      2007        $13.310        $14.217        0   
      2008        $14.217        $11.855        0   
      2009        $11.855        $13.688        0   
      2010        $13.688        $15.319        0   
      2011        $15.319        $15.035        0   
      2012        $15.035        $16.588        0   
      2013        $16.588        $16.115        0   

Oppenheimer High Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.861        $13.636        0   
      2005        $13.636        $13.564        0   
      2006        $13.564        $14.448        0   
      2007        $14.448        $14.020        0   
      2008        $14.020        $2.929        0   
      2009        $2.929        $3.597        0   
      2010        $3.597        $4.014        0   
      2011        $4.014        $3.814        0   
      2012        $3.814        $4.207        0   

Oppenheimer Main Street Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.540        $13.346        498   
      2005        $13.346        $13.761        525   
      2006        $13.761        $15.400        29   
      2007        $15.400        $15.638        29   
      2008        $15.638        $9.358        29   
      2009        $9.358        $11.680        29   
      2010        $11.680        $13.192        0   
      2011        $13.192        $12.823        0   
      2012        $12.823        $14.580        0   
      2013        $14.580        $18.687        0   

 

199          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Main Street Small- & Mid-Cap Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.554        $16.914        428   
      2005        $16.914        $18.096        213   
      2006        $18.096        $20.234        211   
      2007        $20.234        $19.452        210   
      2008        $19.452        $11.759        209   
      2009        $11.759        $15.695        207   
      2010        $15.695        $18.833        0   
      2011        $18.833        $17.927        0   
      2012        $17.927        $20.569        0   
      2013        $20.569        $28.205        0   

Putnam VT Equity Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2009        $10.000        $11.976        0   
      2010        $11.976        $13.150        0   
      2011        $13.150        $13.070        0   
      2012        $13.070        $15.204        0   
      2013        $15.204        $19.631        0   

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.992        $12.654        0   
      2005        $12.654        $12.833        0   
      2006        $12.833        $14.006        0   
      2007        $14.006        $13.786        0   
      2008        $13.786        $7.968        0   
      2009        $7.968        $9.761        0   
      2010        $9.761        $10.548        0   
      2011        $10.548        $10.571        0   
      2012        $10.571        $11.599        0   
      2013        $11.599        $13.357        0   

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.339        $13.128        0   
      2005        $13.128        $13.695        0   
      2006        $13.695        $15.072        0   
      2007        $15.072        $15.127        0   
      2008        $15.127        $9.835        0   
      2009        $9.835        $12.966        0   
      2010        $12.966        $14.501        0   
      2011        $14.501        $14.081        0   
      2012        $14.081        $15.679        0   
      2013        $15.679        $18.269        0   

 

200          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Global Health Care Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.218        $11.718        0   
      2005        $11.718        $12.935        0   
      2006        $12.935        $12.966        0   
      2007        $12.966        $12.566        0   
      2008        $12.566        $10.161        0   
      2009        $10.161        $12.484        0   
      2010        $12.484        $12.474        0   
      2011        $12.474        $12.020        0   
      2012        $12.020        $14.330        0   
      2013        $14.330        $19.796        0   

Putnam VT Global Utilities Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.975        $16.543        0   
      2005        $16.543        $17.516        0   
      2006        $17.516        $21.699        0   
      2007        $21.699        $25.376        0   
      2008        $25.376        $17.199        0   
      2009        $17.199        $18.004        0   
      2010        $18.004        $17.878        0   
      2011        $17.878        $16.491        0   
      2012        $16.491        $16.890        0   
      2013        $16.890        $18.745        0   

Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.404        $14.522        0   
      2005        $14.522        $14.902        0   
      2006        $14.902        $16.845        0   
      2007        $16.845        $15.431        0   
      2008        $15.431        $9.224        0   
      2009        $9.224        $11.675        0   
      2010        $11.675        $13.022        0   
      2011        $13.022        $12.109        0   
      2012        $12.109        $14.066        0   
      2013        $14.066        $18.609        0   

Putnam VT High Yield Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.245        $14.277        0   
      2005        $14.277        $14.353        0   
      2006        $14.353        $15.470        0   
      2007        $15.470        $15.504        0   
      2008        $15.504        $11.177        0   
      2009        $11.177        $16.368        0   
      2010        $16.368        $18.202        0   
      2011        $18.202        $18.061        0   
      2012        $18.061        $20.430        0   
      2013        $20.430        $21.486        0   

 

201          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $10.364        $10.554        0   
      2005        $10.554        $10.535        0   
      2006        $10.535        $10.738        0   
      2007        $10.738        $11.016        0   
      2008        $11.016        $8.171        0   
      2009        $8.171        $11.686        0   
      2010        $11.686        $12.520        0   
      2011        $12.520        $12.819        0   
      2012        $12.819        $13.842        0   
      2013        $13.842        $13.750        0   

Putnam VT International Equity Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.282        $15.049        0   
      2005        $15.049        $16.465        0   
      2006        $16.465        $20.507        0   
      2007        $20.507        $21.667        0   
      2008        $21.667        $11.841        0   
      2009        $11.841        $14.390        0   
      2010        $14.390        $15.439        0   
      2011        $15.439        $12.505        0   
      2012        $12.505        $14.866        0   
      2013        $14.866        $18.565        0   

Putnam VT Investors Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.894        $14.163        0   
      2005        $14.163        $15.027        0   
      2006        $15.027        $16.696        0   
      2007        $16.696        $15.437        0   
      2008        $15.437        $9.099        0   
      2009        $9.099        $11.607        0   
      2010        $11.607        $12.894        0   
      2011        $12.894        $12.579        0   
      2012        $12.579        $14.329        0   
      2013        $14.329        $18.881        0   

Putnam VT Money Market Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $9.779        $9.598        0   
      2005        $9.598        $9.597        0   
      2006        $9.597        $9.770        0   
      2007        $9.770        $9.981        0   
      2008        $9.981        $9.982        0   
      2009        $9.982        $9.754        0   
      2010        $9.754        $9.515        0   
      2011        $9.515        $9.279        0   
      2012        $9.279        $9.049        0   
      2013        $9.049        $8.824        0   

 

202          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.395        $14.408        0   
      2005        $14.408        $15.456        0   
      2006        $15.456        $16.362        0   
      2007        $16.362        $16.868        0   
      2008        $16.868        $10.074        0   
      2009        $10.074        $12.980        0   
      2010        $12.980        $15.133        0   
      2011        $15.133        $14.007        0   
      2012        $14.007        $15.946        0   
      2013        $15.946        $21.216        0   

Putnam VT New Value Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $14.464        $16.280        0   
      2005        $16.280        $16.812        0   
      2006        $16.812        $19.020        0   
      2007        $19.020        $17.637        0   
      2008        $17.637        $9.500        0   
      2009        $9.500        $8.935        0   

Putnam VT Research Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.997        $13.632        481   
      2005        $13.632        $13.960        478   
      2006        $13.960        $15.153        0   
      2007        $15.153        $14.856        0   
      2008        $14.856        $8.902        0   
      2009        $8.902        $11.561        0   
      2010        $11.561        $13.120        0   
      2011        $13.120        $12.570        0   
      2012        $12.570        $14.453        0   
      2013        $14.453        $18.795        0   

Putnam VT Vista Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.460        $15.567        0   
      2005        $15.567        $17.025        0   
      2006        $17.025        $17.507        0   
      2007        $17.507        $17.719        0   
      2008        $17.719        $9.408        0   
      2009        $9.408        $12.729        0   
      2010        $12.729        $14.449        0   

 

203          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Voyager Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.305        $12.603        0   
      2005        $12.603        $12.989        0   
      2006        $12.989        $13.355        0   
      2007        $13.355        $13.740        0   
      2008        $13.740        $8.436        0   
      2009        $8.436        $13.482        0   
      2010        $13.482        $15.881        0   
      2011        $15.881        $12.722        0   
      2012        $12.722        $14.169        0   
      2013        $14.169        $19.858        0   

UIF Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.770        $14.780        0   
      2005        $14.780        $16.162        0   
      2006        $16.162        $17.464        0   
      2007        $17.464        $18.115        0   
      2008        $18.115        $15.018        0   
      2009        $15.018        $19.054        0   
      2010        $19.054        $20.390        0   
      2011        $20.390        $21.252        0   
      2012        $21.252        $24.426        0   
      2013        $24.426        $21.732        0   

UIF Global Franchise Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.996        0   
      2005        $10.996        $12.007        0   
      2006        $12.007        $14.228        0   
      2007        $14.228        $15.228        0   
      2008        $15.228        $10.551        0   
      2009        $10.551        $13.331        0   
      2010        $13.331        $14.825        0   
      2011        $14.825        $15.765        0   
      2012        $15.765        $17.768        0   
      2013        $17.768        $20.732        0   

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.697        0   
      2005        $10.697        $12.071        0   
      2006        $12.071        $12.254        688,857   
      2007        $12.254        $14.565        851   
      2008        $14.565        $7.216        845   
      2009        $7.216        $11.649        838   
      2010        $11.649        $13.956        0   
      2011        $13.956        $13.229        0   
      2012        $13.229        $14.753        0   
      2013        $14.753        $21.301        0   

 

204          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.672        0   
      2005        $10.672        $12.018        0   
      2006        $12.018        $12.166        0   
      2007        $12.166        $14.432        0   
      2008        $14.432        $7.127        0   
      2009        $7.127        $11.478        0   
      2010        $11.478        $13.723        0   
      2011        $13.723        $12.975        0   
      2012        $12.975        $14.429        0   
      2013        $14.429        $20.785        0   

UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.772        0   
      2007        $9.772        $11.682        0   
      2008        $11.682        $6.058        0   
      2009        $6.058        $9.296        0   
      2010        $9.296        $11.990        0   
      2011        $11.990        $10.853        0   
      2012        $10.853        $11.481        0   
      2013        $11.481        $15.391        0   

UIF Small Company Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.510        $15.670        0   
      2005        $15.670        $17.250        0   
      2006        $17.250        $18.813        211   
      2007        $18.813        $18.885        210   
      2008        $18.885        $10.968        208   
      2009        $10.968        $15.684        207   
      2010        $15.684        $19.355        0   
      2011        $19.355        $17.229        0   
      2012        $17.229        $19.270        0   
      2013        $19.270        $32.194        0   

UIF U.S. Real Estate Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $14.402        $19.109        0   
      2005        $19.109        $21.756        0   
      2006        $21.756        $29.208        0   
      2007        $29.208        $23.558        0   
      2008        $23.558        $14.228        0   
      2009        $14.228        $17.827        0   
      2010        $17.827        $22.516        0   
      2011        $22.516        $23.200        0   
      2012        $23.200        $26.155        0   
      2013        $26.155        $25.950        0   

 

205          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 5 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.3

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Van Kampen LIT Money Market Portfolio—Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $9.805        0   
      2005        $9.805        $9.793        0   
      2006        $9.793        $9.948        0   
      2007        $9.948        $10.132        0   
      2008        $10.132        $10.056        0   
      2009        $10.056        $9.815        0   

 

* The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a mortality and expense risk charge of 2.30% and an administrative expense charge of 0.19%.

 

206          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.263        414,282   
      2007        $10.263        $11.834        723,702   
      2008        $11.834        $6.667        709,286   
      2009        $6.667        $8.879        601,778   
      2010        $8.879        $10.207        457,330   
      2011        $10.207        $9.755        278,431   
      2012        $9.755        $11.138        209,648   
      2013        $11.138        $14.339        182,434   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.454        130,383   
      2007        $10.454        $11.142        148,898   
      2008        $11.142        $8.197        65,773   
      2009        $8.197        $9.989        55,401   
      2010        $9.989        $11.052        39,273   
      2011        $11.052        $10.819        60,877   
      2012        $10.819        $11.868        54,470   
      2013        $11.868        $13.207        31,225   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.484        36,399   
      2007        $10.484        $11.333        99,598   
      2008        $11.333        $7.487        65,030   
      2009        $7.487        $9.462        27,133   
      2010        $9.462        $10.635        24,098   
      2011        $10.635        $10.326        49,240   
      2012        $10.326        $11.478        35,812   
      2013        $11.478        $13.048        31,923   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.493        42,087   
      2007        $10.493        $11.458        40,167   
      2008        $11.458        $6.964        88,559   
      2009        $6.964        $8.981        82,513   
      2010        $8.981        $10.232        81,870   
      2011        $10.232        $9.775        12,194   
      2012        $9.775        $11.069        13,301   
      2013        $11.069        $13.211        5,401   

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.345        9,730   
      2007        $10.345        $10.771        10,156   
      2008        $10.771        $9.455        4,355   
      2009        $9.455        $10.656        3,997   
      2010        $10.656        $11.236        2,189   
      2011        $11.236        $11.200        213   
      2012        $11.200        $11.700        201   
      2013        $11.700        $12.101        223   

 

207          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.739        7,984   
      2007        $9.739        $11.710        10,829   
      2008        $11.710        $6.358        16,378   
      2009        $6.358        $9.027        9,794   
      2010        $9.027        $10.629        10,512   
      2011        $10.629        $10.497        3,415   
      2012        $10.497        $12.194        1,233   
      2013        $12.194        $16.138        6,432   

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.816        37,450   
      2007        $10.816        $11.184        47,278   
      2008        $11.184        $6.909        85,968   
      2009        $6.909        $8.579        72,421   
      2010        $8.579        $9.676        41,785   
      2011        $9.676        $9.682        28,227   
      2012        $9.682        $11.006        23,708   
      2013        $11.006        $14.273        18,408   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.872        94,755   
      2007        $9.872        $11.192        192,846   
      2008        $11.192        $6.645        203,011   
      2009        $6.645        $9.130        175,340   
      2010        $9.130        $11.540        141,472   
      2011        $11.540        $10.114        106,342   
      2012        $10.114        $11.391        81,963   
      2013        $11.391        $15.215        71,804   

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.409        $14.582        236,098   
      2005        $14.582        $14.840        310,781   
      2006        $14.840        $17.034        302,687   
      2007        $17.034        $16.124        261,390   
      2008        $16.124        $10.280        205,726   
      2009        $10.280        $12.790        177,653   
      2010        $12.790        $14.672        132,201   
      2011        $14.672        $14.771        114,763   
      2012        $14.771        $16.297        82,084   
      2013        $16.297        $20.765        66,484   

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.233        66,922   
      2005        $11.233        $11.221        1,005,366   
      2006        $11.221        $13.044        2,122,022   
      2007        $13.044        $13.304        2,815,817   
      2008        $13.304        $9.200        2,181,007   
      2009        $9.200        $12.264        1,764,424   
      2010        $12.264        $13.585        1,293,447   
      2011        $13.585        $13.674        980,131   
      2012        $13.674        $15.144        823,280   
      2013        $15.144        $16.963        676,234   

 

208          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.523        2,116   
      2005        $10.523        $10.455        378,307   
      2006        $10.455        $11.399        825,544   
      2007        $11.399        $11.903        1,001,796   
      2008        $11.903        $7.661        880,173   
      2009        $7.661        $9.771        773,389   
      2010        $9.771        $10.719        538,058   
      2011        $10.719        $10.380        394,360   
      2012        $10.380        $11.467        298,662   
      2013        $11.467        $14.501        231,236   

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $14.581        $17.739        168,475   
      2005        $17.739        $18.969        285,208   
      2006        $18.969        $21.816        356,890   
      2007        $21.816        $20.935        345,544   
      2008        $20.935        $13.785        247,439   
      2009        $13.785        $17.504        206,772   
      2010        $17.504        $22.064        152,352   
      2011        $22.064        $20.877        116,901   
      2012        $20.877        $24.297        85,410   
      2013        $24.297        $32.542        67,313   

FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $15.564        $17.057        3,941   
      2005        $17.057        $17.572        8,813   
      2006        $17.572        $18.778        7,164   
      2007        $18.778        $20.534        5,267   
      2008        $20.534        $11.608        2,199   
      2009        $11.608        $16.384        1,637   
      2010        $16.384        $20.557        1,538   
      2011        $20.557        $19.234        1,150   
      2012        $19.234        $20.960        824   
      2013        $20.960        $28.468        688   

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.246        42,893   
      2005        $10.246        $10.315        136,448   
      2006        $10.315        $10.549        257,214   
      2007        $10.549        $11.055        355,522   
      2008        $11.055        $11.693        492,222   
      2009        $11.693        $11.851        483,472   
      2010        $11.851        $12.266        348,199   
      2011        $12.266        $12.745        245,367   
      2012        $12.745        $12.765        228,674   
      2013        $12.765        $12.268        151,258   

 

209          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $11.011        320,169   
      2007        $11.011        $12.107        558,370   
      2008        $12.107        $8.515        496,269   
      2009        $8.515        $10.323        331,500   
      2010        $10.323        $11.362        236,990   
      2011        $11.362        $10.840        174,737   
      2012        $10.840        $12.080        130,342   
      2013        $12.080        $15.156        228,819   

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.703        $14.065        358,905   
      2005        $14.065        $15.288        688,072   
      2006        $15.288        $17.793        1,079,337   
      2007        $17.793        $18.099        1,269,936   
      2008        $18.099        $11.190        1,016,065   
      2009        $11.190        $13.867        797,516   
      2010        $13.867        $15.159        591,846   
      2011        $15.159        $14.748        459,856   
      2012        $14.748        $16.563        379,079   
      2013        $16.563        $20.885        282,142   

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $16.896        $20.715        85,691   
      2005        $20.715        $25.952        122,683   
      2006        $25.952        $32.682        166,538   
      2007        $32.682        $41.374        194,282   
      2008        $41.374        $19.236        150,573   
      2009        $19.236        $32.639        122,960   
      2010        $32.639        $37.731        89,048   
      2011        $37.731        $31.213        66,518   
      2012        $31.213        $34.723        52,151   
      2013        $34.723        $33.821        30,536   

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.616        $15.866        104,501   
      2005        $15.866        $17.185        354,268   
      2006        $17.185        $20.518        733,746   
      2007        $20.518        $23.288        922,024   
      2008        $23.288        $13.649        778,137   
      2009        $13.649        $18.389        662,465   
      2010        $18.389        $19.599        500,703   
      2011        $19.599        $17.219        397,437   
      2012        $17.219        $20.014        298,460   
      2013        $20.014        $24.195        226,771   

 

210          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.905        $14.556        4,209   
      2005        $14.556        $13.871        5,030   
      2006        $13.871        $15.378        5,249   
      2007        $15.378        $16.780        3,012   
      2008        $16.780        $17.521        4,760   
      2009        $17.521        $20.443        3,046   
      2010        $20.443        $23.001        2,970   
      2011        $23.001        $22.416        3,425   
      2012        $22.416        $25.357        2,649   
      2013        $25.357        $25.334        1,278   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.753        $12.337        49,070   
      2005        $12.337        $13.056        81,791   
      2006        $13.056        $13.172        88,072   
      2007        $13.172        $15.104        83,140   
      2008        $15.104        $7.555        61,776   
      2009        $7.555        $12.304        53,009   
      2010        $12.304        $14.462        40,941   
      2011        $14.462        $13.310        28,687   
      2012        $13.310        $14.837        25,903   
      2013        $14.837        $20.392        18,087   

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series I
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.299        104,318   
      2005        $11.299        $12.476        113,259   
      2006        $12.476        $14.804        85,256   
      2007        $14.804        $15.694        65,948   
      2008        $15.694        $9.058        32,724   
      2009        $9.058        $12.397        24,906   
      2010        $12.397        $14.898        19,561   
      2011        $14.898        $14.782        15,380   
      2012        $14.782        $17.046        11,510   
      2013        $17.046        $22.501        7,360   

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.292        33,745   
      2005        $11.292        $12.451        71,563   
      2006        $12.451        $14.765        150,213   
      2007        $14.765        $15.638        209,679   
      2008        $15.638        $9.006        181,842   
      2009        $9.006        $12.320        160,274   
      2010        $12.320        $14.799        116,091   
      2011        $14.799        $14.670        85,310   
      2012        $14.670        $16.884        68,581   
      2013        $16.884        $22.231        48,522   

 

211          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.336        53,964   
      2005        $11.336        $11.603        402,711   
      2006        $11.603        $13.237        647,016   
      2007        $13.237        $12.709        665,447   
      2008        $12.709        $8.021        537,414   
      2009        $8.021        $10.126        407,245   
      2010        $10.126        $11.517        268,144   
      2011        $11.517        $11.084        196,598   
      2012        $11.084        $12.959        137,932   
      2013        $12.959        $17.282        108,001   

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.959        70,540   
      2005        $10.959        $11.570        222,716   
      2006        $11.570        $12.805        415,319   
      2007        $12.805        $13.011        401,611   
      2008        $13.011        $9.890        326,479   
      2009        $9.890        $11.909        245,044   
      2010        $11.909        $13.117        148,033   
      2011        $13.117        $12.728        127,309   
      2012        $12.728        $14.062        100,084   
      2013        $14.062        $17.265        76,702   

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $13.371        $15.002        146,747   
      2005        $15.002        $16.182        296,595   
      2006        $16.182        $18.451        387,496   
      2007        $18.451        $18.595        334,095   
      2008        $18.595        $12.392        257,830   
      2009        $12.392        $15.120        219,842   
      2010        $15.120        $16.677        163,294   
      2011        $16.677        $16.025        129,504   
      2012        $16.025        $18.014        115,094   
      2013        $18.014        $23.690        85,546   

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.122        49,268   
      2005        $11.122        $12.150        62,073   
      2006        $12.150        $12.533        45,545   
      2007        $12.533        $14.489        39,401   
      2008        $14.489        $7.573        12,991   
      2009        $7.573        $11.641        9,989   
      2010        $11.641        $14.566        7,341   
      2011        $14.566        $12.980        5,552   
      2012        $12.980        $14.244        3,128   
      2013        $14.244        $19.129        2,927   

 

212          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Bond-Debenture Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.360        3,670   
      2005        $10.360        $10.319        188,567   
      2006        $10.319        $11.091        388,338   
      2007        $11.091        $11.577        495,383   
      2008        $11.577        $9.386        389,523   
      2009        $9.386        $12.393        331,061   
      2010        $12.393        $13.684        249,181   
      2011        $13.684        $14.043        197,982   
      2012        $14.043        $15.535        167,059   
      2013        $15.535        $16.521        137,605   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Fundamental Equity Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.909        1,724   
      2005        $10.909        $11.471        75,627   
      2006        $11.471        $12.929        147,228   
      2007        $12.929        $13.563        126,050   
      2008        $13.563        $9.511        98,141   
      2009        $9.511        $11.779        102,450   
      2010        $11.779        $13.783        86,974   
      2011        $13.783        $12.942        76,212   
      2012        $12.942        $14.070        58,727   
      2013        $14.070        $18.778        44,245   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth and Income Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.893        11,058   
      2005        $10.893        $11.057        149,184   
      2006        $11.057        $12.749        311,007   
      2007        $12.749        $12.963        391,344   
      2008        $12.963        $8.102        269,542   
      2009        $8.102        $9.471        227,548   
      2010        $9.471        $10.932        195,108   
      2011        $10.932        $10.094        139,901   
      2012        $10.094        $11.122        126,756   
      2013        $11.122        $14.860        91,723   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth Opportunities Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.141        2,150   
      2005        $11.141        $11.460        37,104   
      2006        $11.460        $12.156        134,749   
      2007        $12.156        $14.493        199,136   
      2008        $14.493        $8.799        163,727   
      2009        $8.799        $12.590        155,579   
      2010        $12.590        $15.215        117,525   
      2011        $15.215        $13.455        90,728   
      2012        $13.455        $15.093        66,328   
      2013        $15.093        $20.339        50,305   

 

213          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Mid-Cap Stock Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.124        16   
      2005        $11.124        $11.836        431,792   
      2006        $11.836        $13.060        720,550   
      2007        $13.060        $12.913        767,839   
      2008        $12.913        $7.698        649,218   
      2009        $7.698        $9.582        528,877   
      2010        $9.582        $11.816        359,792   
      2011        $11.816        $11.151        296,496   
      2012        $11.151        $12.556        236,814   
      2013        $12.556        $16.087        149,060   

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.289        $12.881        124,466   
      2005        $12.881        $13.280        313,104   
      2006        $13.280        $14.059        394,571   
      2007        $14.059        $15.735        358,649   
      2008        $15.735        $8.405        328,673   
      2009        $8.405        $11.912        258,339   
      2010        $11.912        $12.781        190,033   
      2011        $12.781        $12.393        150,747   
      2012        $12.393        $13.865        125,190   
      2013        $13.865        $17.643        103,639   

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Balanced Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $13.112        $14.152        124,555   
      2005        $14.152        $14.425        184,065   
      2006        $14.425        $15.722        190,342   
      2007        $15.722        $15.993        170,766   
      2008        $15.993        $8.865        129,736   
      2009        $8.865        $10.598        124,736   
      2010        $10.598        $11.739        98,351   
      2011        $11.739        $11.586        90,458   
      2012        $11.586        $12.768        80,509   
      2013        $12.768        $14.163        65,839   

Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.108        274   
      2005        $10.108        $10.169        55,948   
      2006        $10.169        $10.491        456,364   
      2007        $10.491        $10.734        845,679   
      2008        $10.734        $6.429        791,707   
      2009        $6.429        $6.893        755,522   
      2010        $6.893        $7.541        621,580   
      2011        $7.541        $8.001        428,332   
      2012        $8.001        $8.666        335,918   
      2013        $8.666        $8.487        284,332   

 

214          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.406        $14.567        68,809   
      2005        $14.567        $16.038        102,358   
      2006        $16.038        $16.193        132,006   
      2007        $16.193        $16.879        111,355   
      2008        $16.879        $8.427        65,981   
      2009        $8.427        $10.958        57,944   
      2010        $10.958        $13.699        54,073   
      2011        $13.699        $13.580        46,048   
      2012        $13.580        $15.508        39,642   
      2013        $15.508        $20.678        29,289   

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.253        $16.657        62,907   
      2005        $16.657        $18.679        59,949   
      2006        $18.679        $21.553        90,930   
      2007        $21.553        $22.475        82,603   
      2008        $22.475        $13.184        61,365   
      2009        $13.184        $18.062        47,429   
      2010        $18.062        $20.545        33,263   
      2011        $20.545        $18.476        26,470   
      2012        $18.476        $21.969        21,986   
      2013        $21.969        $27.427        17,351   

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.153        $12.955        475,970   
      2005        $12.955        $13.052        837,415   
      2006        $13.052        $13.761        941,030   
      2007        $13.761        $14.819        918,620   
      2008        $14.819        $12.458        681,916   
      2009        $12.458        $14.502        542,217   
      2010        $14.502        $16.364        412,626   
      2011        $16.364        $16.192        318,923   
      2012        $16.192        $18.011        298,714   
      2013        $18.011        $17.642        265,666   

Oppenheimer High Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.975        $13.869        165,436   
      2005        $13.869        $13.909        197,061   
      2006        $13.909        $14.936        160,880   
      2007        $14.936        $14.614        134,180   
      2008        $14.614        $3.078        135,257   
      2009        $3.078        $3.811        139,723   
      2010        $3.811        $4.288        117,686   
      2011        $4.288        $4.108        103,855   
      2012        $4.108        $4.561        0   

 

215          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Main Street Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.650        $13.574        196,103   
      2005        $13.574        $14.111        446,470   
      2006        $14.111        $15.921        653,766   
      2007        $15.921        $16.300        674,700   
      2008        $16.300        $9.835        587,158   
      2009        $9.835        $12.375        499,694   
      2010        $12.375        $14.092        370,750   
      2011        $14.092        $13.810        282,723   
      2012        $13.810        $15.831        223,036   
      2013        $15.831        $20.457        173,736   

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Main Street Small- & Mid-Cap Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.682        $17.203        106,502   
      2005        $17.203        $18.556        180,178   
      2006        $18.556        $20.918        260,535   
      2007        $20.918        $20.276        252,429   
      2008        $20.276        $12.357        187,285   
      2009        $12.357        $16.629        145,775   
      2010        $16.629        $20.118        109,483   
      2011        $20.118        $19.307        69,577   
      2012        $19.307        $22.334        53,031   
      2013        $22.334        $30.876        43,081   

Putnam VT Equity Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2009        $10.000        $12.689        283,803   
      2010        $12.689        $14.048        204,074   
      2011        $14.048        $14.076        145,412   
      2012        $14.076        $16.509        112,792   
      2013        $16.509        $21.491        89,145   

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.098        $12.870        157,776   
      2005        $12.870        $13.159        218,982   
      2006        $13.159        $14.480        184,184   
      2007        $14.480        $14.370        248,096   
      2008        $14.370        $8.374        166,587   
      2009        $8.374        $10.342        141,098   
      2010        $10.342        $11.268        97,054   
      2011        $11.268        $11.385        82,723   
      2012        $11.385        $12.595        69,669   
      2013        $12.595        $14.623        49,146   

 

216          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.448        $13.353        35,146   
      2005        $13.353        $14.043        132,476   
      2006        $14.043        $15.582        172,913   
      2007        $15.582        $15.767        162,161   
      2008        $15.767        $10.335        107,317   
      2009        $10.335        $13.738        95,280   
      2010        $13.738        $15.490        62,032   
      2011        $15.490        $15.165        48,242   
      2012        $15.165        $17.025        41,631   
      2013        $17.025        $20.000        35,272   

Putnam VT Global Health Care Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.317        $11.919        34,838   
      2005        $11.919        $13.264        31,655   
      2006        $13.264        $13.405        24,547   
      2007        $13.405        $13.098        12,934   
      2008        $13.098        $10.678        23,876   
      2009        $10.678        $13.227        21,918   
      2010        $13.227        $13.325        22,632   
      2011        $13.325        $12.946        22,653   
      2012        $12.946        $15.560        20,276   
      2013        $15.560        $21.671        18,879   

Putnam VT Global Utilities Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $14.075        $16.826        25,933   
      2005        $16.826        $17.961        23,337   
      2006        $17.961        $22.432        18,945   
      2007        $22.432        $26.449        13,069   
      2008        $26.449        $18.074        8,045   
      2009        $18.074        $19.076        6,771   
      2010        $19.076        $19.097        5,419   
      2011        $19.097        $17.760        5,618   
      2012        $17.760        $18.339        2,691   
      2013        $18.339        $20.520        2,259   

Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $14.075        $14.771        186,092   
      2005        $14.771        $15.281        223,540   
      2006        $15.281        $17.414        189,319   
      2007        $17.414        $16.084        159,148   
      2008        $16.084        $9.693        116,929   
      2009        $9.693        $12.370        100,412   
      2010        $12.370        $13.910        86,978   
      2011        $13.910        $13.041        76,604   
      2012        $13.041        $15.273        60,011   
      2013        $15.273        $20.372        44,018   

 

217          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT High Yield Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.362        $14.521        182,596   
      2005        $14.521        $14.718        293,917   
      2006        $14.718        $15.993        301,544   
      2007        $15.993        $16.161        305,846   
      2008        $16.161        $11.746        217,102   
      2009        $11.746        $17.342        215,207   
      2010        $17.342        $19.443        164,105   
      2011        $19.443        $19.451        138,401   
      2012        $19.451        $22.183        119,328   
      2013        $22.183        $23.521        65,204   

Putnam VT Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $10.456        $10.735        329,460   
      2005        $10.735        $10.803        676,821   
      2006        $10.803        $11.101        914,327   
      2007        $11.101        $11.482        932,946   
      2008        $11.482        $8.587        701,127   
      2009        $8.587        $12.381        537,163   
      2010        $12.381        $13.374        423,127   
      2011        $13.374        $13.806        309,378   
      2012        $13.806        $15.030        252,654   
      2013        $15.030        $15.052        226,045   

Putnam VT International Equity Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.399        $15.306        72,525   
      2005        $15.306        $16.884        136,789   
      2006        $16.884        $21.200        208,019   
      2007        $21.200        $22.584        267,987   
      2008        $22.584        $12.444        235,795   
      2009        $12.444        $15.247        216,061   
      2010        $15.247        $16.492        180,562   
      2011        $16.492        $13.468        161,840   
      2012        $13.468        $16.142        126,311   
      2013        $16.142        $20.324        99,198   

Putnam VT Investors Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.008        $14.405        41,743   
      2005        $14.405        $15.409        60,847   
      2006        $15.409        $17.260        59,846   
      2007        $17.260        $16.090        56,727   
      2008        $16.090        $9.562        57,533   
      2009        $9.562        $12.299        53,186   
      2010        $12.299        $13.774        43,590   
      2011        $13.774        $13.547        37,786   
      2012        $13.547        $15.559        33,195   
      2013        $15.559        $20.669        31,416   

 

218          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Money Market Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $9.865        $9.763        641,522   
      2005        $9.763        $9.841        952,353   
      2006        $9.841        $10.100        1,202,292   
      2007        $10.100        $10.404        1,302,640   
      2008        $10.404        $10.491        895,485   
      2009        $10.491        $10.335        1,009,635   
      2010        $10.335        $10.164        824,169   
      2011        $10.164        $9.994        627,782   
      2012        $9.994        $9.825        592,899   
      2013        $9.825        $9.660        613,310   

Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.513        $14.654        33,167   
      2005        $14.654        $15.849        32,056   
      2006        $15.849        $16.915        20,031   
      2007        $16.915        $17.582        4,574   
      2008        $17.582        $10.587        3,141   
      2009        $10.587        $13.753        2,744   
      2010        $13.753        $16.165        18,102   
      2011        $16.165        $15.085        11,431   
      2012        $15.085        $17.315        9,291   
      2013        $17.315        $23.225        7,888   

Putnam VT New Value Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $14.592        $16.559        96,870   
      2005        $16.559        $17.239        252,139   
      2006        $17.239        $19.663        343,255   
      2007        $19.663        $18.384        382,838   
      2008        $18.384        $9.984        325,754   
      2009        $9.984        $9.399        0   

Putnam VT Research Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.112        $13.865        14,354   
      2005        $13.865        $14.315        14,048   
      2006        $14.315        $15.665        13,472   
      2007        $15.665        $15.485        9,001   
      2008        $15.485        $9.355        10,330   
      2009        $9.355        $12.250        6,797   
      2010        $12.250        $14.015        5,565   
      2011        $14.015        $13.538        6,012   
      2012        $13.538        $15.693        5,059   
      2013        $15.693        $20.575        3,586   

Putnam VT Vista Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.579        $15.833        82,701   
      2005        $15.833        $17.458        64,526   
      2006        $17.458        $18.099        58,064   
      2007        $18.099        $18.470        51,749   
      2008        $18.470        $9.887        29,195   
      2009        $9.887        $13.487        18,368   
      2010        $13.487        $15.401        0   

 

219          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Voyager Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.414        $12.818        248,311   
      2005        $12.818        $13.320        317,126   
      2006        $13.320        $13.807        316,832   
      2007        $13.807        $14.322        249,085   
      2008        $14.322        $8.865        189,190   
      2009        $8.865        $14.284        131,514   
      2010        $14.284        $16.964        100,660   
      2011        $16.964        $13.701        92,916   
      2012        $13.701        $15.385        75,424   
      2013        $15.385        $21.739        56,162   

UIF Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.891        $15.033        61,335   
      2005        $15.033        $16.573        87,995   
      2006        $16.573        $18.054        103,578   
      2007        $18.054        $18.882        98,940   
      2008        $18.882        $15.782        58,386   
      2009        $15.782        $20.188        54,461   
      2010        $20.188        $21.780        45,203   
      2011        $21.780        $22.887        39,579   
      2012        $22.887        $26.522        34,527   
      2013        $26.522        $23.790        31,657   

UIF Global Franchise Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.086        36,213   
      2005        $11.086        $12.205        306,837   
      2006        $12.205        $14.580        671,532   
      2007        $14.580        $15.734        793,322   
      2008        $15.734        $10.992        696,993   
      2009        $10.992        $14.000        582,715   
      2010        $14.000        $15.697        418,726   
      2011        $15.697        $16.829        335,572   
      2012        $16.829        $19.123        285,120   
      2013        $19.123        $22.497        249,258   

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.756        63,467   
      2005        $10.756        $12.236        57,712   
      2006        $12.236        $12.524        44,233   
      2007        $12.524        $15.008        18,828   
      2008        $15.008        $7.497        15,161   
      2009        $7.497        $12.202        9,385   
      2010        $12.202        $14.738        8,422   
      2011        $14.738        $14.084        4,448   
      2012        $14.084        $15.836        4,013   
      2013        $15.836        $23.053        2,661   

 

220          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.731        41,130   
      2005        $10.731        $12.183        39,564   
      2006        $12.183        $12.434        34,463   
      2007        $12.434        $14.871        30,048   
      2008        $14.871        $7.405        31,018   
      2009        $7.405        $12.022        21,686   
      2010        $12.022        $14.492        17,723   
      2011        $14.492        $13.814        15,679   
      2012        $13.814        $15.488        8,117   
      2013        $15.488        $22.494        6,501   

UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.826        151,344   
      2007        $9.826        $11.844        287,553   
      2008        $11.844        $6.192        303,564   
      2009        $6.192        $9.580        218,132   
      2010        $9.580        $12.457        149,574   
      2011        $12.457        $11.368        114,103   
      2012        $11.368        $12.125        88,284   
      2013        $12.125        $16.388        61,551   

UIF Small Company Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.584        $15.885        33,746   
      2005        $15.885        $17.630        45,386   
      2006        $17.630        $19.384        35,762   
      2007        $19.384        $19.619        33,493   
      2008        $19.619        $11.488        39,583   
      2009        $11.488        $16.562        23,722   
      2010        $16.562        $20.606        20,927   
      2011        $20.606        $18.493        18,291   
      2012        $18.493        $20.854        14,200   
      2013        $20.854        $35.126        10,702   

UIF U.S. Real Estate Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $14.529        $19.436        121,865   
      2005        $19.436        $22.309        275,668   
      2006        $22.309        $30.195        378,389   
      2007        $30.195        $24.555        372,415   
      2008        $24.555        $14.953        326,604   
      2009        $14.953        $18.888        264,687   
      2010        $18.888        $24.053        210,207   
      2011        $24.053        $24.986        188,619   
      2012        $24.986        $28.400        165,074   
      2013        $28.400        $28.409        179,784   

Van Kampen LIT Money Market Portfolio—Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $9.885        95,428   
      2005        $9.885        $9.955        276,059   
      2006        $9.955        $10.195        280,454   
      2007        $10.195        $10.468        394,938   
      2008        $10.468        $10.475        436,606   
      2009        $10.475        $10.306        0   

 

* The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a mortality and expense risk charge of 1.50% and an administrative expense charge of 0.19%.

 

221          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.200        0   
      2007        $10.200        $11.653        0   
      2008        $11.653        $6.505        0   
      2009        $6.505        $8.584        0   
      2010        $8.584        $9.777        0   
      2011        $9.777        $9.259        0   
      2012        $9.259        $10.475        0   
      2013        $10.475        $13.362        0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.390        0   
      2007        $10.390        $10.972        0   
      2008        $10.972        $7.998        0   
      2009        $7.998        $9.657        0   
      2010        $9.657        $10.587        0   
      2011        $10.587        $10.269        0   
      2012        $10.269        $11.161        0   
      2013        $11.161        $12.307        0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.420        0   
      2007        $10.420        $11.160        0   
      2008        $11.160        $7.305        0   
      2009        $7.305        $9.147        0   
      2010        $9.147        $10.187        0   
      2011        $10.187        $9.801        0   
      2012        $9.801        $10.794        0   
      2013        $10.794        $12.158        0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.428        0   
      2007        $10.428        $11.282        0   
      2008        $11.282        $6.795        0   
      2009        $6.795        $8.682        0   
      2010        $8.682        $9.802        0   
      2011        $9.802        $9.278        0   
      2012        $9.278        $10.409        0   
      2013        $10.409        $12.311        0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.281        0   
      2007        $10.281        $10.606        0   
      2008        $10.606        $9.225        0   
      2009        $9.225        $10.302        0   
      2010        $10.302        $10.764        0   
      2011        $10.764        $10.631        0   
      2012        $10.631        $11.003        0   
      2013        $11.003        $11.276        0   

 

222          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.680        0   
      2007        $9.680        $11.531        0   
      2008        $11.531        $6.203        0   
      2009        $6.203        $8.727        0   
      2010        $8.727        $10.181        0   
      2011        $10.181        $9.963        0   
      2012        $9.963        $11.468        0   
      2013        $11.468        $15.038        0   

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.750        0   
      2007        $10.750        $11.012        0   
      2008        $11.012        $6.741        0   
      2009        $6.741        $8.293        0   
      2010        $8.293        $9.268        0   
      2011        $9.268        $9.190        0   
      2012        $9.190        $10.351        0   
      2013        $10.351        $13.300        0   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.811        0   
      2007        $9.811        $11.021        0   
      2008        $11.021        $6.483        0   
      2009        $6.483        $8.826        0   
      2010        $8.826        $11.054        0   
      2011        $11.054        $9.600        0   
      2012        $9.600        $10.712        0   
      2013        $10.712        $14.178        0   

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.275        $14.304        1,424   
      2005        $14.304        $14.424        1,453   
      2006        $14.424        $16.406        423   
      2007        $16.406        $15.386        428   
      2008        $15.386        $9.720        938   
      2009        $9.720        $11.983        628   
      2010        $11.983        $13.619        23   
      2011        $13.619        $13.587        19   
      2012        $13.587        $14.853        18   
      2013        $14.853        $18.751        0   

 

223          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.164        0   
      2005        $11.164        $11.050        467   
      2006        $11.050        $12.728        508   
      2007        $12.728        $12.862        485   
      2008        $12.862        $8.813        450   
      2009        $8.813        $11.641        449   
      2010        $11.641        $12.777        428   
      2011        $12.777        $12.744        285   
      2012        $12.744        $13.983        142   
      2013        $13.983        $15.520        0   

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.499        0   
      2005        $10.499        $10.336        0   
      2006        $10.336        $11.166        0   
      2007        $11.166        $11.553        0   
      2008        $11.553        $7.368        0   
      2009        $7.368        $9.311        0   
      2010        $9.311        $10.121        0   
      2011        $10.121        $9.711        0   
      2012        $9.711        $10.629        0   
      2013        $10.629        $13.318        0   

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $14.435        $17.401        5,390   
      2005        $17.401        $18.438        5,354   
      2006        $18.438        $21.012        873   
      2007        $21.012        $19.977        754   
      2008        $19.977        $13.034        697   
      2009        $13.034        $16.398        0   
      2010        $16.398        $20.482        0   
      2011        $20.482        $19.202        0   
      2012        $19.202        $22.143        0   
      2013        $22.143        $29.387        133   

FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $15.409        $16.732        0   
      2005        $16.732        $17.080        0   
      2006        $17.080        $18.085        0   
      2007        $18.085        $19.595        0   
      2008        $19.595        $10.975        0   
      2009        $10.975        $15.350        0   
      2010        $15.350        $19.083        0   
      2011        $19.083        $17.692        0   
      2012        $17.692        $19.102        0   
      2013        $19.102        $25.707        0   

 

224          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.183        0   
      2005        $10.183        $10.158        0   
      2006        $10.158        $10.294        0   
      2007        $10.294        $10.688        0   
      2008        $10.688        $11.201        0   
      2009        $11.201        $11.249        0   
      2010        $11.249        $11.537        0   
      2011        $11.537        $11.877        0   
      2012        $11.877        $11.787        0   
      2013        $11.787        $11.225        0   

FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.943        0   
      2007        $10.943        $11.921        0   
      2008        $11.921        $8.308        675   
      2009        $8.308        $9.980        731   
      2010        $9.980        $10.884        0   
      2011        $10.884        $10.289        0   
      2012        $10.289        $11.361        0   
      2013        $11.361        $14.123        276   

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.576        $13.797        4,637   
      2005        $13.797        $14.860        4,937   
      2006        $14.860        $17.137        1,078   
      2007        $17.137        $17.271        1,022   
      2008        $17.271        $10.580        939   
      2009        $10.580        $12.991        613   
      2010        $12.991        $14.072        317   
      2011        $14.072        $13.565        305   
      2012        $13.565        $15.095        282   
      2013        $15.095        $18.860        207   

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $16.727        $20.321        1,931   
      2005        $20.321        $25.226        1,763   
      2006        $25.226        $31.477        324   
      2007        $31.477        $39.483        280   
      2008        $39.483        $18.188        259   
      2009        $18.188        $30.579        0   
      2010        $30.579        $35.026        0   
      2011        $35.026        $28.710        0   
      2012        $28.710        $31.646        0   
      2013        $31.646        $30.542        0   

 

225          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.480        $15.564        0   
      2005        $15.564        $16.704        0   
      2006        $16.704        $19.762        512   
      2007        $19.762        $22.223        442   
      2008        $22.223        $12.906        409   
      2009        $12.906        $17.228        0   
      2010        $17.228        $18.193        0   
      2011        $18.193        $15.838        0   
      2012        $15.838        $18.240        0   
      2013        $18.240        $21.849        0   

FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.776        $14.279        0   
      2005        $14.279        $13.482        0   
      2006        $13.482        $14.811        0   
      2007        $14.811        $16.013        0   
      2008        $16.013        $16.566        0   
      2009        $16.566        $19.152        0   
      2010        $19.152        $21.352        0   
      2011        $21.352        $20.619        0   
      2012        $20.619        $23.110        0   
      2013        $23.110        $22.878        0   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.635        $12.102        2,937   
      2005        $12.102        $12.690        2,926   
      2006        $12.690        $12.687        0   
      2007        $12.687        $14.413        0   
      2008        $14.413        $7.144        0   
      2009        $7.144        $11.527        0   
      2010        $11.527        $13.425        0   
      2011        $13.425        $12.242        0   
      2012        $12.242        $13.522        0   
      2013        $13.522        $18.414        0   

 

226          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series I
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.229        1,052   
      2005        $11.229        $12.286        975   
      2006        $12.286        $14.446        861   
      2007        $14.446        $15.174        788   
      2008        $15.174        $8.677        746   
      2009        $8.677        $11.767        338   
      2010        $11.767        $14.012        22   
      2011        $14.012        $13.775        19   
      2012        $13.775        $15.740        17   
      2013        $15.740        $20.586        0   

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.223        0   
      2005        $11.223        $12.261        0   
      2006        $12.261        $14.408        0   
      2007        $14.408        $15.119        0   
      2008        $15.119        $8.627        0   
      2009        $8.627        $11.694        0   
      2010        $11.694        $13.919        0   
      2011        $13.919        $13.671        0   
      2012        $13.671        $15.590        0   
      2013        $15.590        $20.339        0   

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.266        0   
      2005        $11.266        $11.426        0   
      2006        $11.426        $12.917        0   
      2007        $12.917        $12.288        0   
      2008        $12.288        $7.684        0   
      2009        $7.684        $9.611        0   
      2010        $9.611        $10.832        0   
      2011        $10.832        $10.329        0   
      2012        $10.329        $11.965        0   
      2013        $11.965        $15.811        0   

 

227          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.892        0   
      2005        $10.892        $11.394        0   
      2006        $11.394        $12.496        0   
      2007        $12.496        $12.579        0   
      2008        $12.579        $9.474        0   
      2009        $9.474        $11.304        0   
      2010        $11.304        $12.336        0   
      2011        $12.336        $11.861        0   
      2012        $11.861        $12.985        0   
      2013        $12.985        $15.796        0   

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $13.238        $14.716        804   
      2005        $14.716        $15.729        752   
      2006        $15.729        $17.771        699   
      2007        $17.771        $17.745        667   
      2008        $17.745        $11.717        542   
      2009        $11.717        $14.165        271   
      2010        $14.165        $15.481        20   
      2011        $15.481        $14.740        18   
      2012        $14.740        $16.417        16   
      2013        $16.417        $21.392        0   

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.054        4,384   
      2005        $11.054        $11.965        4,325   
      2006        $11.965        $12.230        562   
      2007        $12.230        $14.008        479   
      2008        $14.008        $7.254        481   
      2009        $7.254        $11.050        25   
      2010        $11.050        $13.700        23   
      2011        $13.700        $12.096        22   
      2012        $12.096        $13.152        20   
      2013        $13.152        $17.501        0   

 

228          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Bond-Debenture Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.336        0   
      2005        $10.336        $10.201        170   
      2006        $10.201        $10.865        185   
      2007        $10.865        $11.236        176   
      2008        $11.236        $9.026        164   
      2009        $9.026        $11.809        163   
      2010        $11.809        $12.920        156   
      2011        $12.920        $13.138        104   
      2012        $13.138        $14.400        52   
      2013        $14.400        $15.174        771   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Fundamental Equity Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.884        0   
      2005        $10.884        $11.340        318   
      2006        $11.340        $12.665        344   
      2007        $12.665        $13.164        329   
      2008        $13.164        $9.146        305   
      2009        $9.146        $11.224        304   
      2010        $11.224        $13.014        290   
      2011        $13.014        $12.108        193   
      2012        $12.108        $13.042        96   
      2013        $13.042        $17.247        0   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth and Income Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.868        0   
      2005        $10.868        $10.932        324   
      2006        $10.932        $12.489        1,925   
      2007        $12.489        $12.582        1,695   
      2008        $12.582        $7.792        1,569   
      2009        $7.792        $9.024        311   
      2010        $9.024        $10.321        297   
      2011        $10.321        $9.443        198   
      2012        $9.443        $10.310        99   
      2013        $10.310        $13.648        0   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth Opportunities Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.116        0   
      2005        $11.116        $11.330        0   
      2006        $11.330        $11.908        0   
      2007        $11.908        $14.067        0   
      2008        $14.067        $8.462        0   
      2009        $8.462        $11.997        0   
      2010        $11.997        $14.365        0   
      2011        $14.365        $12.588        0   
      2012        $12.588        $13.990        0   
      2013        $13.990        $18.681        0   

 

229          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Mid-Cap Stock Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.099        0   
      2005        $11.099        $11.701        307   
      2006        $11.701        $12.793        1,834   
      2007        $12.793        $12.533        1,614   
      2008        $12.533        $7.403        1,494   
      2009        $7.403        $9.131        294   
      2010        $9.131        $11.156        281   
      2011        $11.156        $10.432        187   
      2012        $10.432        $11.639        93   
      2013        $11.639        $14.775        0   

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.214        $12.685        2,545   
      2005        $12.685        $12.958        2,564   
      2006        $12.958        $13.593        896   
      2007        $13.593        $15.074        792   
      2008        $15.074        $7.978        792   
      2009        $7.978        $11.203        355   
      2010        $11.203        $11.911        26   
      2011        $11.911        $11.444        23   
      2012        $11.444        $12.686        21   
      2013        $12.686        $15.994        0   

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Balanced Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.981        $13.883        212   
      2005        $13.883        $14.021        526   
      2006        $14.021        $15.142        300   
      2007        $15.142        $15.262        285   
      2008        $15.262        $8.382        321   
      2009        $8.382        $9.928        304   
      2010        $9.928        $10.897        286   
      2011        $10.897        $10.657        273   
      2012        $10.657        $11.636        257   
      2013        $11.636        $12.790        0   

Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.084        0   
      2005        $10.084        $10.053        0   
      2006        $10.053        $10.277        0   
      2007        $10.277        $10.418        0   
      2008        $10.418        $6.183        0   
      2009        $6.183        $6.568        0   
      2010        $6.568        $7.119        0   
      2011        $7.119        $7.485        0   
      2012        $7.485        $8.033        0   
      2013        $8.033        $7.795        0   

 

230          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.283        $14.289        0   
      2005        $14.289        $15.589        0   
      2006        $15.589        $15.596        0   
      2007        $15.596        $16.107        0   
      2008        $16.107        $7.968        0   
      2009        $7.968        $10.266        0   
      2010        $10.266        $12.716        0   
      2011        $12.716        $12.491        0   
      2012        $12.491        $14.134        0   
      2013        $14.134        $18.673        0   

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.111        $16.340        0   
      2005        $16.340        $18.156        0   
      2006        $18.156        $20.759        0   
      2007        $20.759        $21.448        0   
      2008        $21.448        $12.465        0   
      2009        $12.465        $16.921        0   
      2010        $16.921        $19.072        0   
      2011        $19.072        $16.994        0   
      2012        $16.994        $20.021        0   
      2013        $20.021        $24.767        0   

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $11.218        $12.708        1,731   
      2005        $12.708        $12.687        2,773   
      2006        $12.687        $13.253        2,387   
      2007        $13.253        $14.141        2,094   
      2008        $14.141        $11.779        1,772   
      2009        $11.779        $13.587        632   
      2010        $13.587        $15.190        583   
      2011        $15.190        $14.894        553   
      2012        $14.894        $16.415        1,031   
      2013        $16.415        $15.931        490   

Oppenheimer High Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.845        $13.605        612   
      2005        $13.605        $13.520        1,545   
      2006        $13.520        $14.385        895   
      2007        $14.385        $13.945        884   
      2008        $13.945        $2.910        2,605   
      2009        $2.910        $3.571        2,405   
      2010        $3.571        $3.981        2,229   
      2011        $3.981        $3.778        2,178   
      2012        $3.778        $4.164        0   

 

231          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Main Street Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.524        $13.315        7,620   
      2005        $13.315        $13.716        7,865   
      2006        $13.716        $15.334        1,003   
      2007        $15.334        $15.555        952   
      2008        $15.555        $9.299        878   
      2009        $9.299        $11.594        505   
      2010        $11.594        $13.081        183   
      2011        $13.081        $12.703        173   
      2012        $12.703        $14.428        157   
      2013        $14.428        $18.473        0   

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Main Street Small- & Mid-Cap Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.536        $16.875        802   
      2005        $16.875        $18.037        772   
      2006        $18.037        $20.146        346   
      2007        $20.146        $19.349        345   
      2008        $19.349        $11.684        302   
      2009        $11.684        $15.579        18   
      2010        $15.579        $18.675        17   
      2011        $18.675        $17.759        15   
      2012        $17.759        $20.354        13   
      2013        $20.354        $27.882        0   

Putnam VT Equity Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2009        $10.000        $11.888        0   
      2010        $11.888        $13.040        0   
      2011        $13.040        $12.947        0   
      2012        $12.947        $15.045        0   
      2013        $15.045        $19.407        0   

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.977        $12.625        712   
      2005        $12.625        $12.791        1,171   
      2006        $12.791        $13.946        820   
      2007        $13.946        $13.712        807   
      2008        $13.712        $7.918        453   
      2009        $7.918        $9.689        415   
      2010        $9.689        $10.460        398   
      2011        $10.460        $10.472        370   
      2012        $10.472        $11.479        347   
      2013        $11.479        $13.205        0   

 

232          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.324        $13.098        9,245   
      2005        $13.098        $13.650        9,405   
      2006        $13.650        $15.007        202   
      2007        $15.007        $15.046        193   
      2008        $15.046        $9.772        184   
      2009        $9.772        $12.871        156   
      2010        $12.871        $14.379        145   
      2011        $14.379        $13.949        139   
      2012        $13.949        $15.516        128   
      2013        $15.516        $18.060        0   

Putnam VT Global Health Care Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.204        $11.691        0   
      2005        $11.691        $12.893        0   
      2006        $12.893        $12.910        0   
      2007        $12.910        $12.499        0   
      2008        $12.499        $10.096        0   
      2009        $10.096        $12.392        0   
      2010        $12.392        $12.369        0   
      2011        $12.369        $11.907        0   
      2012        $11.907        $14.181        0   
      2013        $14.181        $19.569        0   

Putnam VT Global Utilities Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.935        $16.506        0   
      2005        $16.506        $17.459        0   
      2006        $17.459        $21.606        0   
      2007        $21.606        $25.240        0   
      2008        $25.240        $17.089        0   
      2009        $17.089        $17.871        0   
      2010        $17.871        $17.728        0   
      2011        $17.728        $16.336        0   
      2012        $16.336        $16.714        0   
      2013        $16.714        $18.530        0   

Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.387        $14.490        8,998   
      2005        $14.490        $14.853        9,101   
      2006        $14.853        $16.772        738   
      2007        $16.772        $15.349        772   
      2008        $15.349        $9.165        381   
      2009        $9.165        $11.589        24   
      2010        $11.589        $12.912        24   
      2011        $12.912        $11.995        22   
      2012        $11.995        $13.919        19   
      2013        $13.919        $18.397        0   

 

233          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT High Yield Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.228        $14.244        686   
      2005        $14.244        $14.306        1,015   
      2006        $14.306        $15.403        295   
      2007        $15.403        $15.421        282   
      2008        $15.421        $11.106        241   
      2009        $11.106        $16.248        187   
      2010        $16.248        $18.049        173   
      2011        $18.049        $17.892        162   
      2012        $17.892        $20.217        148   
      2013        $20.217        $21.241        0   

Putnam VT Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $10.351        $10.530        1,298   
      2005        $10.530        $10.500        1,361   
      2006        $10.500        $10.692        1,743   
      2007        $10.692        $10.957        1,505   
      2008        $10.957        $8.120        1,393   
      2009        $8.120        $11.600        0   
      2010        $11.600        $12.415        0   
      2011        $12.415        $12.699        0   
      2012        $12.699        $13.698        0   
      2013        $13.698        $13.593        0   

Putnam VT International Equity Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.265        $15.015        4,094   
      2005        $15.015        $16.411        4,031   
      2006        $16.411        $20.419        0   
      2007        $20.419        $21.551        0   
      2008        $21.551        $11.766        0   
      2009        $11.766        $14.284        0   
      2010        $14.284        $15.309        0   
      2011        $15.309        $12.388        0   
      2012        $12.388        $14.711        0   
      2013        $14.711        $18.353        0   

Putnam VT Investors Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.878        $14.131        0   
      2005        $14.131        $14.978        0   
      2006        $14.978        $16.624        0   
      2007        $16.624        $15.354        0   
      2008        $15.354        $9.041        0   
      2009        $9.041        $11.522        0   
      2010        $11.522        $12.786        0   
      2011        $12.786        $12.461        0   
      2012        $12.461        $14.180        0   
      2013        $14.180        $18.665        0   

 

234          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Money Market Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $9.767        $9.576        1,427   
      2005        $9.576        $9.565        1,494   
      2006        $9.565        $9.728        0   
      2007        $9.728        $9.928        0   
      2008        $9.928        $9.919        0   
      2009        $9.919        $9.682        1,043   
      2010        $9.682        $9.435        1,101   
      2011        $9.435        $9.192        1,053   
      2012        $9.192        $8.954        1,112   
      2013        $8.954        $8.723        893   

Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.378        $14.375        937   
      2005        $14.375        $15.405        885   
      2006        $15.405        $16.291        859   
      2007        $16.291        $16.778        812   
      2008        $16.778        $10.010        442   
      2009        $10.010        $12.885        27   
      2010        $12.885        $15.006        46   
      2011        $15.006        $13.875        42   
      2012        $13.875        $15.780        38   
      2013        $15.780        $20.973        0   

Putnam VT New Value Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $14.446        $16.244        421   
      2005        $16.244        $16.757        426   
      2006        $16.757        $18.938        0   
      2007        $18.938        $17.543        0   
      2008        $17.543        $9.439        0   
      2009        $9.439        $8.877        0   

Putnam VT Research Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.981        $13.601        0   
      2005        $13.601        $13.914        0   
      2006        $13.914        $15.088        0   
      2007        $15.088        $14.777        0   
      2008        $14.777        $8.846        0   
      2009        $8.846        $11.476        0   
      2010        $11.476        $13.010        0   
      2011        $13.010        $12.452        0   
      2012        $12.452        $14.302        0   
      2013        $14.302        $18.580        0   

 

235          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Vista Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.443        $15.532        4,339   
      2005        $15.532        $16.969        4,183   
      2006        $16.969        $17.432        1,376   
      2007        $17.432        $17.625        1,225   
      2008        $17.625        $9.348        1,157   
      2009        $9.348        $12.635        22   
      2010        $12.635        $14.332        0   

Putnam VT Voyager Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.290        $12.574        10   
      2005        $12.574        $12.947        10,159   
      2006        $12.947        $13.298        2,422   
      2007        $13.298        $13.666        2,185   
      2008        $13.666        $8.382        1,624   
      2009        $8.382        $13.382        26   
      2010        $13.382        $15.747        25   
      2011        $15.747        $12.602        26   
      2012        $12.602        $14.021        24   
      2013        $14.021        $19.631        0   

UIF Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.752        $14.746        166   
      2005        $14.746        $16.109        381   
      2006        $16.109        $17.388        772   
      2007        $17.388        $18.019        680   
      2008        $18.019        $14.923        591   
      2009        $14.923        $18.914        134   
      2010        $18.914        $20.219        129   
      2011        $20.219        $21.052        115   
      2012        $21.052        $24.172        103   
      2013        $24.172        $21.484        0   

UIF Global Franchise Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.985        0   
      2005        $10.985        $11.983        0   
      2006        $11.983        $14.184        0   
      2007        $14.184        $15.166        0   
      2008        $15.166        $10.497        0   
      2009        $10.497        $13.249        0   
      2010        $13.249        $14.719        0   
      2011        $14.719        $15.636        0   
      2012        $15.636        $17.605        0   
      2013        $17.605        $20.521        0   

 

236          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.690        478   
      2005        $10.690        $12.050        422   
      2006        $12.050        $12.221        433   
      2007        $12.221        $14.510        365   
      2008        $14.510        $7.181        390   
      2009        $7.181        $11.581        318   
      2010        $11.581        $13.861        0   
      2011        $13.861        $13.125        0   
      2012        $13.125        $14.622        0   
      2013        $14.622        $21.091        0   

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.665        1,922   
      2005        $10.665        $11.998        1,786   
      2006        $11.998        $12.133        0   
      2007        $12.133        $14.377        0   
      2008        $14.377        $7.093        0   
      2009        $7.093        $11.411        0   
      2010        $11.411        $13.629        0   
      2011        $13.629        $12.873        0   
      2012        $12.873        $14.301        0   
      2013        $14.301        $20.580        0   

UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.766        0   
      2007        $9.766        $11.662        0   
      2008        $11.662        $6.041        0   
      2009        $6.041        $9.261        0   
      2010        $9.261        $11.933        0   
      2011        $11.933        $10.790        0   
      2012        $10.790        $11.402        0   
      2013        $11.402        $15.270        0   

UIF Small Company Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.501        $15.644        0   
      2005        $15.644        $17.203        0   
      2006        $17.203        $18.742        941   
      2007        $18.742        $18.795        812   
      2008        $18.795        $10.904        752   
      2009        $10.904        $15.577        0   
      2010        $15.577        $19.203        0   
      2011        $19.203        $17.077        0   
      2012        $17.077        $19.080        0   
      2013        $19.080        $31.844        0   

 

237          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with 3 Year Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

UIF U.S. Real Estate Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $14.384        $19.066        129   
      2005        $19.066        $21.685        283   
      2006        $21.685        $29.083        498   
      2007        $29.083        $23.432        473   
      2008        $23.432        $14.138        458   
      2009        $14.138        $17.695        140   
      2010        $17.695        $22.327        116   
      2011        $22.327        $22.982        105   
      2012        $22.982        $25.882        96   
      2013        $25.882        $25.654        0   

Van Kampen LIT Money Market Portfolio—Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $9.794        1,001   
      2005        $9.794        $9.773        2,515   
      2006        $9.773        $9.918        1,527   
      2007        $9.918        $10.090        1,438   
      2008        $10.090        $10.005        886   
      2009        $10.005        $9.756        0   

 

* The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a mortality and expense risk charge of 2.40% and an administrative expense charge of 0.19%.

 

238          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.6

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.256        101,761   
      2007        $10.256        $11.814        99,784   
      2008        $11.814        $6.649        90,797   
      2009        $6.649        $8.846        99,596   
      2010        $8.846        $10.158        64,871   
      2011        $10.158        $9.699        51,961   
      2012        $9.699        $11.063        23,930   
      2013        $11.063        $14.228        16,350   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.447        0   
      2007        $10.447        $11.123        18,543   
      2008        $11.123        $8.175        53,234   
      2009        $8.175        $9.952        38,273   
      2010        $9.952        $11.000        11,860   
      2011        $11.000        $10.757        1,960   
      2012        $10.757        $11.788        1,412   
      2013        $11.788        $13.104        1,410   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.477        1,372   
      2007        $10.477        $11.314        1,363   
      2008        $11.314        $7.467        18,158   
      2009        $7.467        $9.426        21,246   
      2010        $9.426        $10.584        33,341   
      2011        $10.584        $10.266        29,455   
      2012        $10.266        $11.400        20,018   
      2013        $11.400        $12.946        15,562   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.486        0   
      2007        $10.486        $11.438        0   
      2008        $11.438        $6.945        4,122   
      2009        $6.945        $8.948        13,145   
      2010        $8.948        $10.184        6,941   
      2011        $10.184        $9.719        2,791   
      2012        $9.719        $10.994        2,774   
      2013        $10.994        $13.108        2,760   

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.338        0   
      2007        $10.338        $10.753        1,648   
      2008        $10.753        $9.430        0   
      2009        $9.430        $10.617        0   
      2010        $10.617        $11.183        0   
      2011        $11.183        $11.136        0   
      2012        $11.136        $11.621        0   
      2013        $11.621        $12.007        0   

 

239          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.6

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.733        6,172   
      2007        $9.733        $11.690        943   
      2008        $11.690        $6.340        943   
      2009        $6.340        $8.993        5,951   
      2010        $8.993        $10.578        5,951   
      2011        $10.578        $10.436        11,908   
      2012        $10.436        $12.112        15,964   
      2013        $12.112        $16.012        11,975   

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.809        1,419   
      2007        $10.809        $11.165        5,208   
      2008        $11.165        $6.890        5,044   
      2009        $6.890        $8.547        4,074   
      2010        $8.547        $9.630        3,945   
      2011        $9.630        $9.627        3,832   
      2012        $9.627        $10.932        3,444   
      2013        $10.932        $14.162        2,525   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.865        9,107   
      2007        $9.865        $11.173        16,959   
      2008        $11.173        $6.627        11,031   
      2009        $6.627        $9.096        13,667   
      2010        $9.096        $11.485        16,003   
      2011        $11.485        $10.056        12,699   
      2012        $10.056        $11.314        6,885   
      2013        $11.314        $15.097        5,480   

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.392        $14.549        42,275   
      2005        $14.549        $14.791        60,071   
      2006        $14.791        $16.961        48,538   
      2007        $16.961        $16.039        47,477   
      2008        $16.039        $10.215        27,395   
      2009        $10.215        $12.697        20,692   
      2010        $12.697        $14.549        20,350   
      2011        $14.549        $14.633        21,219   
      2012        $14.633        $16.129        18,922   
      2013        $16.129        $20.529        15,575   

 

240          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.6

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.225        33,355   
      2005        $11.225        $11.202        174,991   
      2006        $11.202        $13.008        300,594   
      2007        $13.008        $13.254        326,039   
      2008        $13.254        $9.156        278,717   
      2009        $9.156        $12.194        223,569   
      2010        $12.194        $13.493        167,583   
      2011        $13.493        $13.568        153,471   
      2012        $13.568        $15.011        133,425   
      2013        $15.011        $16.797        91,620   

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.520        1,205   
      2005        $10.520        $10.442        104,302   
      2006        $10.442        $11.373        133,393   
      2007        $11.373        $11.864        90,645   
      2008        $11.864        $7.628        76,526   
      2009        $7.628        $9.719        66,209   
      2010        $9.719        $10.652        52,884   
      2011        $10.652        $10.304        41,106   
      2012        $10.304        $11.371        33,911   
      2013        $11.371        $14.365        24,464   

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $14.563        $17.699        14,403   
      2005        $17.699        $18.907        38,744   
      2006        $18.907        $21.723        31,855   
      2007        $21.723        $20.824        28,468   
      2008        $20.824        $13.698        19,973   
      2009        $13.698        $17.375        17,774   
      2010        $17.375        $21.881        11,078   
      2011        $21.881        $20.682        9,661   
      2012        $20.682        $24.046        8,852   
      2013        $24.046        $32.173        5,778   

FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $15.545        $17.018        0   
      2005        $17.018        $17.515        0   
      2006        $17.515        $18.698        0   
      2007        $18.698        $20.425        0   
      2008        $20.425        $11.535        0   
      2009        $11.535        $16.264        0   
      2010        $16.264        $20.386        0   
      2011        $20.386        $19.055        0   
      2012        $19.055        $20.743        0   
      2013        $20.743        $28.145        0   

 

241          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.6

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.239        7,924   
      2005        $10.239        $10.298        84,783   
      2006        $10.298        $10.520        90,463   
      2007        $10.520        $11.014        63,048   
      2008        $11.014        $11.637        61,237   
      2009        $11.637        $11.783        49,183   
      2010        $11.783        $12.183        63,376   
      2011        $12.183        $12.646        59,574   
      2012        $12.646        $12.653        59,470   
      2013        $12.653        $12.148        35,936   

FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $11.004        40,999   
      2007        $11.004        $12.086        61,577   
      2008        $12.086        $8.492        48,349   
      2009        $8.492        $10.285        52,250   
      2010        $10.285        $11.308        49,980   
      2011        $11.308        $10.778        41,595   
      2012        $10.778        $11.998        16,553   
      2013        $11.998        $15.038        12,331   

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.687        $14.034        35,124   
      2005        $14.034        $15.238        96,633   
      2006        $15.238        $17.717        119,196   
      2007        $17.717        $18.004        108,493   
      2008        $18.004        $11.120        78,400   
      2009        $11.120        $13.765        61,652   
      2010        $13.765        $15.032        47,523   
      2011        $15.032        $14.610        41,084   
      2012        $14.610        $16.392        34,269   
      2013        $16.392        $20.648        18,566   

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $16.875        $20.668        8,722   
      2005        $20.668        $25.867        18,080   
      2006        $25.867        $32.542        17,441   
      2007        $32.542        $41.155        14,969   
      2008        $41.155        $19.115        7,214   
      2009        $19.115        $32.401        7,357   
      2010        $32.401        $37.417        6,635   
      2011        $37.417        $30.922        7,427   
      2012        $30.922        $34.364        6,508   
      2013        $34.364        $33.437        6,677   

 

242          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.6

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.599        $15.830        25,595   
      2005        $15.830        $17.129        72,793   
      2006        $17.129        $20.431        81,328   
      2007        $20.431        $23.164        69,029   
      2008        $23.164        $13.563        43,154   
      2009        $13.563        $18.255        29,389   
      2010        $18.255        $19.436        23,615   
      2011        $19.436        $17.058        18,159   
      2012        $17.058        $19.807        13,174   
      2013        $19.807        $23.921        11,667   

FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.889        $14.524        0   
      2005        $14.524        $13.825        0   
      2006        $13.825        $15.313        0   
      2007        $15.313        $16.692        0   
      2008        $16.692        $17.410        952   
      2009        $17.410        $20.293        1,687   
      2010        $20.293        $22.810        1,730   
      2011        $22.810        $22.207        1,725   
      2012        $22.207        $25.095        1,417   
      2013        $25.095        $25.047        1,388   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $13.874        $12.309        22,487   
      2005        $12.309        $13.013        17,612   
      2006        $13.013        $13.116        16,490   
      2007        $13.116        $15.024        9,192   
      2008        $15.024        $7.508        5,082   
      2009        $7.508        $12.214        4,116   
      2010        $12.214        $14.342        4,097   
      2011        $14.342        $13.186        4,311   
      2012        $13.186        $14.684        4,140   
      2013        $14.684        $20.160        3,502   

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series I
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.291        9,030   
      2005        $11.291        $12.455        11,341   
      2006        $12.455        $14.764        5,289   
      2007        $14.764        $15.636        5,082   
      2008        $15.636        $9.015        3,220   
      2009        $9.015        $12.325        2,743   
      2010        $12.325        $14.797        1,973   
      2011        $14.797        $14.667        1,131   
      2012        $14.667        $16.897        1,985   
      2013        $16.897        $22.281        1,063   

 

243          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.6

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.284        3,401   
      2005        $11.284        $12.429        11,785   
      2006        $12.429        $14.725        12,220   
      2007        $14.725        $15.580        18,366   
      2008        $15.580        $8.963        13,037   
      2009        $8.963        $12.250        10,552   
      2010        $12.250        $14.699        6,254   
      2011        $14.699        $14.556        7,290   
      2012        $14.556        $16.735        5,356   
      2013        $16.735        $22.013        4,323   

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.328        35,103   
      2005        $11.328        $11.583        103,444   
      2006        $11.583        $13.202        96,241   
      2007        $13.202        $12.662        62,385   
      2008        $12.662        $7.983        38,316   
      2009        $7.983        $10.067        34,260   
      2010        $10.067        $11.439        27,134   
      2011        $11.439        $10.998        17,105   
      2012        $10.998        $12.845        14,020   
      2013        $12.845        $17.113        9,416   

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund—
Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.952        12,560   
      2005        $10.952        $11.550        29,686   
      2006        $11.550        $12.771        72,485   
      2007        $12.771        $12.962        66,971   
      2008        $12.962        $9.843        44,327   
      2009        $9.843        $11.841        27,589   
      2010        $11.841        $13.028        21,104   
      2011        $13.028        $12.629        15,249   
      2012        $12.629        $13.939        13,154   
      2013        $13.939        $17.096        9,645   

 

244          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.6

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $13.355        $14.968        81,112   
      2005        $14.968        $16.129        100,032   
      2006        $16.129        $18.372        88,795   
      2007        $18.372        $18.497        52,886   
      2008        $18.497        $12.314        39,008   
      2009        $12.314        $15.009        36,554   
      2010        $15.009        $16.538        26,125   
      2011        $16.538        $15.875        24,807   
      2012        $15.875        $17.827        23,154   
      2013        $17.827        $23.421        17,960   

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—
Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.115        6,523   
      2005        $11.115        $12.129        6,398   
      2006        $12.129        $12.499        2,041   
      2007        $12.499        $14.435        1,940   
      2008        $14.435        $7.537        212   
      2009        $7.537        $11.574        0   
      2010        $11.574        $14.468        0   
      2011        $14.468        $12.879        0   
      2012        $12.879        $14.119        0   
      2013        $14.119        $18.942        0   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Bond-Debenture Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.357        494   
      2005        $10.357        $10.305        43,664   
      2006        $10.305        $11.066        133,264   
      2007        $11.066        $11.539        47,660   
      2008        $11.539        $9.345        37,334   
      2009        $9.345        $12.327        38,088   
      2010        $12.327        $13.597        28,215   
      2011        $13.597        $13.940        31,300   
      2012        $13.940        $15.405        26,709   
      2013        $15.405        $16.366        25,783   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Fundamental Equity Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.906        2,629   
      2005        $10.906        $11.456        8,148   
      2006        $11.456        $12.899        21,461   
      2007        $12.899        $13.519        15,659   
      2008        $13.519        $9.470        12,046   
      2009        $9.470        $11.716        10,791   
      2010        $11.716        $13.696        8,367   
      2011        $13.696        $12.847        7,241   
      2012        $12.847        $13.952        3,826   
      2013        $13.952        $18.602        3,104   

 

245          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.6

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth and Income Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.891        4,338   
      2005        $10.891        $11.043        52,475   
      2006        $11.043        $12.720        72,238   
      2007        $12.720        $12.920        83,465   
      2008        $12.920        $8.067        53,957   
      2009        $8.067        $9.420        48,170   
      2010        $9.420        $10.862        32,228   
      2011        $10.862        $10.020        28,704   
      2012        $10.020        $11.029        17,286   
      2013        $11.029        $14.721        12,736   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth Opportunities Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.139        0   
      2005        $11.139        $11.446        15,159   
      2006        $11.446        $12.129        25,731   
      2007        $12.129        $14.445        27,856   
      2008        $14.445        $8.761        14,051   
      2009        $8.761        $12.523        12,260   
      2010        $12.523        $15.119        10,688   
      2011        $15.119        $13.356        7,617   
      2012        $13.356        $14.967        7,475   
      2013        $14.967        $20.149        5,306   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Mid-Cap Stock Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.122        4,630   
      2005        $11.122        $11.821        79,110   
      2006        $11.821        $13.030        79,065   
      2007        $13.030        $12.870        64,917   
      2008        $12.870        $7.665        38,093   
      2009        $7.665        $9.531        33,322   
      2010        $9.531        $11.741        17,564   
      2011        $11.741        $11.069        16,093   
      2012        $11.069        $12.451        13,787   
      2013        $12.451        $15.936        9,985   

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.281        $12.859        139,232   
      2005        $12.859        $13.244        113,526   
      2006        $13.244        $14.006        109,153   
      2007        $14.006        $15.661        94,498   
      2008        $15.661        $8.357        65,749   
      2009        $8.357        $11.831        57,828   
      2010        $11.831        $12.682        44,855   
      2011        $12.682        $12.284        40,237   
      2012        $12.284        $13.730        35,163   
      2013        $13.730        $17.452        25,789   

 

246          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.6

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Balanced Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $13.095        $14.121        19,314   
      2005        $14.121        $14.378        17,516   
      2006        $14.378        $15.654        16,614   
      2007        $15.654        $15.909        14,185   
      2008        $15.909        $8.809        14,356   
      2009        $8.809        $10.520        13,002   
      2010        $10.520        $11.642        11,032   
      2011        $11.642        $11.478        8,941   
      2012        $11.478        $12.636        8,667   
      2013        $12.636        $14.003        5,148   

Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.105        1,761   
      2005        $10.105        $10.156        21,259   
      2006        $10.156        $10.467        56,610   
      2007        $10.467        $10.699        113,131   
      2008        $10.699        $6.402        91,674   
      2009        $6.402        $6.856        87,991   
      2010        $6.856        $7.493        78,060   
      2011        $7.493        $7.942        54,983   
      2012        $7.942        $8.593        33,793   
      2013        $8.593        $8.408        24,385   

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.391        $14.534        15,708   
      2005        $14.534        $15.986        22,636   
      2006        $15.986        $16.124        30,216   
      2007        $16.124        $16.790        24,958   
      2008        $16.790        $8.374        17,093   
      2009        $8.374        $10.878        17,358   
      2010        $10.878        $13.585        12,134   
      2011        $13.585        $13.454        11,757   
      2012        $13.454        $15.348        11,672   
      2013        $15.348        $20.443        9,910   

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.235        $16.620        69,433   
      2005        $16.620        $18.618        13,925   
      2006        $18.618        $21.461        30,533   
      2007        $21.461        $22.357        27,024   
      2008        $22.357        $13.101        20,192   
      2009        $13.101        $17.930        16,803   
      2010        $17.930        $20.374        7,600   
      2011        $20.374        $18.304        7,048   
      2012        $18.304        $21.741        6,832   
      2013        $21.741        $27.116        4,660   

 

247          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.6

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.138        $12.926        76,890   
      2005        $12.926        $13.010        181,853   
      2006        $13.010        $13.702        176,737   
      2007        $13.702        $14.741        153,933   
      2008        $14.741        $12.380        136,040   
      2009        $12.380        $14.396        130,323   
      2010        $14.396        $16.227        107,136   
      2011        $16.227        $16.041        75,300   
      2012        $16.041        $17.825        72,670   
      2013        $17.825        $17.441        54,120   

Oppenheimer High Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.959        $13.838        24,084   
      2005        $13.838        $13.864        34,147   
      2006        $13.864        $14.873        29,168   
      2007        $14.873        $14.536        21,030   
      2008        $14.536        $3.059        19,862   
      2009        $3.059        $3.784        14,854   
      2010        $3.784        $4.252        12,859   
      2011        $4.252        $4.070        11,497   
      2012        $4.070        $4.515        0   

Oppenheimer Main Street Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.635        $13.543        44,796   
      2005        $13.543        $14.065        136,243   
      2006        $14.065        $15.853        129,358   
      2007        $15.853        $16.214        110,198   
      2008        $16.214        $9.773        75,153   
      2009        $9.773        $12.285        57,942   
      2010        $12.285        $13.974        45,608   
      2011        $13.974        $13.681        37,046   
      2012        $13.681        $15.668        33,014   
      2013        $15.668        $20.225        25,372   

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Main Street Small- & Mid-Cap Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.664        $17.164        16,016   
      2005        $17.164        $18.496        42,092   
      2006        $18.496        $20.828        43,420   
      2007        $20.828        $20.169        27,811   
      2008        $20.169        $12.279        20,348   
      2009        $12.279        $16.508        17,669   
      2010        $16.508        $19.950        10,854   
      2011        $19.950        $19.127        9,327   
      2012        $19.127        $22.103        8,392   
      2013        $22.103        $30.526        5,671   

 

248          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.6

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Equity Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2009        $10.000        $12.596        35,900   
      2010        $12.596        $13.931        35,611   
      2011        $13.931        $13.945        25,706   
      2012        $13.945        $16.338        21,573   
      2013        $16.338        $21.247        14,909   

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.083        $12.841        19,997   
      2005        $12.841        $13.117        34,620   
      2006        $13.117        $14.418        30,252   
      2007        $14.418        $14.294        26,289   
      2008        $14.294        $8.321        11,149   
      2009        $8.321        $10.266        10,936   
      2010        $10.266        $11.174        10,517   
      2011        $11.174        $11.279        9,753   
      2012        $11.279        $12.465        9,149   
      2013        $12.465        $14.457        8,415   

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.433        $13.323        373   
      2005        $13.323        $13.997        19,300   
      2006        $13.997        $15.515        50,392   
      2007        $15.515        $15.684        83,907   
      2008        $15.684        $10.270        76,177   
      2009        $10.270        $13.637        61,582   
      2010        $13.637        $15.361        55,636   
      2011        $15.361        $15.023        46,183   
      2012        $15.023        $16.849        39,108   
      2013        $16.849        $19.773        28,092   

Putnam VT Global Health Care Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.303        $11.892        1,832   
      2005        $11.892        $13.221        1,747   
      2006        $13.221        $13.348        1,825   
      2007        $13.348        $13.029        1,961   
      2008        $13.029        $10.611        139   
      2009        $10.611        $13.130        0   
      2010        $13.130        $13.214        0   
      2011        $13.214        $12.825        0   
      2012        $12.825        $15.399        0   
      2013        $15.399        $21.425        0   

 

249          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.6

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Global Utilities Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $14.058        $16.789        3,706   
      2005        $16.789        $17.903        3,557   
      2006        $17.903        $22.337        3,442   
      2007        $22.337        $26.310        3,165   
      2008        $26.310        $17.960        43   
      2009        $17.960        $18.936        50   
      2010        $18.936        $18.938        52   
      2011        $18.938        $17.594        56   
      2012        $17.594        $18.149        59   
      2013        $18.149        $20.287        66   

Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.506        $14.738        20,681   
      2005        $14.738        $15.231        29,879   
      2006        $15.231        $17.340        36,373   
      2007        $17.340        $15.999        25,411   
      2008        $15.999        $9.632        12,393   
      2009        $9.632        $12.280        10,381   
      2010        $12.280        $13.794        10,965   
      2011        $13.794        $12.919        11,289   
      2012        $12.919        $15.115        10,391   
      2013        $15.115        $20.141        10,063   

Putnam VT High Yield Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.345        $14.488        53,015   
      2005        $14.488        $14.670        49,391   
      2006        $14.670        $15.925        43,697   
      2007        $15.925        $16.075        35,867   
      2008        $16.075        $11.672        24,451   
      2009        $11.672        $17.216        22,798   
      2010        $17.216        $19.282        11,273   
      2011        $19.282        $19.270        9,895   
      2012        $19.270        $21.953        8,504   
      2013        $21.953        $23.254        6,415   

Putnam VT Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $10.443        $10.711        94,571   
      2005        $10.711        $10.768        149,423   
      2006        $10.768        $11.054        159,430   
      2007        $11.054        $11.422        132,584   
      2008        $11.422        $8.533        91,416   
      2009        $8.533        $12.291        87,147   
      2010        $12.291        $13.262        69,943   
      2011        $13.262        $13.677        55,962   
      2012        $13.677        $14.874        53,044   
      2013        $14.874        $14.882        47,678   

 

250          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.6

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT International Equity Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.383        $15.272        171,334   
      2005        $15.272        $16.829        53,857   
      2006        $16.829        $21.110        54,094   
      2007        $21.110        $22.464        55,076   
      2008        $22.464        $12.365        33,330   
      2009        $12.365        $15.135        30,099   
      2010        $15.135        $16.355        25,046   
      2011        $16.355        $13.342        18,531   
      2012        $13.342        $15.975        17,846   
      2013        $15.975        $20.093        13,478   

Putnam VT Investors Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.992        $14.373        4,353   
      2005        $14.373        $15.359        4,774   
      2006        $15.359        $17.187        54,996   
      2007        $17.187        $16.005        35,019   
      2008        $16.005        $9.502        7,451   
      2009        $9.502        $12.209        5,658   
      2010        $12.209        $13.659        5,763   
      2011        $13.659        $13.421        2,924   
      2012        $13.421        $15.398        2,315   
      2013        $15.398        $20.435        1,920   

Putnam VT Money Market Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $9.853        $9.741        571,779   
      2005        $9.741        $9.809        283,085   
      2006        $9.809        $10.057        213,854   
      2007        $10.057        $10.349        342,086   
      2008        $10.349        $10.424        324,791   
      2009        $10.424        $10.259        309,668   
      2010        $10.259        $10.079        139,474   
      2011        $10.079        $9.900        108,589   
      2012        $9.900        $9.724        107,194   
      2013        $9.724        $9.551        91,535   

Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.497        $14.621        3,402   
      2005        $14.621        $15.797        233   
      2006        $15.797        $16.843        234   
      2007        $16.843        $17.489        168   
      2008        $17.489        $10.521        0   
      2009        $10.521        $13.653        0   
      2010        $13.653        $16.031        2,373   
      2011        $16.031        $14.944        2,372   
      2012        $14.944        $17.136        2,864   
      2013        $17.136        $22.962        598   

 

251          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.6

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT New Value Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $14.574        $16.522        18,620   
      2005        $16.522        $17.183        71,713   
      2006        $17.183        $19.579        74,753   
      2007        $19.579        $18.286        63,253   
      2008        $18.286        $9.921        39,738   
      2009        $9.921        $9.338        0   

Putnam VT Research Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.096        $13.834        6,279   
      2005        $13.834        $14.268        1,616   
      2006        $14.268        $15.599        1,566   
      2007        $15.599        $15.403        1,499   
      2008        $15.403        $9.296        534   
      2009        $9.296        $12.160        509   
      2010        $12.160        $13.898        719   
      2011        $13.898        $13.411        686   
      2012        $13.411        $15.531        659   
      2013        $15.531        $20.342        634   

Putnam VT Vista Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.562        $15.798        2,606   
      2005        $15.798        $17.401        2,301   
      2006        $17.401        $18.022        3,112   
      2007        $18.022        $18.372        1,127   
      2008        $18.372        $9.825        273   
      2009        $9.825        $13.388        267   
      2010        $13.388        $15.277        0   

Putnam VT Voyager Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.398        $12.789        27,234   
      2005        $12.789        $13.276        34,981   
      2006        $13.276        $13.748        33,560   
      2007        $13.748        $14.246        25,420   
      2008        $14.246        $8.809        15,219   
      2009        $8.809        $14.180        14,031   
      2010        $14.180        $16.823        19,786   
      2011        $16.823        $13.573        23,049   
      2012        $13.573        $15.226        20,209   
      2013        $15.226        $21.493        19,387   

UIF Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.874        $14.999        6,120   
      2005        $14.999        $16.519        10,110   
      2006        $16.519        $17.977        14,849   
      2007        $17.977        $18.782        10,381   
      2008        $18.782        $15.683        7,102   
      2009        $15.683        $20.040        6,200   
      2010        $20.040        $21.599        4,048   
      2011        $21.599        $22.674        7,999   
      2012        $22.674        $26.248        6,884   
      2013        $26.248        $23.520        9,742   

 

252          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.6

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

UIF Global Franchise Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.075        24,900   
      2005        $11.075        $12.180        47,188   
      2006        $12.180        $14.536        101,345   
      2007        $14.536        $15.670        83,710   
      2008        $15.670        $10.936        58,984   
      2009        $10.936        $13.915        55,696   
      2010        $13.915        $15.586        42,266   
      2011        $15.586        $16.693        36,346   
      2012        $16.693        $18.949        17,100   
      2013        $18.949        $22.269        12,833   

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.749        18,791   
      2005        $10.749        $12.215        16,554   
      2006        $12.215        $12.490        10,996   
      2007        $12.490        $14.952        10,166   
      2008        $14.952        $7.461        2,938   
      2009        $7.461        $12.131        3,621   
      2010        $12.131        $14.638        1,574   
      2011        $14.638        $13.974        3,159   
      2012        $13.974        $15.697        2,904   
      2013        $15.697        $22.827        2,404   

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.723        10,867   
      2005        $10.723        $12.162        12,616   
      2006        $12.162        $12.400        13,657   
      2007        $12.400        $14.815        6,253   
      2008        $14.815        $7.370        7,839   
      2009        $7.370        $11.953        4,708   
      2010        $11.953        $14.394        4,856   
      2011        $14.394        $13.707        4,385   
      2012        $13.707        $15.352        3,986   
      2013        $15.352        $22.273        3,051   

UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.820        22,302   
      2007        $9.820        $11.823        30,094   
      2008        $11.823        $6.175        19,376   
      2009        $6.175        $9.544        17,313   
      2010        $9.544        $12.398        19,532   
      2011        $12.398        $11.303        13,370   
      2012        $11.303        $12.042        10,053   
      2013        $12.042        $16.260        9,099   

 

253          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.6

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

UIF Small Company Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.575        $15.858        1,901   
      2005        $15.858        $17.582        1,861   
      2006        $17.582        $19.312        5,220   
      2007        $19.312        $19.526        4,232   
      2008        $19.526        $11.422        2,737   
      2009        $11.422        $16.450        5,060   
      2010        $16.450        $20.446        3,421   
      2011        $20.446        $18.331        3,341   
      2012        $18.331        $20.650        3,340   
      2013        $20.650        $34.746        3,310   

UIF U.S. Real Estate Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $14.511        $19.392        23,013   
      2005        $19.392        $22.236        24,523   
      2006        $22.236        $30.066        29,901   
      2007        $30.066        $24.425        16,406   
      2008        $24.425        $14.859        12,296   
      2009        $14.859        $18.750        12,283   
      2010        $18.750        $23.852        6,595   
      2011        $23.852        $24.753        5,862   
      2012        $24.753        $28.106        5,064   
      2013        $28.106        $28.087        4,290   

Van Kampen LIT Money Market Portfolio—Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $9.875        113,071   
      2005        $9.875        $9.934        251,605   
      2006        $9.934        $10.164        133,457   
      2007        $10.164        $10.426        137,828   
      2008        $10.426        $10.422        135,319   
      2009        $10.422        $10.243        0   

 

* The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a mortality and expense risk charge of 1.60% and an administrative expense charge of 0.19%.

 

254          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.193        0   
      2007        $10.193        $11.633        0   
      2008        $11.633        $6.487        0   
      2009        $6.487        $8.551        0   
      2010        $8.551        $9.730        0   
      2011        $9.730        $9.205        0   
      2012        $9.205        $10.403        0   
      2013        $10.403        $13.257        0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.383        0   
      2007        $10.383        $10.953        0   
      2008        $10.953        $7.976        0   
      2009        $7.976        $9.620        0   
      2010        $9.620        $10.536        0   
      2011        $10.536        $10.210        0   
      2012        $10.210        $11.085        0   
      2013        $11.085        $12.210        0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.412        0   
      2007        $10.412        $11.141        0   
      2008        $11.141        $7.285        0   
      2009        $7.285        $9.113        0   
      2010        $9.113        $10.138        0   
      2011        $10.138        $9.744        0   
      2012        $9.744        $10.720        0   
      2013        $10.720        $12.063        0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.421        0   
      2007        $10.421        $11.263        0   
      2008        $11.263        $6.776        0   
      2009        $6.776        $8.650        0   
      2010        $8.650        $9.755        0   
      2011        $9.755        $9.224        0   
      2012        $9.224        $10.338        0   
      2013        $10.338        $12.214        0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.274        0   
      2007        $10.274        $10.588        0   
      2008        $10.588        $9.200        0   
      2009        $9.200        $10.263        0   
      2010        $10.263        $10.712        0   
      2011        $10.712        $10.569        0   
      2012        $10.569        $10.928        0   
      2013        $10.928        $11.188        0   

 

255          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.673        0   
      2007        $9.673        $11.511        0   
      2008        $11.511        $6.186        0   
      2009        $6.186        $8.694        0   
      2010        $8.694        $10.133        0   
      2011        $10.133        $9.905        0   
      2012        $9.905        $11.390        0   
      2013        $11.390        $14.919        0   

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.742        0   
      2007        $10.742        $10.994        0   
      2008        $10.994        $6.722        0   
      2009        $6.722        $8.262        0   
      2010        $8.262        $9.224        0   
      2011        $9.224        $9.137        0   
      2012        $9.137        $10.280        0   
      2013        $10.280        $13.196        0   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.804        0   
      2007        $9.804        $11.002        0   
      2008        $11.002        $6.465        0   
      2009        $6.465        $8.793        0   
      2010        $8.793        $11.001        0   
      2011        $11.001        $9.544        0   
      2012        $9.544        $10.639        0   
      2013        $10.639        $14.066        0   

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.259        $14.271        539   
      2005        $14.271        $14.377        540   
      2006        $14.377        $16.335        497   
      2007        $16.335        $15.304        510   
      2008        $15.304        $9.658        443   
      2009        $9.658        $11.894        470   
      2010        $11.894        $13.505        445   
      2011        $13.505        $13.459        397   
      2012        $13.459        $14.698        377   
      2013        $14.698        $18.537        365   

 

256          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.156        0   
      2005        $11.156        $11.031        0   
      2006        $11.031        $12.693        0   
      2007        $12.693        $12.814        0   
      2008        $12.814        $8.771        0   
      2009        $8.771        $11.574        0   
      2010        $11.574        $12.690        0   
      2011        $12.690        $12.644        0   
      2012        $12.644        $13.859        0   
      2013        $13.859        $15.367        0   

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.496        0   
      2005        $10.496        $10.323        0   
      2006        $10.323        $11.140        0   
      2007        $11.140        $11.514        0   
      2008        $11.514        $7.336        0   
      2009        $7.336        $9.261        0   
      2010        $9.261        $10.056        0   
      2011        $10.056        $9.639        0   
      2012        $9.639        $10.539        0   
      2013        $10.539        $13.192        0   

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $14.417        $17.361        641   
      2005        $17.361        $18.377        630   
      2006        $18.377        $20.921        622   
      2007        $20.921        $19.871        640   
      2008        $19.871        $12.951        547   
      2009        $12.951        $16.277        553   
      2010        $16.277        $20.310        499   
      2011        $20.310        $19.022        465   
      2012        $19.022        $21.912        435   
      2013        $21.912        $29.050        53   

FTVIP Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $15.390        $16.694        0   
      2005        $16.694        $17.024        0   
      2006        $17.024        $18.007        0   
      2007        $18.007        $19.490        0   
      2008        $19.490        $10.905        0   
      2009        $10.905        $15.236        0   
      2010        $15.236        $18.923        0   
      2011        $18.923        $17.525        0   
      2012        $17.525        $18.903        0   
      2013        $18.903        $25.413        0   

 

257          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.176        1,084   
      2005        $10.176        $10.141        1,084   
      2006        $10.141        $10.265        1,084   
      2007        $10.265        $10.648        1,084   
      2008        $10.648        $11.148        1,084   
      2009        $11.148        $11.184        1,084   
      2010        $11.184        $11.458        1,034   
      2011        $11.458        $11.784        976   
      2012        $11.784        $11.683        926   
      2013        $11.683        $11.114        880   

FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.936        0   
      2007        $10.936        $11.901        0   
      2008        $11.901        $8.285        0   
      2009        $8.285        $9.942        0   
      2010        $9.942        $10.832        0   
      2011        $10.832        $10.229        0   
      2012        $10.229        $11.283        0   
      2013        $11.283        $14.012        0   

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.560        $13.766        1,378   
      2005        $13.766        $14.811        1,332   
      2006        $14.811        $17.063        1,250   
      2007        $17.063        $17.179        1,203   
      2008        $17.179        $10.513        1,070   
      2009        $10.513        $12.895        1,132   
      2010        $12.895        $13.953        1,133   
      2011        $13.953        $13.437        1,072   
      2012        $13.437        $14.937        995   
      2013        $14.937        $18.644        452   

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $16.706        $20.275        0   
      2005        $20.275        $25.143        0   
      2006        $25.143        $31.342        0   
      2007        $31.342        $39.272        0   
      2008        $39.272        $18.073        0   
      2009        $18.073        $30.353        0   
      2010        $30.353        $34.732        0   
      2011        $34.732        $28.440        0   
      2012        $28.440        $31.315        0   
      2013        $31.315        $30.192        0   

 

258          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $13.463        $15.528        608   
      2005        $15.528        $16.649        608   
      2006        $16.649        $19.677        608   
      2007        $19.677        $22.104        608   
      2008        $22.104        $12.824        608   
      2009        $12.824        $17.101        608   
      2010        $17.101        $18.041        580   
      2011        $18.041        $15.689        547   
      2012        $15.689        $18.049        519   
      2013        $18.049        $21.599        493   

FTVIP Templeton Global Bond Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $12.760        $14.247        0   
      2005        $14.247        $13.438        0   
      2006        $13.438        $14.747        0   
      2007        $14.747        $15.927        0   
      2008        $15.927        $16.461        0   
      2009        $16.461        $19.011        0   
      2010        $19.011        $21.173        0   
      2011        $21.173        $20.425        0   
      2012        $20.425        $22.869        0   
      2013        $22.869        $22.616        0   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.621        $12.075        0   
      2005        $12.075        $12.648        0   
      2006        $12.648        $12.632        0   
      2007        $12.632        $14.336        0   
      2008        $14.336        $7.098        0   
      2009        $7.098        $11.441        0   
      2010        $11.441        $13.312        0   
      2011        $13.312        $12.127        0   
      2012        $12.127        $13.381        0   
      2013        $13.381        $18.203        0   

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series I
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.222        1,693   
      2005        $11.222        $12.265        1,587   
      2006        $12.265        $14.407        1,479   
      2007        $14.407        $15.117        1,356   
      2008        $15.117        $8.636        1,302   
      2009        $8.636        $11.698        1,256   
      2010        $11.698        $13.916        1,147   
      2011        $13.916        $13.667        1,048   
      2012        $13.667        $15.600        944   
      2013        $15.600        $20.383        411   

 

259          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.215        0   
      2005        $11.215        $12.240        0   
      2006        $12.240        $14.369        0   
      2007        $14.369        $15.063        0   
      2008        $15.063        $8.586        0   
      2009        $8.586        $11.626        0   
      2010        $11.626        $13.824        0   
      2011        $13.824        $13.564        0   
      2012        $13.564        $15.452        0   
      2013        $15.452        $20.138        0   

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.258        0   
      2005        $11.258        $11.407        0   
      2006        $11.407        $12.882        0   
      2007        $12.882        $12.242        0   
      2008        $12.242        $7.647        0   
      2009        $7.647        $9.555        0   
      2010        $9.555        $10.758        0   
      2011        $10.758        $10.248        0   
      2012        $10.248        $11.859        0   
      2013        $11.859        $15.655        0   

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.885        0   
      2005        $10.885        $11.374        0   
      2006        $11.374        $12.461        0   
      2007        $12.461        $12.532        0   
      2008        $12.532        $9.429        0   
      2009        $9.429        $11.238        0   
      2010        $11.238        $12.252        0   
      2011        $12.252        $11.768        0   
      2012        $11.768        $12.869        0   
      2013        $12.869        $15.640        0   

 

260          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $13.221        $14.683        1,280   
      2005        $14.683        $15.677        1,227   
      2006        $15.677        $17.694        1,195   
      2007        $17.694        $17.650        1,156   
      2008        $17.650        $11.643        961   
      2009        $11.643        $14.061        1,028   
      2010        $14.061        $15.351        1,037   
      2011        $15.351        $14.601        981   
      2012        $14.601        $16.246        902   
      2013        $16.246        $21.147        396   

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.047        0   
      2005        $11.047        $11.945        0   
      2006        $11.945        $12.197        0   
      2007        $12.197        $13.955        0   
      2008        $13.955        $7.219        0   
      2009        $7.219        $10.986        0   
      2010        $10.986        $13.606        0   
      2011        $13.606        $12.001        0   
      2012        $12.001        $13.035        0   
      2013        $13.035        $17.328        0   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Bond-Debenture Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.334        0   
      2005        $10.334        $10.188        0   
      2006        $10.188        $10.840        0   
      2007        $10.840        $11.199        0   
      2008        $11.199        $8.987        0   
      2009        $8.987        $11.745        0   
      2010        $11.745        $12.837        0   
      2011        $12.837        $13.040        0   
      2012        $13.040        $14.279        0   
      2013        $14.279        $15.030        0   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Fundamental Equity Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.881        0   
      2005        $10.881        $11.326        0   
      2006        $11.326        $12.636        0   
      2007        $12.636        $13.120        0   
      2008        $13.120        $9.107        0   
      2009        $9.107        $11.163        0   
      2010        $11.163        $12.930        0   
      2011        $12.930        $12.018        0   
      2012        $12.018        $12.932        0   
      2013        $12.932        $17.084        0   

 

261          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth and Income Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.866        0   
      2005        $10.866        $10.918        0   
      2006        $10.918        $12.460        0   
      2007        $12.460        $12.540        0   
      2008        $12.540        $7.758        0   
      2009        $7.758        $8.975        0   
      2010        $8.975        $10.255        0   
      2011        $10.255        $9.373        0   
      2012        $9.373        $10.223        0   
      2013        $10.223        $13.519        0   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Growth Opportunities Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.113        0   
      2005        $11.113        $11.315        0   
      2006        $11.315        $11.881        0   
      2007        $11.881        $14.020        0   
      2008        $14.020        $8.425        0   
      2009        $8.425        $11.932        0   
      2010        $11.932        $14.273        0   
      2011        $14.273        $12.494        0   
      2012        $12.494        $13.872        0   
      2013        $13.872        $18.504        0   

Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.—Mid-Cap Stock Portfolio

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.096        0   
      2005        $11.096        $11.686        0   
      2006        $11.686        $12.764        0   
      2007        $12.764        $12.491        0   
      2008        $12.491        $7.371        0   
      2009        $7.371        $9.081        0   
      2010        $9.081        $11.085        0   
      2011        $11.085        $10.354        0   
      2012        $10.354        $11.541        0   
      2013        $11.541        $14.635        0   

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.206        $12.663        1,465   
      2005        $12.663        $12.923        1,481   
      2006        $12.923        $13.542        1,540   
      2007        $13.542        $15.002        1,366   
      2008        $15.002        $7.932        1,376   
      2009        $7.932        $11.127        1,339   
      2010        $11.127        $11.818        1,329   
      2011        $11.818        $11.342        1,218   
      2012        $11.342        $12.560        1,172   
      2013        $12.560        $15.820        531   

 

262          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Capital Income Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Balanced Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.964        $13.851        0   
      2005        $13.851        $13.975        0   
      2006        $13.975        $15.077        0   
      2007        $15.077        $15.180        0   
      2008        $15.180        $8.329        0   
      2009        $8.329        $9.855        0   
      2010        $9.855        $10.806        0   
      2011        $10.806        $10.556        0   
      2012        $10.556        $11.515        0   
      2013        $11.515        $12.643        0   

Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.082        0   
      2005        $10.082        $10.040        0   
      2006        $10.040        $10.253        0   
      2007        $10.253        $10.384        0   
      2008        $10.384        $6.156        0   
      2009        $6.156        $6.532        0   
      2010        $6.532        $7.074        0   
      2011        $7.074        $7.430        0   
      2012        $7.430        $7.965        0   
      2013        $7.965        $7.721        0   

Oppenheimer Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Small- & Mid-Cap Growth Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.267        $14.257        0   
      2005        $14.257        $15.538        0   
      2006        $15.538        $15.529        0   
      2007        $15.529        $16.021        0   
      2008        $16.021        $7.917        0   
      2009        $7.917        $10.190        0   
      2010        $10.190        $12.609        0   
      2011        $12.609        $12.374        0   
      2012        $12.374        $13.986        0   
      2013        $13.986        $18.459        0   

Oppenheimer Global Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.093        $16.303        0   
      2005        $16.303        $18.097        0   
      2006        $18.097        $20.669        0   
      2007        $20.669        $21.333        0   
      2008        $21.333        $12.386        0   
      2009        $12.386        $16.796        0   
      2010        $16.796        $18.912        0   
      2011        $18.912        $16.834        0   
      2012        $16.834        $19.812        0   
      2013        $19.812        $24.484        0   

 

263          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.016        $12.679        56   
      2005        $12.679        $12.645        56   
      2006        $12.645        $13.196        56   
      2007        $13.196        $14.066        52   
      2008        $14.066        $11.705        36   
      2009        $11.705        $13.486        35   
      2010        $13.486        $15.063        31   
      2011        $15.063        $14.754        28   
      2012        $14.754        $16.244        25   
      2013        $16.244        $15.749        29   

Oppenheimer High Income Fund/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.829        $13.574        0   
      2005        $13.574        $13.475        0   
      2006        $13.475        $14.324        0   
      2007        $14.324        $13.871        0   
      2008        $13.871        $2.892        0   
      2009        $2.892        $3.544        0   
      2010        $3.544        $3.947        0   
      2011        $3.947        $3.743        0   
      2012        $3.743        $4.121        0   

Oppenheimer Main Street Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $12.508        $13.285        2,527   
      2005        $13.285        $13.671        2,532   
      2006        $13.671        $15.268        2,503   
      2007        $15.268        $15.472        2,445   
      2008        $15.472        $9.240        2,345   
      2009        $9.240        $11.508        2,391   
      2010        $11.508        $12.971        2,287   
      2011        $12.971        $12.583        2,563   
      2012        $12.583        $14.278        2,392   
      2013        $14.278        $18.262        1,754   

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA—Service Shares
formerly, Oppenheimer Main Street Small- & Mid-Cap Fund®/VA—Service Shares

                               
      2004        $14.518        $16.837        0   
      2005        $16.837        $17.977        0   
      2006        $17.977        $20.060        0   
      2007        $20.060        $19.245        0   
      2008        $19.245        $11.610        0   
      2009        $11.610        $15.464        0   
      2010        $15.464        $18.518        0   
      2011        $18.518        $17.591        0   
      2012        $17.591        $20.142        0   
      2013        $20.142        $27.563        0   

 

264          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Equity Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2009        $10.000        $11.800        0   
      2010        $11.800        $12.930        0   
      2011        $12.930        $12.825        0   
      2012        $12.825        $14.888        0   
      2013        $14.888        $19.185        0   

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.963        $12.596        911   
      2005        $12.596        $12.749        960   
      2006        $12.749        $13.886        982   
      2007        $13.886        $13.639        981   
      2008        $13.639        $7.867        891   
      2009        $7.867        $9.617        957   
      2010        $9.617        $10.372        978   
      2011        $10.372        $10.373        891   
      2012        $10.373        $11.359        839   
      2013        $11.359        $13.053        154   

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.309        $13.069        0   
      2005        $13.069        $13.605        0   
      2006        $13.605        $14.943        0   
      2007        $14.943        $14.966        0   
      2008        $14.966        $9.710        0   
      2009        $9.710        $12.776        0   
      2010        $12.776        $14.258        0   
      2011        $14.258        $13.818        0   
      2012        $13.818        $15.354        0   
      2013        $15.354        $17.854        0   

Putnam VT Global Health Care Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.190        $11.665        0   
      2005        $11.665        $12.850        0   
      2006        $12.850        $12.855        0   
      2007        $12.855        $12.432        0   
      2008        $12.432        $10.032        0   
      2009        $10.032        $12.300        0   
      2010        $12.300        $12.265        0   
      2011        $12.265        $11.795        0   
      2012        $11.795        $14.033        0   
      2013        $14.033        $19.345        0   

 

265          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Global Utilities Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.937        $16.469        44   
      2005        $16.469        $17.401        41   
      2006        $17.401        $21.512        35   
      2007        $21.512        $25.106        28   
      2008        $25.106        $16.981        25   
      2009        $16.981        $17.740        27   
      2010        $17.740        $17.579        27   
      2011        $17.579        $16.182        26   
      2012        $16.182        $16.539        25   
      2013        $16.539        $18.318        25   

Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.370        $14.457        2,340   
      2005        $14.457        $14.804        2,355   
      2006        $14.804        $16.700        2,315   
      2007        $16.700        $15.267        2,370   
      2008        $15.267        $9.107        2,273   
      2009        $9.107        $11.504        2,318   
      2010        $11.504        $12.804        2,243   
      2011        $12.804        $11.882        2,551   
      2012        $11.882        $13.774        2,368   
      2013        $13.774        $18.186        1,685   

Putnam VT High Yield Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.212        $14.212        0   
      2005        $14.212        $14.259        0   
      2006        $14.259        $15.337        0   
      2007        $15.337        $15.339        0   
      2008        $15.339        $11.035        0   
      2009        $11.035        $16.128        0   
      2010        $16.128        $17.898        0   
      2011        $17.898        $17.723        0   
      2012        $17.723        $20.006        0   
      2013        $20.006        $20.997        0   

Putnam VT Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $10.338        $10.506        0   
      2005        $10.506        $10.466        0   
      2006        $10.466        $10.645        0   
      2007        $10.645        $10.899        0   
      2008        $10.899        $8.068        0   
      2009        $8.068        $11.514        0   
      2010        $11.514        $12.310        0   
      2011        $12.310        $12.579        0   
      2012        $12.579        $13.555        0   
      2013        $13.555        $13.437        0   

 

266          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT International Equity Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.249        $14.981        0   
      2005        $14.981        $16.357        0   
      2006        $16.357        $20.331        0   
      2007        $20.331        $21.436        0   
      2008        $21.436        $11.691        0   
      2009        $11.691        $14.179        0   
      2010        $14.179        $15.181        0   
      2011        $15.181        $12.271        0   
      2012        $12.271        $14.557        0   
      2013        $14.557        $18.142        0   

Putnam VT Investors Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.862        $14.098        0   
      2005        $14.098        $14.929        0   
      2006        $14.929        $16.552        0   
      2007        $16.552        $15.273        0   
      2008        $15.273        $8.984        0   
      2009        $8.984        $11.437        0   
      2010        $11.437        $12.678        0   
      2011        $12.678        $12.343        0   
      2012        $12.343        $14.032        0   
      2013        $14.032        $18.451        0   

Putnam VT Money Market Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $9.755        $9.555        0   
      2005        $9.555        $9.534        0   
      2006        $9.534        $9.686        0   
      2007        $9.686        $9.875        0   
      2008        $9.875        $9.856        0   
      2009        $9.856        $9.611        0   
      2010        $9.611        $9.356        0   
      2011        $9.356        $9.106        0   
      2012        $9.106        $8.861        0   
      2013        $8.861        $8.624        0   

Putnam VT Multi-Cap Growth Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.362        $14.343        1,502   
      2005        $14.343        $15.354        1,449   
      2006        $15.354        $16.221        1,490   
      2007        $16.221        $16.688        1,419   
      2008        $16.688        $9.947        1,314   
      2009        $9.947        $12.790        1,333   
      2010        $12.790        $14.880        1,902   
      2011        $14.880        $13.744        1,780   
      2012        $13.744        $15.615        1,693   
      2013        $15.615        $20.733        502   

 

267          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT New Value Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $14.429        $16.207        0   
      2005        $16.207        $16.701        0   
      2006        $16.701        $18.856        0   
      2007        $18.856        $17.449        0   
      2008        $17.449        $9.379        0   
      2009        $9.379        $8.819        0   

Putnam VT Research Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.965        $13.570        0   
      2005        $13.570        $13.868        0   
      2006        $13.868        $15.023        0   
      2007        $15.023        $14.698        0   
      2008        $14.698        $8.789        0   
      2009        $8.789        $11.391        0   
      2010        $11.391        $12.900        0   
      2011        $12.900        $12.335        0   
      2012        $12.335        $14.153        0   
      2013        $14.153        $18.367        0   

Putnam VT Vista Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $13.427        $15.497        728   
      2005        $15.497        $16.913        691   
      2006        $16.913        $17.357        744   
      2007        $17.357        $17.531        715   
      2008        $17.531        $9.289        724   
      2009        $9.289        $12.541        744   
      2010        $12.541        $14.216        0   

Putnam VT Voyager Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.274        $12.545        1,697   
      2005        $12.545        $12.904        1,709   
      2006        $12.904        $13.240        1,830   
      2007        $13.240        $13.594        1,752   
      2008        $13.594        $8.329        1,585   
      2009        $8.329        $13.284        1,301   
      2010        $13.284        $15.615        1,167   
      2011        $15.615        $12.483        1,242   
      2012        $12.483        $13.875        1,235   
      2013        $13.875        $19.406        455   

 

268          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

UIF Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.735        $14.713        0   
      2005        $14.713        $16.056        0   
      2006        $16.056        $17.313        0   
      2007        $17.313        $17.922        0   
      2008        $17.922        $14.828        0   
      2009        $14.828        $18.774        0   
      2010        $18.774        $20.049        0   
      2011        $20.049        $20.854        0   
      2012        $20.854        $23.919        0   
      2013        $23.919        $21.238        0   

UIF Global Franchise Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.974        0   
      2005        $10.974        $11.958        0   
      2006        $11.958        $14.141        0   
      2007        $14.141        $15.104        0   
      2008        $15.104        $10.444        0   
      2009        $10.444        $13.167        0   
      2010        $13.167        $14.613        0   
      2011        $14.613        $15.508        0   
      2012        $15.508        $17.443        0   
      2013        $17.443        $20.311        0   

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class I

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.683        1,685   
      2005        $10.683        $12.029        1,541   
      2006        $12.029        $12.187        1,643   
      2007        $12.187        $14.455        1,371   
      2008        $14.455        $7.147        1,419   
      2009        $7.147        $11.514        1,257   
      2010        $11.514        $13.766        1,097   
      2011        $13.766        $13.022        1,003   
      2012        $13.022        $14.492        1,003   
      2013        $14.492        $20.883        382   

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.657        0   
      2005        $10.657        $11.977        0   
      2006        $11.977        $12.100        0   
      2007        $12.100        $14.323        0   
      2008        $14.323        $7.059        0   
      2009        $7.059        $11.345        0   
      2010        $11.345        $13.536        0   
      2011        $13.536        $12.772        0   
      2012        $12.772        $14.175        0   
      2013        $14.175        $20.376        0   

 

269          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY: Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts with No Withdrawal Charge Option—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option both added on or after May 1, 2003, and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.759        0   
      2007        $9.759        $11.642        0   
      2008        $11.642        $6.025        0   
      2009        $6.025        $9.226        0   
      2010        $9.226        $11.875        0   
      2011        $11.875        $10.727        0   
      2012        $10.727        $11.324        0   
      2013        $11.324        $15.150        0   

UIF Small Company Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.492        $15.617        0   
      2005        $15.617        $17.156        0   
      2006        $17.156        $18.672        0   
      2007        $18.672        $18.705        0   
      2008        $18.705        $10.841        0   
      2009        $10.841        $15.470        0   
      2010        $15.470        $19.053        0   
      2011        $19.053        $16.925        0   
      2012        $16.925        $18.891        0   
      2013        $18.891        $31.496        0   

UIF U.S. Real Estate Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $14.366        $19.022        510   
      2005        $19.022        $21.613        510   
      2006        $21.613        $28.957        510   
      2007        $28.957        $23.307        510   
      2008        $23.307        $14.048        510   
      2009        $14.048        $17.565        510   
      2010        $17.565        $22.140        487   
      2011        $22.140        $22.765        0   
      2012        $22.765        $25.612        0   
      2013        $25.612        $25.360        0   

Van Kampen LIT Money Market Portfolio—Class II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $9.784        0   
      2005        $9.784        $9.753        0   
      2006        $9.753        $9.887        0   
      2007        $9.887        $10.049        0   
      2008        $10.049        $9.953        0   
      2009        $9.953        $9.696        0   

 

* The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a mortality and expense risk charge of 2.50% and an administrative expense charge of 0.19%.

 

270          PROSPECTUS


PA195-4

 

LOGO


The Allstate Variable Annuities

(Allstate Variable Annuity, Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share)

Allstate Life Insurance Company

Street Address: 5801 SW 6th Ave. Topeka, KS 66606-0001

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 758566, Topeka, KS 66675-8566

Telephone Number: 1-800-457-7617

Fax Number: 1-785-228-4584

Prospectus dated May 1, 2014

 

Allstate Life Insurance Company (“Allstate Life”) has offered the following individual and group flexible premium deferred variable annuity contracts (each, a “Contract”):

 

   

Allstate Variable Annuity

 

   

Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share

This prospectus contains information about each Contract that you should know before investing. Please keep it for future reference. These Contracts are no longer offered for new sales.

Each Contract currently offers several investment alternatives (“investment alternatives”). The investment alternatives include up to 3 fixed account options (“Fixed Account Options”), depending on the Contract, and include 59* variable sub-accounts (“Variable Sub-Accounts”) of the Allstate Financial Advisors Separate Account I (“Variable Account”). Each Variable Sub-Account invests exclusively in shares of the following funds (“Funds”):

 

Morgan Stanley Variable Investment Series (Class Y)

 

The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc.
(Class II Shares)

 

Invesco Variable Insurance Funds (Series II)

 

AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series
Fund, Inc. (Class B)

 

Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products
(Service Class 2)

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust (Class 2)

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

 

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust

 

Putnam Variable Trust (Class IB)

 
 
 
 

* Certain Variable Sub-Accounts may not be available depending on the date you purchased your Contract. Please see page 42 for information about Variable Sub-Account or Portfolio liquidations, mergers, closures and name changes.

Each Fund has multiple investment Portfolios (“Portfolios”). Not all of the Funds and/or Portfolios, however, may be available with your Contract. You should check with your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor for further information on the availability of the Funds and/or Portfolios. Your annuity application will list all available Portfolios.

We (Allstate Life) have filed a Statement of Additional Information, dated May 1, 2014, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). It contains more information about each Contract and is incorporated herein by reference, which means that it is legally a part of this prospectus. Its table of contents appears on page 88 of this prospectus. For a free copy, please write or call us at the address or telephone number above, or go to the SEC’s Web site (http://www.sec.gov). You can find other information and documents about us, including documents that are legally part of this prospectus, at the SEC’s Web site.

 

IMPORTANT NOTICES   

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved the securities described in this prospectus, nor has it passed on the accuracy or the adequacy of this prospectus. Anyone who tells you otherwise is committing a federal crime.

 

Investment in the Contracts involves investment risks, including possible loss of principal.

 

1          PROSPECTUS


Table of Contents

 

 

     Page  

Overview

        

Important Terms

     3   

Overview of Contracts

     5   

The Contracts at a Glance

     6   

How the Contracts Work

     10   

Expense Table

     11   

Financial Information

     15   

Contract Features

        

The Contracts

     15   

Purchases

     18   

Contract Value

     19   

Investment Alternatives

     42   

The Variable Sub-Accounts

     42   

The Fixed Account Options

     47   

Transfers

     51   

Expenses

     54   

Access to Your Money

     59   

Income Payments

     61   

Death Benefits

     69   
     Page  

Other Information

        

More Information

     76   

Taxes

     79   

Annual Reports and Other Documents

     87   

Statement of Additional Information Table of Contents

     88   

Appendix A – Contract Comparison Chart

     89   

Appendix B – Market Value Adjustment

     90   

Appendix C – Example of Calculation of Income Protection Benefit

     92   

Appendix D – Withdrawal Adjustment Example-Income Benefits

     93   

Appendix E – Withdrawal Adjustment Example-Death Benefits

     94   

Appendix F – Calculation of Earnings Protection Death Benefit

     95   

Appendix G – Withdrawal Adjustment Example – TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit

     97   

Appendix H – SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option Calculation Examples

     98   

Appendix I – SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option Calculation Examples

     99   

Appendix J – SureIncome for Life Withdrawal Benefit Option Calculation Examples

     101   

Appendix K – Accumulation Unit Values

     105   
 

 

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Important Terms

 

 

This prospectus uses a number of important terms that you may not be familiar with. The index below identifies the page that describes each term.

     Page  
AB Factor      21   
Accumulation Benefit      20   
Accumulation Phase      10   
Accumulation Unit      19   
Accumulation Unit Value      19   
Allstate Life (“We”)      1   
Annuitant      16   
Automatic Additions Program      18   
Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program      53   
Beneficiary      17   
Benefit Base (for the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option)      21   
Benefit Base (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      30   
Benefit Base (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      33   
Benefit Base (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      37   
Benefit Payment (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      29   
Benefit Payment (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      33   
Benefit Payment (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      36   
Benefit Payment Remaining (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      29   
Benefit Payment Remaining (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      33   
Benefit Payment Remaining (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      36   
Benefit Year (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      28   
Benefit Year (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      32   
Benefit Year (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      36   
Co-Annuitant      16   
*Contract      15   
Contract Anniversary      7   
Contract Owner (“You”)      15   
Contract Value      7   
Contract Year      8   
Dollar Cost Averaging Program      53   
Due Proof of Death      69   
Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option      71   
Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option      70   
     Page  
Excess of Earnings Withdrawal      71   
Fixed Account Options      48   
Free Withdrawal Amount      57   
Funds      1   
Guarantee Option      7   
Guarantee Period Account      49   
Income Base      7   
Income Plan      61   
Income Protection Benefit Option      64   
In-Force Earnings      71   
In-Force Premium      71   
Investment Alternatives      42   
IRA Contract      7   
Issue Date      10   
Market Value Adjustment      50   
Maximum Anniversary Value (MAV) Death Benefit Option      70   
Payout Phase      10   
Payout Start Date      61   
Payout Withdrawal      63   
Portfolios      77   
Qualified Contract      15   
Retirement Income Guarantee Options      56   
Return of Premium (“ROP”) Death Benefit      69   
Rider Anniversary      19   
Rider Application Date      16   
Rider Date (for the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option)      20   
Rider Date (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      29   
Rider Date (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      32   
Rider Date (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      36   
Rider Fee (for the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option)      7   
Rider Fee (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      7   
Rider Fee (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      7   
Rider Fee (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      7   
Rider Fee Percentage      7   
Rider Maturity Date      19   
Rider Period      20   
Rider Trade-In Option (for the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option)      21   
 

 

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     Page  
Rider Trade-In Option (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      29   
Right to Cancel      18   
SEC      1   
Settlement Value      70   
Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option      16   
Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts      16   
Standard Fixed Account Option      48   
SureIncome Covered Life      35   
SureIncome Option Fee      56   
SureIncome Plus Option      32   
SureIncome Plus Option Fee      56   
SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option      32   
SureIncome For Life Option      35   
SureIncome For Life Option Fee      56   
SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option      35   
SureIncome ROP Death Benefit      36   
SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option      28   
Systematic Withdrawal Program      60   
Tax Qualified Contract      83   
Transfer Period Accounts      22   
Trial Examination Period      6   
     Page  
TrueBalanceSM Asset Allocation Program      45   
TrueReturnSM Accumulation Benefit Option      55   
Valuation Date      18   
Variable Account      77   
Variable Sub-Account      1   
Withdrawal Benefit Factor (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      29   
Withdrawal Benefit Factor (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      32   
Withdrawal Benefit Factor (for the SureIncome for Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      36   
Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      30   
Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      34   
Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase (for the SureIncome for Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      38   
Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      30   
Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      34   
Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date (for the SureIncome for Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      38   
Withdrawal Benefit Option      28   
Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee      12   
 

* In certain states a Contract was available only as a group Contract. If you purchased a group Contract, we issued you a certificate that represents your ownership and that summarizes the provisions of the group Contract. References to “Contract” in this prospectus include certificates, unless the context requires otherwise. References to “Contract” also include both Contracts listed on the cover page of this prospectus, unless otherwise noted. However, we administer each Contract separately.

 

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Overview of Contracts

 

 

The Contracts offer many of the same basic features and benefits. They differ primarily with respect to the charges imposed, as follows:

 

 

The Allstate Variable Annuity Contract has a mortality and expense risk charge of 1.10%, an administrative expense charge of 0.19%*, and a withdrawal charge of up to 7% with a 7-year withdrawal charge period;

 

 

The Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share Contract has a mortality and expense risk charge of 1.50%, an administrative expense charge of 0.19%*, and a withdrawal charge of up to 7% with a 3-year withdrawal charge period.

Other differences between the Contracts relate to available Fixed Account Options. For a side-by-side comparison of these differences, please refer to Appendix A of this prospectus.

 

* The administrative expense charge may be increased, but will never exceed 0.35%. Once your Contract is issued, we will not increase the administrative expense charge for your Contract. The administrative expense charge is 0.19% for Contracts issued before January 1, 2005 and 0.19% for Contracts issued on or after October 17, 2005. The administrative expense charge is 0.30% for Contracts issued on or after January 1, 2005 and prior to October 17, 2005; effective October 17, 2005 and thereafter, the administrative expense charge applied to such Contracts is 0.19%.

 

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The Contracts at a Glance

 

 

The following is a snapshot of the Contracts. Please read the remainder of this prospectus for more information.

 

Flexible Payments   

We are no longer offering new contracts.

 

You can add to your Contract as often and as much as you like, but each subsequent payment must be at least $1,000 ($50 for automatic payments). We may limit the cumulative amount of purchase payments to a maximum of $1,000,000 in any Contract.

Trial Examination Period    You may cancel your Contract within 20 days of receipt or any longer period as your state may require (“Trial Examination Period”). Upon cancellation, we will return your purchase payments adjusted, to the extent federal or state law permits, to reflect the investment experience of any amounts allocated to the Variable Account, including the deduction of mortality and expense risk charges and administrative expense charges. The amount you receive will be less applicable federal and state income tax withholding. See “Trial Examination Period” for details.
Expenses   

Each Portfolio pays expenses that you will bear indirectly if you invest in a Variable Sub-Account. You also will bear the following expenses:

 

Allstate Variable Annuity Contracts

 

•     Annual mortality and expense risk charge equal to 1.10% of average daily net assets.

 

•     Withdrawal charges ranging from 0% to 7% of purchase payments withdrawn.

 

Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share Contracts

 

•     Annual mortality and expense risk charge equal to 1.50% of average daily net assets.

 

•     Withdrawal charges ranging from 0% to 7% of purchase payments withdrawn.

  

All Contracts

 

•     Annual administrative expense charge of 0.19% for Contracts issued before January 1, 2005 and for Contracts issued on or after October 17, 2005 (0.30% for Contracts issued on or after January 1, 2005 and prior to October 17, 2005; effective October 17, 2005 and thereafter, the annual administrative expense charge applied to such Contracts is 0.19%; up to 0.35% for future Contracts).

 

•     Annual contract maintenance charge of $30 (waived in certain cases).

 

•     If you select the Maximum Anniversary Value (MAV) Death Benefit Option (“MAV Death Benefit Option”) you will pay an additional mortality and expense risk charge of 0.20% (up to 0.30% for Options added in the future).

 

•     If you select Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, you will pay an additional mortality and expense risk charge of 0.30%.

 

•     If you select the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option you will pay an additional mortality and expense risk charge of 0.25% or 0.40% (up to 0.35% or 0.50% for Options added in the future) depending on the age of the oldest Owner and oldest Annuitant on the date we receive the completed application or request to add the benefit, whichever is later (“Rider Application Date”).

 

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•     If you select the TrueReturnSM Accumulation Benefit Option (“TrueReturn Option”) you would pay an additional annual fee (“Rider Fee”) of 0.50% (up to 1.25% for Options added in the future) of the Benefit Base in effect on each Contract anniversary (“Contract Anniversary”) during the Rider Period. You may not select the TrueReturn Option together with a Retirement Income Guarantee Option or any Withdrawal Benefit Option.

 

•     We discontinued offering the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option (SureIncome Option) as of May 1, 2006, except in a limited number of states. If you elected the SureIncome Option prior to May 1, 2006, you would pay an additional annual fee (“SureIncome Option Fee”) of 0.50% of the Benefit Base on each Contract Anniversary (see the SureIncome Option Fee section). You may not select the SureIncome Option together with a Retirement Income Guarantee Option, a TrueReturn Option or any other Withdrawal Benefit Option.

 

•     If you select the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option (SureIncome Plus Option) you would pay an additional annual fee (“SureIncome Plus Option Fee”) of 0.65% (up to 1.25% for Options added in the future) of the Benefit Base on each Contract Anniversary (see the SureIncome Plus Option Fee section). You may not select the SureIncome Plus Option together with a Retirement Income Guarantee Option, a TrueReturn Option or any other Withdrawal Benefit Option.

 

•     If you select the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option (SureIncome For Life Option) you would pay an additional annual fee (“SureIncome For Life Option Fee”) of 0.65% (up to 1.25% for Options added in the future) of the Benefit Base on each Contract Anniversary (see the SureIncome For Life Option Fee section). You may not select the SureIncome For Life Option together with a Retirement Income Guarantee Option, a TrueReturn Option or any other Withdrawal Benefit Option.

  

•     We discontinued offering Retirement Income Guarantee Option 1 (RIG 1) as of January 1, 2004 (up to May 1, 2004 in certain states). If you elected RIG 1 prior to May 1, 2004, you will pay an additional annual fee (“Rider Fee”) of 0.40% of the Income Base in effect on a Contract Anniversary.

 

•     We discontinued offering Retirement Income Guarantee Option 2 (RIG 2) as of January 1, 2004 (up to May 1, 2004 in certain states). If you elected RIG 2 prior to May 1, 2004, you will pay an additional annual Rider Fee of 0.55% of the Income Base in effect on a Contract Anniversary.

 

•     If you select the Income Protection Benefit Option you will pay an additional mortality and expense risk charge of 0.50% (up to 0.75% for Options added in the future) during the Payout Phase of your Contract.

 

•     If you select the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option or Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts (CSP) you would pay an additional annual fee (“Rider Fee”) of 0.10%* (up to 0.15% for Options added in the future) of the Contract Value (“Contract Value”) on each Contract Anniversary. These Options are only available for certain types of IRA Contracts, which are Contracts issued with an Individual Retirement Annuity or Account (“IRA”) under Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code. The CSP is only available for certain Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts established under Section 408 of the Internal

 

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Revenue Code. For Contracts purchased on or after January 1, 2005, we may discontinue offering the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option at any time prior to the time you elect to receive it.

 

* No Rider Fee was charged for these Options for Contract Owners who added these Options prior to January 1, 2005. See page 12 for details.

 

•     Transfer fee equal to 1.00% (subject to increase to up to 2.00%) of the amount transferred after the 12th transfer in any Contract Year (“Contract Year”), which we measure from the date we issue your Contract or a Contract Anniversary.

 

•     State premium tax (if your state imposes one)

 

•     Not all Options are available in all states

 

We may discontinue offering any of these Options at any time prior to the time you elect to receive it.

Investment Alternatives   

Each Contract offers several investment alternatives including:

 

•     up to 3 Fixed Account Options that credit interest at rates we guarantee, and

 

•     59* Variable Sub-Accounts investing in Portfolios offering professional money management by these investment advisers:

 

•     Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.

 

•     Invesco Advisers, Inc.

 

•     AllianceBernstein L.P.

 

•     Fidelity Management & Research Company

 

•     Franklin Advisers, Inc.

 

•     Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC

 

•     Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.

 

•     Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

 

•     Putnam Investment Management, LLC

 

•     Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC

    

* Certain Variable Sub-Accounts may not be available depending on the date you purchased your Contract. Please see page 45 for information about Sub-Accounts and/or Portfolio liquidations, mergers, closures and name changes.

 

Not all Fixed Account Options are available in all states or with all Contracts.

 

To find out current rates being paid on the Fixed Account Option(s), or to find out how the Variable Sub-Accounts have performed, please call us at 1-800-457-7617.

Special Services   

For your convenience, we offer these special services:

 

•     Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program

 

•     Automatic Additions Program

 

•     Dollar Cost Averaging Program

 

•     Systematic Withdrawal Program

 

•     TrueBalanceSM Asset Allocation Program

 

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Income Payments   

You can choose fixed income payments, variable income payments, or a combination of the two. You can receive your income payments in one of the following ways (you may select more than one income plan):

 

•     life income with guaranteed number of payments

 

•     joint and survivor life income with guaranteed number of payments

 

•     guaranteed number of payments for a specified period

 

•     life income with cash refund

 

•     joint life income with cash refund

 

•     life income with installment refund

 

•     joint life income with installment refund

 

Prior to May 1, 2004, Allstate Life also offered two Retirement Income Guarantee Options that guarantee a minimum amount of fixed income payments you can receive if you elect to receive income payments.

 

In addition, we offer an Income Protection Benefit Option that guarantees that your variable income payments will not fall below a certain level.

Death Benefits   

If you, the Annuitant, or Co-Annuitant die before the Payout Start Date, we will pay a death benefit subject to the conditions described in the Contract. In addition to the death benefit included in your Contract (“Return of Premium Death Benefit” or “ROP Death Benefit”), the death benefit options we currently offer include:

 

•     MAV Death Benefit Option;

 

•     Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option; and

 

•     Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option

 

The SureIncome Plus Option and SureIncome For Life Option also include a death benefit option, the SureIncome Return of Premium Death Benefit, (“SureIncome ROP Death Benefit”).

Transfers   

Before the Payout Start Date, you may transfer your Contract Value among the investment alternatives, with certain restrictions. The minimum amount you may transfer is $100 or the amount remaining in the investment alternative, if less. The minimum amount that can be transferred into the Standard Fixed Account or Market Value Adjusted Account Options is $100.

 

A charge may apply after the 12th transfer in each Contract Year.

Withdrawals   

You may withdraw some or all of your Contract Value at any time during the Accumulation Phase and during the Payout Phase in certain cases. In general, you must withdraw at least $50 at a time. Withdrawals taken prior to the Payout Start Date are generally considered to come from the earnings in the Contract first. If the Contract is tax-qualified, generally all withdrawals are treated as distributions of earnings. Withdrawals of earnings are taxed as ordinary income and, if taken prior to age 59 1/2, may be subject to an additional 10% federal tax penalty. A withdrawal charge and a Market Value Adjustment may also apply.

 

If any withdrawal reduces your Contract Value to less than $1,000, we will treat the request as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value unless a Withdrawal Benefit Option is in effect under your Contract. Your Contract will terminate if you withdraw all of your Contract Value.

 

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How the Contracts Work

 

 

Each Contract basically works in two ways.

First, each Contract can help you (we assume you are the “Contract Owner”) save for retirement because you can invest in your Contract’s investment alternatives and generally pay no federal income taxes on any earnings until you withdraw them. You do this during what we call the “Accumulation Phase” of the Contract. The Accumulation Phase begins on the date we issue your Contract (we call that date the “Issue Date”) and continues until the Payout Start Date, which is the date we apply your money to provide income payments. During the Accumulation Phase, you may allocate your purchase payments to any combination of the Variable Sub-Accounts and/or Fixed Account Options. If you invest in a Fixed Account Option, you will earn a fixed rate of interest that we declare periodically. If you invest in any of the Variable Sub-Accounts, your investment return will vary up or down depending on the performance of the corresponding Portfolios.

Second, each Contract can help you plan for retirement because you can use it to receive retirement income for life and/or for a pre-set number of years, by selecting one of the income payment options (we call these “Income Plans”) described on page 61. You receive income payments during what we call the “Payout Phase” of the Contract, which begins on the Payout Start Date and continues until we make the last payment required by the Income Plan you select. During the Payout Phase, if you select a fixed income payment option, we guarantee the amount of your payments, which will remain fixed. If you select a variable income payment option, based on one or more of the Variable Sub-Accounts, the amount of your payments will vary up or down depending on the performance of the corresponding Portfolios. The amount of money you accumulate under your Contract during the Accumulation Phase and apply to an Income Plan will determine the amount of your income payments during the Payout Phase.

The timeline below illustrates how you might use your Contract.

 

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Other income payment options are also available. See “Income Payments.”

As the Contract Owner, you exercise all of the rights and privileges provided by the Contract. If you die, any surviving Contract Owner or, if there is none, the Beneficiary will exercise the rights and privileges provided by the Contract. See “The Contracts.” In addition, if you die before the Payout Start Date, we will pay a death benefit to any surviving Contract Owner or, if there is none, to your Beneficiary. See “Death Benefits.”

Please call us at 1-800-457-7617 if you have any question about how the Contracts work.

 

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Expense Table

 

 

The table below lists the expenses that you will bear directly or indirectly when you buy a Contract. The table and the examples that follow do not reflect premium taxes that may be imposed by the state where you reside. For more information about Variable Account expenses, see “Expenses,” below. For more information about Portfolio expenses, please refer to the prospectuses for the Funds.

Contract Owner Transaction Expenses

Withdrawal Charge (as a percentage of purchase payments withdrawn)*

 

      Number of Complete Years Since We Received the Purchase  Payment
Being Withdrawn/Applicable Charge:
Contract:    0    1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8+
Allstate Variable Annuity    7%    7%    6%    5%    4%    3%    2%    0%    0%
Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share    7%    6%    5%    0%               
All Contracts:                           
Annual Contract Maintenance Charge    $30**
Transfer Fee    up to 2.00% of the amount transferred***

* Each Contract Year, you may withdraw a portion of your purchase payments (and/or your earnings, in the case of Charitable Remainder Trusts) without incurring a withdrawal charge (“Free Withdrawal Amount”). See “Withdrawal Charges” for more information.

** Waived in certain cases. See “Expenses.”

*** Applies solely to the 13th and subsequent transfers within a Contract Year, excluding transfers due to dollar cost averaging and automatic portfolio rebalancing. We are currently assessing a transfer fee of 1.00% of the amount transferred, however, we reserve the right to raise the transfer fee to up to 2.00% of the amount transferred.

Variable Account Annual Expenses (as a percentage of average daily net asset value deducted from each Variable Sub-Account)

If you select the basic Contract without any optional benefits, your Variable Account expenses would be as follows:

 

Basic Contract (without any optional benefit)   Mortality and Expense
Risk Charge
   

Administrative

Expense Charge*

   

Total Variable Account

Annual Expense

 
Allstate Variable Annuity     1.10%        0.19%        1.29%   
Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share     1.50%        0.19%        1.69%   

* We reserve the right to raise the administrative expense charge to 0.35%. However, we will not increase the charge once we issue your Contract. The administrative expense charge is 0.19% for Contracts issued before January 1, 2005 and for Contracts issued on or after October 17, 2005. The administrative expense charge is 0.30% for Contracts issued on or after January 1, 2005 and prior to October 17, 2005; effective October 17, 2005 and thereafter, the administrative expense charge applied to such Contracts is 0.19%.

Each Contract also offers optional riders that may be added to the Contract. For each optional rider you select, you would pay the following additional mortality and expense risk charge associated with each rider.

 

MAV Death Benefit Option   0.20% (up to 0.30% for Options added in the future)
Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option   0.30%
Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (issue age 0-70)   0.25% (up to 0.35% for Options added in the future)
Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (issue age 71-79)   0.40% (up to 0.50% for Options added in the future)

If you select the Options with the highest possible combination of mortality and expense risk charges, your Variable Account expenses would be as follows, assuming current expenses:

 

Contract with the MAV Death Benefit Option, Enhanced

Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, Earnings

Protection Death Benefit Option (issue age 71-79)

 

Mortality and Expense

Risk Charge*

   

Administrative

Expense Charge*

   

Total Variable Account

Annual Expense

 
Allstate Variable Annuity     2.00%        0.19%        2.19%   
Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share     2.40%        0.19%        2.59%   

* As described above, the administrative expense charge and the mortality and expense charge for certain Options may be higher for future Contracts. However, we will not increase the administrative expense charge once we issue your Contract, and we will not increase the charge for an Option once we add the Option to your Contract. The administrative expense charge is 0.19% for Contracts issued before January 1, 2005 and for Contracts issued on or after October 17, 2005. The administrative expense charge is 0.30% for Contracts issued on or after January 1, 2005 and prior to October 17, 2005; effective October 17, 2005 and thereafter, the administrative expense charge applied to such Contracts is 0.19%.

 

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TrueReturnSM Accumulation Benefit Option Fee*

(annual rate as a percentage of Benefit Base on a Contract Anniversary)

 

TrueReturnSM Accumulation Benefit Option     0.50%*   

* Up to 1.25% for TrueReturn Options added in the future. See “TrueReturnSM Accumulation Benefit Option” for details.

SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee*

(annual rate as a percentage of Benefit Base on a Contract Anniversary)

 

SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option     0.50%**   

* Effective May 1, 2006, we ceased offering the SureIncome Option except in a limited number of states.

** Up to 1.25% for SureIncome Options added in the future. See “SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option” for details.

SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee

(annual rate as a percentage of Benefit Base on a Contract Anniversary)

 

SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option     0.65%*   

* Up to 1.25% for SureIncome Plus Options added in the future. See “SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option” for details.

SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee

(annual rate as a percentage of Benefit Base on a Contract Anniversary)

 

SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option     0.65%*   

* Up to 1.25% for SureIncome For Life Options added in the future. See “SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option” for details.

Retirement Income Guarantee Option Fee*

(annual rate as a percentage of Income Base on a Contract Anniversary)

 

RIG 1     0.40%   
RIG 2     0.55%   

* We discontinued offering the Retirement Income Guarantee Options as of January 1, 2004 (up to May 1, 2004 in certain states). Fees shown apply to Contract Owners who selected an Option prior to January 1, 2004 (up to May 1, 2004 in certain states).

Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option Fee

(as a percentage of Contract Value on each Contract Anniversary)

 

Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option     0.10%*   

* Applies to Contract Owners who select the option on or after January 1, 2005. Up to 0.15% for options added in the future.

Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee

(as a percentage of Contract Value on each Contract Anniversary)

 

Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts     0.10%*   

* Applies to Contract owners who select the option on or after January 1, 2005. Up to 0.15% for options added in the future.

If you select the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option or Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts on or after January 1, 2005, you will pay a Rider Fee at the annual rate of 0.10% of the Contract Value on each Contract Anniversary. We reserve the right to increase the annual Rider Fee to up to 0.15% of the Contract Value. If you selected either of these Options prior to January 1, 2005, there is no charge associated with your Option. See “Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option Fee and Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee” for details.

 

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Income Protection Benefit Option

(as a percentage of the average daily net Variable Account assets supporting the variable income payments to which the Option applies)

 

Income Protection Benefit Option     0.50%*   

* The charge for the Income Protection Benefit Option applies during the Payout Phase. We reserve the right to raise the charge to up to 0.75% for Options added in the future. See “Income Payments – Income Protection Benefit Option,” below, for details.

PORTFOLIO ANNUAL EXPENSES – Minimum and Maximum

The next table shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the Portfolios that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the Contract. Advisers and/or other service providers of certain Portfolios may have agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse Portfolio expenses in order to keep the Portfolios’ expenses below specified limits. The range of expenses shown in this table does not show the effect of any such fee waiver or expense reimbursement. More detail concerning each Portfolio’s fees and expenses appears in the prospectus for each Portfolio.

ANNUAL PORTFOLIO EXPENSES

 

     Minimum     Maximum  
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses(1) (expenses that are deducted from Portfolio assets, which may include management fees, distribution and/or services (12b-1) fees, and other expenses)     0.51%        2.25%   

 

(1) Expenses are shown as a percentage of Portfolio average daily net assets (before any waiver or reimbursement) as of December 31, 2013 (except as otherwise noted).

Example 1

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Contracts with the cost of investing in other variable annuity contracts. These costs include Contract owner transaction expenses, Contract fees, Variable Account annual expenses (with a 0.19% annual administrative charge), and Portfolio fees and expenses.

The example shows the dollar amount of expenses that you would bear directly or indirectly if you:

 

 

invested $10,000 in the Contract for the time periods indicated;

 

 

earned a 5% annual return on your investment;

 

 

surrendered your Contract, or you began receiving income payments for a specified period of less than 120 months, at the end of each time period;

 

 

elected the MAV Death Benefit Option and the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option;

 

 

elected the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (assuming issue age 71-79);

 

 

elected the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option; and

 

 

elected the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option.

The example does not include any taxes or tax penalties you may be required to pay if you surrender your Contract.

The first line of the example assumes that the maximum fees and expenses of any of the Portfolios are charged. The second line of the example assumes that the minimum fees and expenses of any of the Portfolios are charged. Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown below.

 

     Allstate Variable Annuity      Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share  
      1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      10 Years      1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  
Costs Based on Maximum Annual Portfolio Expenses    $ 1,194       $ 2,311       $ 3,348       $ 6,045       $ 1,232       $ 2,332       $ 3,173       $ 6,317   
Costs Based on Minimum Annual Portfolio Expenses    $ 1,028       $ 1,833       $ 2,587       $ 4,715       $ 1,066       $ 1,861       $ 2,429       $ 5,045   

 

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Example 2

This Example uses the same assumptions as Example 1 above, except that it assumes you decided not to surrender your Contract, or you began receiving income payments for a specified period of at least 120 months, at the end of each time period.

 

     Allstate Variable Annuity      Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share  
      1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      10 Years      1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  
Costs Based on Maximum Annual Portfolio Expenses    $ 599       $ 1,801       $ 3,008       $ 6,045       $ 637       $ 1,907       $ 3,173       $ 6,317   
Costs Based on Minimum Annual Portfolio Expenses    $ 433       $ 1,323       $ 2,247       $ 4,715       $ 471       $ 1,436       $ 2,429       $ 5,045   

Please remember that you are looking at examples and not a representation of past or future expenses. Your rate of return may be higher or lower than 5%, which is not guaranteed. The examples do not assume that any Portfolio expense waivers or reimbursement arrangements are in effect for the periods presented. The examples reflect the Free Withdrawal Amounts, if applicable, and the deduction of the annual contract maintenance charge of $30 each year. The above examples assume you have selected the MAV Death Benefit Option and the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (assuming the oldest Contract Owner or Annuitant is age 71 or older, and all are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date), the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option and the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option. If any or all of these features were not elected, the expense figures shown above would be slightly lower.

 

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Financial Information

 

 

To measure the value of your investment in the Variable Sub-Accounts during the Accumulation Phase, we use a unit of measure we call the “Accumulation Unit.” Each Variable Sub-Account has a separate value for its Accumulation Units we call “Accumulation Unit Value.” Accumulation Unit Value is analogous to, but not the same as, the share price of a mutual fund.

Accumulation Unit Values for the lowest and highest available combinations of Contract charges that affect Accumulation Unit Values for each Contract are shown in Appendix K to this prospectus. The Statement of Additional Information contains the Accumulation Unit Values for all other available combinations of Contract

charges that affect Accumulation Unit Values for each Contract. The consolidated financial statements of Allstate Life and the financial statements of the Variable Account, which are comprised of the underlying financial statements of the Sub-Accounts, appear in the Statement of Additional Information.

No Accumulation Unit Values are shown for Contracts with administrative expense charges of 0.30% which applies to Contracts purchased on or after January 1, 2005, and prior to October 17, 2005; effective October 17, 2005, and thereafter, the administrative expense charge applied to such Contracts is 0.19%.

 

 

The Contracts

 

 

CONTRACT OWNER

Each Contract is an agreement between you, the Contract Owner, and Allstate Life, a life insurance company. As the Contract Owner, you may exercise all of the rights and privileges provided to you by the Contract. That means it is up to you to select or change (to the extent permitted):

 

 

the investment alternatives during the Accumulation and Payout Phases,

 

 

the amount and timing of your purchase payments and withdrawals,

 

 

the programs you want to use to invest or withdraw money,

 

 

the income payment plan(s) you want to use to receive retirement income,

 

 

the Annuitant (either yourself or someone else) on whose life the income payments will be based,

 

 

the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries who will receive the benefits that the Contract provides when the last surviving Contract Owner or the Annuitant dies, and

 

 

any other rights that the Contract provides, including restricting income payments to Beneficiaries.

If you die, any surviving joint Contract Owner or, if none, the Beneficiary may exercise the rights and privileges provided to them by the Contract. If the sole surviving Contract Owner dies after the Payout Start Date, the Primary Beneficiary will receive any guaranteed income payments scheduled to continue.

If the Annuitant dies prior to the Payout Start Date and the Contract Owner is a grantor trust not established by a business, the new Contract Owner will be the Beneficiary(ies).

The Contract cannot be jointly owned by both a non-living person and a living person unless the Contract Owner(s) assumed ownership of the Contract as a Beneficiary(ies). The maximum age of any Contract Owner on the date we receive the completed application for each Contract is 90.

If you select the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (MAV) Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, or the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the maximum age of any Contract Owner on the Rider Application Date is currently age 79. If you select the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option or the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts (CSP), the maximum age of any Contract Owner or beneficial owner for CSP on the Rider Application Date is currently age 90. If you select the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option, the maximum age of any Contract Owner on the Rider Application Date is age 80. If you select the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option, the minimum and maximum ages of the oldest Contract Owner (oldest annuitant if Contract Owner is a non-living person) on the Rider Application Date are ages 50 and 79, respectively.

The Contract can also be purchased as an IRA or TSA (also known as a 403(b)). The endorsements required to qualify these annuities under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (“Code”) may limit or modify your rights and privileges under the Contract. We use the term “Qualified Contract” to refer to a Contract issued as an IRA, 403(b), or with a Qualified Plan.

Except for certain retirement plans, you may change the Contract Owner at any time by written notice in a form satisfactory to us. Until we receive your written notice to change the Contract Owner, we are entitled to rely on

 

 

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the most recent information in our files. We will provide a change of ownership form to be signed by you and filed with us. Once we accept the change, the change will take effect as of the date you signed the request. We will not be liable for any payment or settlement made prior to accepting the change. Accordingly, if you wish to change the Contract Owner, you should deliver your written notice to us promptly. Each change is subject to any payment we make or other action we take before we accept it. Changing ownership of this Contract may cause adverse tax consequences and may not be allowed under Qualified Contract. Please consult with a competent tax advisor prior to making a request for a change of Contract Owner.

ANNUITANT

The Annuitant is the individual whose age determines the latest Payout Start Date and whose life determines the amount and duration of income payments (other than under Income Plan 3). You may not change the Annuitant at any time. You may designate a joint Annuitant, who is a second person on whose life income payments depend, at the time you select an Income Plan. Additional restrictions may apply in the case of Qualified Plans. The maximum age of the Annuitant on the date we receive the completed application for each Contract is age 90.

If you select the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (MAV) Death Benefit Option, Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option or the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the maximum age of any Annuitant on the Rider Application Date is age 79.

If you select the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option, the maximum age of any Annuitant on the Rider Application Date is age 90.

If you select the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts, the maximum age of any Annuitant on the Rider Application Date is age 90.

If you select the Income Protection Benefit Option, the oldest Annuitant and joint Annuitant (if applicable) must be age 75 or younger on the Payout Start Date.

If you select the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option, the maximum age of any Annuitant on the Rider Application Date is age 80. If you select the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option, the minimum and maximum ages of the oldest annuitant, if the Contract Owner is a non-living person, on the Rider Application Date are ages 50 and 79, respectively.

If you select an Income Plan that depends on the Annuitant or a joint Annuitant’s life, we may require proof of age and sex before income payments begin and proof that the Annuitant or joint Annuitant is still alive before we make each payment.

CO-ANNUITANT

Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option

Contract Owners of IRA Contracts that meet the following conditions and that elect the Spousal Protection Benefit Option may name their spouse as a Co-Annuitant:

 

 

the individually owned Contract must be either a traditional, Roth, or Simplified Employee Pension IRA;

 

 

the Contract Owner must be age 90 or younger on the Rider Application Date;

 

 

the Co-Annuitant must be age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date; and

 

 

the Co-Annuitant must be the sole Primary Beneficiary under the Contract.

Under the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option, the Co-Annuitant will be considered to be an Annuitant during the Accumulation Phase, except the Co-Annuitant will not be considered to be an Annuitant for purposes of determining the Payout Start Date or upon the death of the Co-Annuitant. You may change the Co-Annuitant to a new spouse only if you provide proof of remarriage in a form satisfactory to us. At any time, there may only be one Co-Annuitant under your Contract. See “Spousal Protection Benefit Option and Death of Co-Annuitant” for more information.

Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts.

Contracts that meet the following conditions and that elect the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts may name the spouse of the Annuitant as a Co-Annuitant:

 

 

the beneficially owned Contract must be a Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or a Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA;

 

 

the Annuitant must be the beneficial owner of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA;

 

 

the Co-Annuitant must be the legal spouse of the Annuitant and only one Co-Annuitant may be named;

 

 

the Co-Annuitant must be the sole beneficiary of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or the Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA;

 

 

the Annuitant must be age 90 or younger on the Rider Application Date; and

 

 

the Co-Annuitant must be age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date.

 

 

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Under the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts, the Co-Annuitant will be considered to be an Annuitant during the Accumulation Phase, except the Co-Annuitant will not be considered to be an Annuitant for purposes of determining the Payout Start Date or upon the death of the Co-Annuitant. The Co-Annuitant is not considered the beneficial owner of the Custodial Traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or the Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA. See “Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts and Death of Co-Annuitant” for more information.

BENEFICIARY

You may name one or more Primary and Contingent Beneficiaries when you apply for a Contract. The Primary Beneficiary is the person who may, in accordance with the terms of the Contract, elect to receive the death settlement (“Death Proceeds”) or become the new Contract Owner pursuant to the Contract if the sole surviving Contract Owner dies before the Payout Start Date. A Contingent Beneficiary is the person selected by the Contract Owner who will exercise the rights of the Primary Beneficiary if all named Primary Beneficiaries die before the death of the sole surviving Contract Owner.

You may change or add Beneficiaries at any time, unless you have designated an irrevocable Beneficiary. We will provide a change of Beneficiary form to be signed by you and filed with us. After we accept the form, the change of Beneficiary will be effective as of the date you signed the form. Until we accept your written notice to change a Beneficiary, we are entitled to rely on the most recent Beneficiary information in our files. We will not be liable for any payment or settlement made prior to accepting the change. Accordingly, if you wish to change your Beneficiary, you should deliver your written notice to us promptly. Each Beneficiary change is subject to any payment made by us or any other action we take before we accept the change.

You may restrict income payments to Beneficiaries by providing us with a written request. Once we accept the written request, the restriction will take effect as of the date you signed the request. Any restriction is subject to any payment made by us or any other action we take before we accept the request.

If you did not name a Beneficiary or, unless otherwise provided in the Beneficiary designation, if a named Beneficiary is no longer living and there are no other surviving Primary or Contingent Beneficiaries when the sole surviving Contract Owner dies, the new Beneficiary will be:

 

 

your spouse or, if he or she is no longer alive,

 

 

your surviving children equally, or if you have no surviving children,

 

your estate.

If more than one Beneficiary survives you (or the Annuitant, if the Contract Owner is a grantor trust), we will divide the Death Proceeds among the surviving Beneficiaries according to your most recent written instructions. If you have not given us written instructions in a form satisfactory to us, we will pay the Death Proceeds in equal amounts to the surviving Beneficiaries. If there is more than one Beneficiary in a class (e.g., more than one Primary Beneficiary) and one of the Beneficiaries predeceases the Contract Owner (the Annuitant if the Contract Owner is a grantor trust), the remaining Beneficiaries in that class will divide the deceased Beneficiary’s share in proportion to the original share of the remaining Beneficiaries.

For purposes of this Contract, in determining whether a living person, including a Contract Owner, Primary Beneficiary, Contingent Beneficiary, or Annuitant (“Living Person A”) has survived another living person, including a Contract Owner, Primary Beneficiary, Contingent Beneficiary, or Annuitant (“Living Person B”), Living Person A must survive Living Person B by at least 24 hours. Otherwise, Living Person A will be conclusively deemed to have predeceased Living Person B.

Where there are multiple Beneficiaries, we will only value the Death Proceeds at the time the first Beneficiary submits the necessary documentation in good order. Any Death Proceeds amounts attributable to any Beneficiary which remain in the Variable Sub-Accounts are subject to investment risk. If there is more than one Beneficiary taking shares of the Death Proceeds, each Beneficiary will be treated as a separate and independent owner of his or her respective share of the Death Proceeds. Each Beneficiary will exercise all rights related to his or her share of the Death Proceeds, including the sole right to select a death settlement option, subject to any restrictions previously placed upon the Beneficiary. Each Beneficiary may designate a Beneficiary(ies) for his or her respective share, but that designated Beneficiary(ies) will be restricted to the death settlement option chosen by the original Beneficiary.

If there is more than one Beneficiary and one of the Beneficiaries is a corporation, trust or other non-living person, all Beneficiaries will be considered to be non-living persons.

MODIFICATION OF THE CONTRACT

Only an Allstate Life officer may approve a change in or waive any provision of the Contract. Any change or waiver must be in writing. None of our agents has the authority to change or waive the provisions of the Contract. We may not change the terms of the Contract without your consent, except to conform the Contract to applicable law or changes in the law. If a provision of the Contract is inconsistent with state law, we will follow state law.

 

 

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ASSIGNMENT

You may not assign an interest in this Contract as collateral or security for a loan. However, you may assign periodic income payments under this Contract prior to the Payout Start Date. No Beneficiary may assign benefits under the Contract until they are due. We will not be bound by any assignment until the assignor signs it and files it with us. We are not responsible for the

validity of any assignment. Federal law prohibits or restricts the assignment of benefits under many types of retirement plans and the terms of such plans may themselves contain restrictions on assignments. An assignment may also result in taxes or tax penalties. You should consult with an attorney before trying to assign periodic income payments under your Contract.

 

 

 

Purchases

 

 

MINIMUM PURCHASE PAYMENTS

You may make purchase payments at any time prior to the Payout Start Date. All subsequent purchase payments under a Contract must be $1,000 or more ($50 for automatic payments). Additional payments may be limited in some states. Please consult with your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor for details. The total amount of purchase payments we will accept for each Contract without our prior approval is $1,000,000. We reserve the right to accept lesser subsequent purchase payment amounts. We reserve the right to limit the availability of the investment alternatives for additional investments. We may apply certain limitations, restrictions, and/or underwriting standards as a condition of

acceptance of purchase payments.

AUTOMATIC ADDITIONS PROGRAM

You may make subsequent purchase payments of $50 or more per month by automatically transferring money from your bank account. Please consult with your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor for detailed information. The Automatic Additions Program is not available for making purchase payments into the Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option.

ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE PAYMENTS

At the time you apply for a Contract, you must decide how to allocate your purchase payment among the investment alternatives. The allocation you specify on your application will be effective immediately. All allocations must be in whole percents that total 100% or in whole dollars. You can change your allocations by calling us at 1-800-457-7617.

We will allocate your purchase payments to the investment alternatives according to your most recent instructions on file with us. Unless you notify us otherwise, we will allocate subsequent purchase payments according to the allocation for the previous purchase payment. We will effect any change in allocation instructions at the time we receive written notice of the change in good order.

We will credit subsequent purchase payments to the Contract at the close of the business day on which we receive the purchase payment at our home office.

We use the term “business day” to refer to each day Monday through Friday that the New York Stock

Exchange is open for business. We also refer to these days as “Valuation Dates.” Our business day closes when the New York Stock Exchange closes for regular trading, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (3:00 p.m. Central Time). If we receive your purchase payment after 3:00 p.m. Central Time on any Valuation Date, we will credit your purchase payment using the Accumulation Unit Values computed on the next Valuation Date.

There may be circumstances where the New York Stock Exchange is open, however, due to inclement weather, natural disaster or other circumstances beyond our control, our offices may be closed or our business processing capabilities may be restricted. Under those circumstances, your Contract Value may fluctuate based on changes in the Accumulation Unit Values, but you may not be able to transfer Contract Value, or make a purchase or redemption request.

With respect to any purchase payment that is pending investment in our Variable Account, we may hold the amount temporarily in a suspense account and may earn interest on amounts held in that suspense account. You will not be credited with any interest on amounts held in that suspense account.

TRIAL EXAMINATION PERIOD

You may cancel your Contract by providing us with written notice within the Trial Examination Period, which is the 20 day period after you receive the Contract, or such longer period that your state may require. If you exercise this “Right to Cancel,” the Contract terminates and we will pay you the full amount of your purchase payments allocated to the Fixed Account. We also will return your purchase payments allocated to the Variable Account adjusted, to the extent federal or state law permits, to reflect investment gain or loss, including the deduction of mortality and expense risk charges and administrative expense charges, that occurred from the date of allocation through the date of cancellation. If your Contract is qualified under Code Section 408(b), we will refund the greater of any purchase payments or the Contract Value. The amount you receive will be less applicable federal and state income tax withholding.

We reserve the right to allocate your purchase payments to the Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market – Class Y Sub-Account during the Trial Examination Period.

 

 

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For Contracts purchased in California by persons age 60 and older, you may elect to defer until the end of the Trial Examination Period allocation of your purchase payment to the Variable Sub-Accounts. Unless you instruct otherwise, upon making this election, your purchase payment will be allocated to the Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market – Class Y Sub-Account. On

the next Valuation Date, 40 days after the Issue Date, your Contract Value will then be reallocated in accordance with your most recent investment allocation instructions.

State laws vary and may require a different period, other variations or adjustments. Please refer to your Contract for state specific information.

 

 

Contract Value

 

 

On the Issue Date, the Contract Value is equal to your initial purchase payment.

Thereafter, your Contract Value at any time during the Accumulation Phase is equal to the sum of the value of your Accumulation Units in the Variable Sub-Accounts you have selected, plus your value in the Fixed Account Option(s) offered by your Contract.

ACCUMULATION UNITS

To determine the number of Accumulation Units of each Variable Sub-Account to allocate to your Contract, we divide (i) the amount of the purchase payment or transfer you have allocated to a Variable Sub-Account by (ii) the Accumulation Unit Value of that Variable Sub-Account next computed after we receive your payment or transfer. For example, if we receive a $10,000 purchase payment allocated to a Variable Sub-Account when the Accumulation Unit Value for the Sub-Account is $10, we would credit 1,000 Accumulation Units of that Variable Sub-Account to your Contract. Withdrawals and transfers from a Variable Sub-Account would, of course, reduce the number of Accumulation Units of that Sub-Account allocated to your Contract.

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE

As a general matter, the Accumulation Unit Value for each Variable Sub-Account for each Contract will rise or fall to reflect:

 

 

changes in the share price of the Portfolio in which the Variable Sub-Account invests, and

 

 

the deduction of amounts reflecting the mortality and expense risk charge, administrative expense charge, and any provision for taxes that have accrued since we last calculated the Accumulation Unit Value.

We determine any applicable withdrawal charges, Rider Fees (if applicable), transfer fees, and contract maintenance charges separately for each Contract. They do not affect the Accumulation Unit Value. Instead, we obtain payment of those charges and fees by redeeming Accumulation Units. For details on how we compute Accumulation Unit Values, please refer to the Statement of Additional Information.

We determine a separate Accumulation Unit Value for each Variable Sub-Account for each Contract on each Valuation Date. We also determine a separate set of

Accumulation Unit Values that reflect the cost of each optional benefit, or available combination thereof, offered under the Contract.

You should refer to the prospectuses for the Funds for a description of how the assets of each Portfolio are valued, since that determination directly bears on the Accumulation Unit Value of the corresponding Variable Sub-Account and, therefore, your Contract Value.

TRUERETURNSM ACCUMULATION BENEFIT OPTION

We offer the TrueReturnSM Accumulation Benefit Option, which is available for an additional fee. The TrueReturn Option guarantees a minimum Contract Value on the “Rider Maturity Date.” The Rider Maturity Date is determined by the length of the Rider Period which you select. The Option provides no minimum Contract Value if the Option terminates before the Rider Maturity Date. See “Termination of the TrueReturn Option” below for details on termination.

The TrueReturn Option is available at issue of the Contract, or may be added later, subject to availability and issue requirements. You may not add the TrueReturn Option to your Contract after Contract issue without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the TrueReturn Option. Currently, you may have only one TrueReturn Option in effect on your Contract at one time. You may only have one of the following in effect on your Contract at the same time: a TrueReturn Option, a Retirement Income Guarantee Option or a Withdrawal Benefit Option. The TrueReturn Option has no maximum issue age, however the Rider Maturity Date must occur before the latest Payout Start Date, which is the later of the Annuitant’s 99th birthday or the 10th Contract Anniversary. Once added to your Contract, the TrueReturn Option may be cancelled at any time on or after the 5th Rider Anniversary by notifying us in writing in a form satisfactory to us.

The “Rider Anniversary” is the anniversary of the Rider Date. We reserve the right to extend the date on which the TrueReturn Option may be cancelled to up to the 10th Rider Anniversary at any time in our sole discretion. Any change we make will not apply to a TrueReturn Option that was added to your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change.

 

 

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When you add the TrueReturn Option to your Contract, you must select a Rider Period and a Guarantee Option. The Rider Period and Guarantee Option you select determine the AB Factor, which is used to determine the Accumulation Benefit, described below. The “Rider Period” begins on the Rider Date and ends on the Rider Maturity Date. The “Rider Date” is the date the TrueReturn Option was made a part of your Contract. We currently offer Rider Periods ranging from 8 to 20 years depending on the Guarantee Option you select. You may select any Rider Period from among those we currently offer, provided the Rider Maturity Date occurs prior to the latest Payout Start Date. We reserve the right to offer additional Rider Periods in the future, and to discontinue offering any of the Rider Periods at any time. Each Model Portfolio Option available under a Guarantee Option has specific investment requirements that are described in the “Investment Requirements” section below and may depend upon the Rider Date of your TrueReturn Option. We reserve the right to offer additional Guarantee Options in the future, and to discontinue offering any of the Guarantee Options at any time. After the Rider Date, the Rider Period and Guarantee Option may not be changed.

The TrueReturn Option may not be available in all states. We may discontinue offering the TrueReturn Option at any time to new Contract Owners and to existing Contract Owners who did not elect the Option prior to the date of discontinuance.

Accumulation Benefit.

On the Rider Maturity Date, if the Accumulation Benefit is greater than the Contract Value, then the Contract Value will be increased to equal the Accumulation

Benefit. The excess amount of any such increase will be allocated to the Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market – Class Y Sub-Account. You may transfer the excess amount out of the Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market – Class Y Sub-Account and into another investment alternative at any time thereafter. However, each transfer you make will count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee. Prior to the Rider Maturity Date, the Accumulation Benefit will not be available as a Contract Value, Settlement Value, or Death Proceeds. Additionally, we will not pay an Accumulation Benefit if the TrueReturn Option is terminated for any reason prior to the Rider Maturity Date. After the Rider Maturity Date, the TrueReturn Option provides no additional benefit.

The “Accumulation Benefit” is equal to the Benefit Base multiplied by the AB Factor. The “AB Factor” is determined by the Rider Period and Guarantee Option you selected as of the Rider Date. The following table

shows the AB Factors available for the Rider Periods and Guarantee Options we currently offer.

 

AB Factors  

Rider Period

(number of years)

 

Guarantee

Option 1

   

Guarantee

Option 2

 
8     100.0     NA   
9     112.5     NA   
10     125.0     100.0
11     137.5     110.0
12     150.0     120.0
13     162.5     130.0
14     175.0     140.0
15     187.5     150.0
16     200.0     160.0
17     212.5     170.0
18     225.0     180.0
19     237.5     190.0
20     250.0     200.0

The following examples illustrate the Accumulation Benefit calculations under Guarantee Options 1 and 2 on the Rider Maturity Date. For the purpose of illustrating the Accumulation Benefit calculation, the examples assume the Benefit Base is the same on the Rider Date and the Rider Maturity Date.

Example 1: Guarantee Option 1

 

Guarantee Option:      1
Rider Period:      15
AB Factor:      187.5%
Rider Date:      1/2/04
Rider Maturity Date:      1/2/19
Benefit Base on Rider Date:      $50,000
Benefit Base on rider Maturity Date:      $50,000

 

On the Rider Maturity Date (1/2/19):
Accumulation Benefit  

=  Benefit Base on Rider
Maturity Date × AB Factor

 

=  $50,000 × 187.5%

 

=  $93,750

Example 2: Guarantee Option 2

 

Guarantee Option:    2
Rider Period:    15
AB Factor:    150.0%
Rider Date:    1/2/04
Rider Maturity Date:    1/2/19
Benefit Base on Rider Date:    $50,000
Benefit Base on rider Maturity Date:    $50,000

 

On the Rider Maturity Date (1/2/19):
Accumulation Benefit  

=  Benefit Base on Rider
Maturity Date × AB Factor

 

=  $50,000 × 150.0%

 

=  $75,000

 

 

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Guarantee Option 1 offers a higher AB Factor and more rider periods than Guarantee Option 2. Guarantee Option 1 and Guarantee Option 2 have different investment restrictions. See “Investment Requirements” below for more information.

Benefit Base.

The Benefit Base is used solely for purposes of determining the Rider Fee and the Accumulation Benefit. The Benefit Base is not available as a Contract Value, Settlement Value, or Death Proceeds. On the Rider Date, the “Benefit Base” is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date, the Benefit Base will be recalculated for purchase payments and withdrawals as follows:

 

 

The Benefit Base will be increased by purchase payments made prior to or on the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date. Subject to the terms and conditions of your Contract, you may add purchase payments after this date, but they will not be included in the calculation of the Benefit Base. Therefore, if you plan to make purchase payments after the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date, you should consider carefully whether this Option is appropriate for your needs.

 

 

The Benefit Base will be decreased by a Withdrawal Adjustment for each withdrawal you make. The Withdrawal Adjustment is equal to (a) divided by (b), with the result multiplied by (c), where:

(a) = the withdrawal amount;

(b) = the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal; and

(c) = the Benefit Base immediately prior to the withdrawal.

Withdrawals taken prior to annuitization (referred to in this prospectus as the Payout Phase) are generally considered to come from the earnings in the Contract first. If the Contract is tax-qualified, generally all withdrawals are treated as distributions of earnings. Withdrawals of earnings are taxed as ordinary income and, if taken prior to age 59 1/2, may be subject to an additional 10% federal tax penalty. A withdrawal charge also may apply. See Appendix G for numerical examples that illustrate how the Withdrawal Adjustment is applied.

The Benefit Base will never be less than zero.

Investment Requirements.

If you add the TrueReturn Option to your Contract, you must adhere to certain requirements related to the investment alternatives in which you may invest during the Rider Period. The specific requirements will depend on the model portfolio option (“Model Portfolio

Option”) you have selected and the effective date of your TrueReturn Option. These requirements are described below in more detail. These requirements may include, but are not limited to, maximum investment limits on certain Variable Sub-Accounts or on certain Fixed Account Options, exclusion of certain Variable Sub-Accounts or of certain Fixed Account Options, required minimum allocations to certain Variable Sub-Accounts, and restrictions on transfers to or from certain investment alternatives. We may also require that you use the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program. We may change the specific requirements that are applicable to a Guarantee Option or a Model Portfolio Option available under a Guarantee Option at any time in our sole discretion. Any changes we make will not apply to a TrueReturn Option that was made a part of your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change, except for changes made due to a change in investment alternatives available under the Contract. Any changes we make will apply to a new TrueReturn Option elected subsequent to the change pursuant to the Rider Trade-In Option.

When you add the TrueReturn Option to your Contract, you must allocate your entire Contract Value as follows:

 

(1) to a Model Portfolio Option available with the Guarantee Option you selected, as defined below; or

 

(2) to the DCA Fixed Account Option and then transfer all purchase payments and interest according to a Model Portfolio Option available with the Guarantee Option you selected; or

 

(3) to a combination of (1) and (2) above.

For (2) and (3) above, the requirements for the DCA Fixed Account Option must be met. See the “Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option” section of this prospectus for more information.

On the Rider Date, you must select only one of the Model Portfolio Options in which to allocate your Contract Value. After the Rider Date, you may transfer your entire Contract Value to any of the other Model Portfolio Options available with your Guarantee Option. We currently offer several Model Portfolio Options with each of the available Guarantee Options. The Model Portfolio Options that are available under Guarantee Options may differ depending upon the effective date of your TrueReturn Option. Please refer to the Model Portfolio Option 1, Model Portfolio Option 2 and TrueBalanceSM Model Portfolio Options sections below for more details. We may add other Model Portfolio Options in the future. We also may remove Model Portfolio Options in the future anytime prior to the date you select such Model Portfolio Option. In addition, if the investment alternatives available under the Contract

 

 

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change, we may revise the Model Portfolio Options. The following table summarizes the Model Portfolio Options currently available for use with each Guarantee Option under the TrueReturn Option:

 

Guarantee Option 1   Guarantee Option 2

*   Model Portfolio Option 1

*   TrueBalance Conservative Model Portfolio Option

*   TrueBalance Moderately Conservative Model Portfolio Option

 

*   Model Portfolio Option 2

*   TrueBalance Conservative Model Portfolio Option

*   TrueBalance Moderately Conservative Model Portfolio Option

*   TrueBalance Moderate Model Portfolio Option

*   TrueBalance Moderately Aggressive Model Portfolio Option

*   TrueBalance Aggressive Model Portfolio Option

You may not allocate any of your Contract Value to the Standard Fixed Account Option or to the MVA Fixed Account Option. You must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to the Standard Fixed Account Option or to the MVA Fixed Account Option to the Variable Sub-Accounts prior to adding the TrueReturn Option to your Contract. Transfers from the MVA Fixed Account Option may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment. You may allocate any portion of your purchase payments to the DCA Fixed Account Option on the Rider Date, provided the DCA Fixed Account Option is available with your Contract and in your state. See the “Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option” section of this prospectus for more information. We use the term “Transfer Period Account” to refer to each purchase payment allocation made to the DCA Fixed Account Option for a specified term length. At the expiration of a Transfer Period Account any remaining amounts in the Transfer Period Account will be transferred to the Variable Sub-Accounts according to the percentage allocations for the Model Portfolio Option you selected.

Any subsequent purchase payments made to your Contract will be allocated to the Variable Sub-Accounts according to your specific instructions or your allocation for the previous purchase payment (for Model Portfolio Option 1) or the percentage allocation for your current Model Portfolio Option (for TrueBalance Model Portfolio Options) unless you request that the purchase payment be allocated to the DCA Fixed Account Option. Purchase payments allocated to the DCA Fixed Account Option must be $100 or more. Any withdrawals you request will reduce your Contract Value invested in each of the investment alternatives on a pro rata basis in the proportion that your Contract Value in each bears to your total Contract Value in all Variable Sub-Accounts, unless you request otherwise.

Model Portfolio Option 1.

If you choose Model Portfolio Option 1 or transfer your entire Contract Value into Model Portfolio Option 1

under Guarantee Option 1, you must allocate a certain percentage of your Contract Value into each of three asset categories. Please note that certain investment alternatives are not available under Model Portfolio Option 1. You may choose the Variable Sub-Accounts in which you want to invest, provided you maintain the percentage allocation requirements for each category. You may also make transfers among the Variable Sub-Accounts within each category at any time, provided you maintain the percentage allocation requirements for each category. However, each transfer you make will count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee.

Effective October 1, 2004, certain Variable Sub-Accounts under Model Portfolio 1 were reclassified into different asset categories. These changes apply to TrueReturn Options effective prior to and on or after October 1, 2004.

The following table describes the percentage allocation requirements for Model Portfolio Option 1 and Variable Sub-Accounts available under each category (1,3,4,5):

Model Portfolio Option 1

 

20% Category A

50% Category B

30% Category C

0% Category D

 

Category A

Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market – Class Y Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Money Market – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

 

Category B

Invesco V. I. High Yield – Series II Sub-Account

Morgan Stanley VIS Income Plus – Class Y Sub-Account

Morgan Stanley VIS Limited Duration – Class Y Sub-Account(3)

Fidelity® VIP High Income – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Franklin High Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account(1) (formerly, FTVIP Franklin High Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

PIMCO Real Return – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

PIMCO Total Return – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account(1)

UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account

 

Category C

Morgan Stanley VIS Multi Cap Growth – Class Y Sub-Account

Invesco V. I. Diversified Dividend – Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V. I. Global Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V. I. Equity and Income – Series II Sub-Account(1)

UIF Global Tactical Asset Allocation – Class II Sub-Account†

Invesco V. I. S&P 500 Index – Series II Sub-Account

UIF Global Infrastructure – Class II Sub-Account(1)(7)

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth – Class B Sub-Account

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth and Income – Class B Sub-Account(1)

AllianceBernstein VPS International Value – Class B Sub-Account(6)

AllianceBernstein VPS Small/Mid Cap Value – Class B Sub-Account

AllianceBernstein VPS Value – Class B Sub-Account(5)

Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities – Series II Sub-Account(1)(5)

Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account(4)

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account(1)

Fidelity® VIP Contrafund® – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Growth & Income – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

 

 

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FTVIP Franklin Flex Cap Growth VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Global Discovery VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Templeton Foreign VIP Fund Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund – Class 2)

Goldman Sachs VIT Small Cap Equity Insights Institutional Sub-Account (formerly, Goldman Sachs VIT Structured Small Cap Equity Fund)

Goldman Sachs VIT U.S. Equity Insights Institutional Sub-Account (formerly, Goldman Sachs VIT Structured U.S. Equity Fund)

Goldman Sachs VIT Large Cap Value Sub-Account

Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Sub-Account(3)

Putnam VT Equity Income – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Growth and Income – Class IB Sub-Account(1)

Putnam VT International Equity – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Investors – Class IB Sub-Account(2)

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Voyager – Class IB Sub-Account

UIF Emerging Markets Equity, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income – Series II Sub-Account

UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. American Value – Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. American Franchise – Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Comstock – Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income – Series II Sub-Account

 

Category D (Variable Sub-Accounts not available under Model Portfolio Option 1)

Morgan Stanley VIS European Equity – Class Y Sub-Account(3)

AllianceBernstein VPS Large Cap Growth – Class B Sub-Account(1)

UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth – Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. American Franchise – Series II Sub-Account

 

Each calendar quarter, we will use the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing program to automatically rebalance your contract value in each Variable Sub-Account and return it to the percentage allocation requirements for Model Portfolio Option 1. We will use the percentage allocations as of your most recent instructions.

 

1) Effective May 1, 2005, the following Variable Sub-Accounts closed to new investments: the Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities – Series II Sub-Account, the AllianceBernstein VPS Growth and Income – Class B Sub-Account, the AllianceBernstein VPS Large Cap Growth – Class B Sub-Account, the FTVIP Franklin High Income Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account, the Invesco V.I. Equity and Income – Series II Sub-Account, the Putnam VT Growth and Income – Class IB Sub-Account, UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account and the Morgan Stanley VIS Global Infrastructure – Class Y Sub-Account.*

 

2) Effective May 1, 2004, the Putnam VT Investors – Class IB Sub-Account closed to new investments.*

 

3) Effective May 1, 2006, the following Variable Sub-Accounts closed to new investments: the Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Sub-Account, the Morgan Stanley VIS European Equity – Class Y Sub-Account and the Morgan Stanley VIS Limited Duration – Class Y Sub-Account.*

 

4) Effective May 1, 2006, the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account is no longer available for new investments. If you are currently invested in the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II
  Sub-Account you may continue your investment. If, prior to May 1, 2005, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, through the Invesco V.I. Premier Equity – Series II Sub-Account (the predecessor of the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account), such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing, or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions into the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.*

 

5) Effective as of August 19, 2011, the Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities – Series II Sub-Account, was closed to all Contract Owners except those who have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date. Contract owners who have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date may continue to submit additional investments into the Variable Sub-Account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account if they withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the Variable Sub-Account following the closure date. Contract Owners who do not have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account thereafter.

Effective as of January 31, 2013 the AllianceBernstein VPS Value Portfolio – Class B Sub-Account was closed to all contract owners except those contract owners who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the closure date. Contract owners who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date may continue to submit investments into the variable sub-account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account if they remove, withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the variable sub-account following the Closure Date. Contract owners who do not have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account thereafter.

 

6) Effective as of May 1, 2013, the AllianceBernstein VPS International Value Portfolio – Class B Sub-Account, was closed to all contract owners except those who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the closure date. Contract owners who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date may continue to submit investments into the variable sub-account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account if they remove, withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the variable sub-account following the Closure Date. Contract owners who do not have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account thereafter.

 

7) Effective on or about April 28, 2014, the UIF Global Infrastructure Portfolio – Class II acquired the Morgan Stanley VIS Global Infrastructure Portfolio – Class Y.

Effective on May 17, 2013, the UIF Global Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio – Class II was closed to new investors.

 

* As noted above, certain Variable Sub-Accounts are closed to new investments. If you invested in these Variable Sub-Accounts prior to the effective close date, you may continue your investments. If prior to the effective close date, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions to these Variable Sub-Accounts in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed. If you choose to add this TrueReturn Option on or after the effective close date, you must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to these Variable Sub-Accounts to

 

 

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any of the remaining Variable Sub-Accounts available with this TrueReturn Option prior to adding it to your Contract.

Model Portfolio Option 2

The investment requirements under Model Portfolio Option 2 depend on the Rider Date of your TrueReturn Option.

Model Portfolio Option 2 (Rider Date prior to October 1, 2004)

If your TrueReturn Option Rider Date is prior to October 1, 2004 and you choose Model Portfolio Option 2 or transfer your entire Contract Value into Model Portfolio Option 2, you may allocate your Contract Value among any of a selected group of available Variable Sub-Accounts listed below. You may choose the Variable Sub-Accounts in which you want to invest, provided you maintain the percentage allocation requirements for each category. You may also make transfers among the Variable Sub-Accounts within each category at any time, provided you maintain the percentage allocation requirements for each category. However, each transfer you make will count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee.

The following table describes the percentage allocation requirements for Model Portfolio Option 2 (Rider Date prior to October 1, 2004) and the Variable Sub-Accounts available under each category (1, 3, 4, 5):

Model Portfolio Option 2 (Rider Date Prior to October 1, 2004)

 

10% Category A

20% Category B

50% Category C

20% Category D

 

Category A

Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market – Class Y Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Money Market – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

 

Category B

Invesco V. I. High Yield – Series II Sub-Account

Morgan Stanley VIS Income Plus – Class Y Sub-Account

Morgan Stanley VIS Limited Duration – Class Y Sub-Account(3)

Fidelity® VIP High Income – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Franklin High Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account(1) (formerly, FTVIP Franklin High Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

PIMCO Real Return – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

PIMCO Total Return – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account(1)

 

Category C

Morgan Stanley VIS Multi-Cap Growth – Class Y Sub-Account

Invesco V. I. Diversified Dividend – Series II Sub-Account(5)

Invesco V. I. Equity and Income – Series II Sub-Account(1)

Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index – Series II Sub-Account

UIF Global Tactical Asset Allocation – Class II Sub-Account†

UIF Global Infrastructure – Class II Sub-Account(1)(7)

Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities – Series II Sub-Account(1)(5)

Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account(4)

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth and Income – Class B Sub-Account(1)

AllianceBernstein VPS International Value – Class B Sub-Account(6)

AllianceBernstein VPS Value – Class B Sub-Account(5)

Fidelity® VIP Contrafund® – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Growth & Income – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Franklin Flex Cap Growth VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Global Discovery VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund – Class 2)

Goldman Sachs VIT Small Cap Equity Insights Institutional Sub-Account (formerly, Goldman Sachs VIT Structured Small Cap Equity Fund)

Goldman Sachs VIT U.S. Equity Insights Institutional Sub-Account (formerly, Goldman Sachs VIT Structured U.S. Equity Fund)

Goldman Sachs VIT Large Cap Value Sub-Account

Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Sub-Account(3)

Putnam VT Equity Income – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Growth and Income – Class IB Sub-Account(1)

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund – Class IB Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income, Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. American Value, Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Comstock, Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income, Series II Sub-Account

 

Category D

Morgan Stanley VIS European Equity – Class Y Sub-Account(3)

Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account(1)

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth – Class B Sub-Account

AllianceBernstein VPS Large Cap Growth – Class B Sub-Account(1)

AllianceBernstein VPS Small/Mid Cap Value – Class B Sub-Account

FTVIP Templeton Foreign VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund – Class 2)

Putnam VT International Equity – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Investors – Class IB Sub-Account(2)

Putnam VT Voyager – Class IB Sub-Account

UIF Emerging Markets Equity, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. American Franchise, Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth, Series II Sub-Account

 

Each calendar quarter, we will use the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing program to automatically rebalance your contract value in each Variable Sub-Account and return it to the percentage allocation requirements for Model Portfolio Option 2 (Rider date October 1, 2004). We will use the percentage allocations as of your most recent instructions.

 

1) Effective May 1, 2005, the following Variable Sub-Accounts closed to new investments: the Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities – Series II Sub-Account, the Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account, the AllianceBernstein VPS Growth and Income – Class B Sub-Account, the AllianceBernstein VPS Large Cap Growth – Class B Sub-Account, the FTVIP Franklin High Income Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account, the Invesco V.I. Equity and Income – Series II Sub-Account, the Morgan Stanley VIS Global Infrastructure – Class Y Sub-Account, the Putnam VT Growth and Income – Class IB Sub-Account and the UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account.*

 

2) Effective May 1, 2004, the Putnam VT Investors – Class IB Sub-Account closed to new investments.*
 

 

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3) Effective May 1, 2006, the following Variable Sub-Accounts closed to new investments: the Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Sub-Account, the Morgan Stanley VIS European Equity – Class Y Sub-Account and the Morgan Stanley VIS Limited Duration – Class Y Sub-Account.*

 

4) Effective May 1, 2006, the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account is no longer available for new investments. If you are currently invested in the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account you may continue your investment. If, prior to May 1, 2005, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, through the Invesco V.I. Premier Equity – Series II Sub-Account (the predecessor of the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account), such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing, or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions into the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.

 

5) Effective as of August 19, 2011, the Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities – Series II Sub-Account, was closed to all Contract Owners except those who have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date. Contract owners who have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date may continue to submit additional investments into the Variable Sub-Account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account if they withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the Variable Sub-Account following the closure date. Contract Owners who do not have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account thereafter.

Effective as of January 31, 2013 the AllianceBernstein VPS Value Portfolio – Class B Sub-Account was closed to all contract owners except those contract owners who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the closure date. Contract owners who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date may continue to submit investments into the variable sub-account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account if they remove, withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the variable sub-account following the Closure Date. Contract owners who do not have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account thereafter.

 

6) Effective as of May 1, 2013, the AllianceBernstein VPS International Value Portfolio – Class B Sub-Account, was closed to all contract owners except those who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the closure date. Contract owners who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date may continue to submit investments into the variable sub-account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account if they remove, withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the variable sub-account following the Closure Date. Contract owners who do not have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account thereafter.

 

7) Effective on or about April 28, 2014, the UIF Global Infrastructure Portfolio – Class II acquired the Morgan Stanley VIS Global Infrastructure Portfolio – Class Y.

Effective on May 17, 2013, the UIF Global Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio – Class II was closed to new investors.

* As noted above, certain Variable Sub-Accounts are closed to new investments. If you invested in these Variable Sub-Accounts prior to the effective close date, you may continue your investments. If prior to the effective close date, you enrolled in one of our

automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions to these Variable Sub-Accounts in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed. If you choose to add this TrueReturn Option on or after the effective close date, you must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to these Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the remaining Variable Sub-Accounts available with this TrueReturn Option prior to adding it to your Contract.

Model Portfolio Option 2 (Rider Date on or after October 1, 2004)

If your TrueReturn Option Rider Date is on or after October 1, 2004, and you choose Model Portfolio Option 2 or transfer your entire Contract Value into Model Portfolio Option 2, you may allocate your Contract Value among any of a selected group of available Variable Sub-Accounts listed below. However, you may not allocate your Contract Value among any of the excluded Variable Sub-Accounts listed below. You may choose to invest in or transfer among any of the available Variable Sub-Accounts. However, each transfer you make will count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee.

The following table lists the available and excluded Variable Sub-Accounts under Model Portfolio Option 2 (Rider Date on or after October 1, 2004)(1, 3, 4, 5):

Model Portfolio Option 2

(Rider Date on or After October 1, 2004)

 

Available

 

Morgan Stanley VIS Multi Cap Growth – Class Y Sub-Account

Invesco V. I. Diversified Dividend – Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V. I. Global Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V. I. High Yield – Series II Sub-Account(1)

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income – Series II Sub-Account(1)

Morgan Stanley VIS Income Plus – Class Y Sub-Account

Morgan Stanley VIS Limited Duration – Class Y Sub-Account(3)

Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market – Class Y Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index – Series II Sub-Account

UIF Global Tactical Asset Allocation – Class II Sub-Account†

UIF Global Infrastructure – Class II Sub-Account(1)(7)

Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities – Series II Sub-Account(1)(5)

Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account(4)

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account(1)

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth – Class B Sub-Account

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth and Income – Class B Sub-Account(1)

AllianceBernstein VPS International Value – Class B Sub-Account(6)

AllianceBernstein VPS Small/Mid Cap Value – Class B Sub-Account

AllianceBernstein VPS Value – Class B Sub-Account(5)

Fidelity® VIP Contrafund® – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Growth & Income – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP High Income – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Money Market – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Franklin Flex Cap Growth VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin High Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account(1) (formerly, FTVIP Franklin High Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Global Discovery VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – Class 2)

 

 

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FTVIP Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Templeton Foreign VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund – Class 2)

Goldman Sachs VIT Small Cap Equity Insights Institutional Sub-Account (formerly, Goldman Sachs VIT Structured Small Cap Equity Fund)

Goldman Sachs VIT U.S. Equity Insights Institutional Sub-Account (formerly, Goldman Sachs VIT Structured U.S. Equity Fund)

Goldman Sachs VIT Large Cap Value Sub-Account

Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Sub-Account(3)

 

Model Portfolio Option 2 (Rider Date on or after October 1, 2004)

 

PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

PIMCO Real Return – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

PIMCO Total Return – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

Putnam VT Equity Income – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Growth and Income – Class IB Sub-Account(1)

Putnam VT International Equity – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Voyager – Class IB Sub-Account

UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account(1)

UIF Emerging Markets Equity, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income, Series II Sub-Account

UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account

UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account

UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. American Franchise, Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Comstock, Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income, Series II Sub-Account

 

Excluded

 

Morgan Stanley VIS Aggressive Equity – Class Y Sub-Account

Morgan Stanley VIS European Equity – Class Y Sub-Account(3)

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund – Series II Sub-Account

AllianceBernstein VPS Large Cap Growth – Class B Sub-Account(1)

UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth, Series II Sub-Account

 

1) Effective May 1, 2005, the following Variable Sub-Accounts closed to new investments: the Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities – Series II Sub-Account, the Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account, the AllianceBernstein VPS Growth and Income – Class B Sub-Account, the AllianceBernstein VPS Large Cap Growth – Class B Sub-Account, the FTVIP Franklin High Income Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account, the Invesco V.I. Equity and Income – Series II Sub-Account, the Morgan Stanley VIS Global Infrastructure – Class Y Sub-Account, the Putnam VT Growth and Income – Class IB Sub-Account and the UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account.*

 

2) Effective May 1, 2004, the Putnam VT Investors – Class IB Sub-Account closed to new investments and is not available with this TrueReturn Option.*

 

3) Effective May 1, 2006, the following Variable Sub-Accounts closed to new investments: the Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Sub-Account, the Morgan Stanley VIS European Equity – Class Y Sub-Account and the Morgan Stanley VIS Limited Duration – Class Y Sub-Account.*

 

4) Effective May 1, 2006, the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account is no longer available for new investments. If you are currently invested in the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account you may continue your investment. If, prior to May 1, 2005, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, through the Invesco V.I. Premier Equity – Series II Sub-Account
  (the predecessor of the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account), such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing, or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions into the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.*

 

5) Effective as of August 19, 2011, the Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities – Series II Sub-Account, was closed to all Contract Owners except those who have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date. Contract owners who have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date may continue to submit additional investments into the Variable Sub-Account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account if they withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the Variable Sub-Account following the closure date. Contract Owners who do not have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account thereafter.

Effective as of January 31, 2013 the AllianceBernstein VPS Value Portfolio – Class B Sub-Account was closed to all contract owners except those contract owners who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the closure date. Contract owners who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date may continue to submit investments into the variable sub-account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account if they remove, withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the variable sub-account following the Closure Date. Contract owners who do not have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account thereafter.

 

6) Effective as of May 1, 2013, the AllianceBernstein VPS International Value Portfolio – Class B Sub-Account, was closed to all contract owners except those who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the closure date. Contract owners who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date may continue to submit investments into the variable sub-account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account if they remove, withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the variable sub-account following the Closure Date. Contract owners who do not have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account thereafter.

 

7) Effective on or about April 28, 2014, the UIF Global Infrastructure Portfolio – Class II acquired the Morgan Stanley VIS Global Infrastructure Portfolio – Class Y.

Effective on May 17, 2013, the UIF Global Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio – Class II was closed to new investors.

* As noted above, certain Variable Sub-Accounts are closed to new investments. If you invested in these Variable Sub-Accounts prior to the effective close date, you may continue your investments. If prior to the effective close date, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions to these Variable Sub-Accounts in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed. If you choose to add this TrueReturn Option on or after the effective close date, you must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to these Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the remaining Variable Sub-Accounts available with this TrueReturn Option prior to adding it to your Contract.

 

 

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TrueBalanceSM Model Portfolio Options.

If you choose one of the TrueBalanceSM Model Portfolio Options or transfer your entire Contract Value into one of the TrueBalanceSM Model Portfolio Options, you may not choose the Variable Sub-Accounts or make transfers among the Variable Sub-Accounts in the TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option. Each TrueBalance Model Portfolio involves an allocation of assets among a group of pre-selected Variable Sub-Accounts. You cannot make transfers among the Variable Sub-Accounts nor vary the Variable Sub-Accounts that comprise a TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option. If you choose a TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option, we will invest and periodically reallocate your Contract Value according to the allocation percentages and requirements for the TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option you have selected currently. For more information regarding the TrueBalance program, see the “TrueBalanceSM Asset Allocation Program” section of this prospectus. However, note that the restrictions described in this section, specifically the restrictions on transfers and the requirement that all of your Contract Value be allocated to a TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option, apply to the TrueBalance program only if you have added the TrueReturn Option to your Contract.

Please note only certain TrueBalance Model Portfolio Options are available with your TrueReturn Option as summarized in the table under Investment Requirements above.

Cancellation of the TrueReturn Option.

You may not cancel the TrueReturn Option or make transfers, changes to your investment allocations, or changes to the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program that are inconsistent with the investment restrictions applicable to your Guarantee Option and/or Model Portfolio Option prior to the 5th Rider Anniversary. Failure to comply with the investment requirements for any reason may result in the cancellation of the TrueReturn Option. On or after the 5th Rider Anniversary, we will cancel the TrueReturn Option if you make transfers, changes to your investment allocations, or changes to the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program that are inconsistent with the investment requirements applicable to your Guarantee Option and/or Model Portfolio Option. We will not cancel the TrueReturn Option or make any changes to your investment allocations or to the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program that are inconsistent with the investment restrictions applicable to your Guarantee Option until we receive notice from you that you wish to cancel the TrueReturn Option. No Accumulation Benefit will be paid if you cancel the Option prior to the Rider Maturity Date.

Death of Owner or Annuitant.

If the Contract Owner or Annuitant dies before the Rider Maturity Date and the Contract is continued under

Option D of the Death of Owner or Death of Annuitant provision of your Contract, as described on page 73 of this prospectus, then the TrueReturn Option will continue, unless the new Contract Owner elects to cancel this Option. If the TrueReturn Option is continued, it will remain in effect until terminated. If the Contract is not continued under Option D, then the TrueReturn Option will terminate on the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds.

Rider Trade-In Option.

We offer a “Rider Trade-In Option” that allows you to cancel your TrueReturn Option and immediately add a new TrueReturn Option (“New Option”), provided all of the following conditions are met:

 

 

The trade-in must occur on or after the 5th Rider Anniversary and prior to the Rider Maturity Date. We reserve the right to extend the date at which time the trade-in may occur to up to the 10th anniversary of the Rider Date at any time in our sole discretion. Any change we make will not apply to a TrueReturn Option that was added to your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change.

 

 

The New Option will be made a part of your Contract on the date the existing TrueReturn Option is cancelled, provided it is cancelled for reasons other than the termination of your Contract.

 

 

The New Option must be a TrueReturn Option that we make available for use with the Rider Trade-In Option.

 

 

The issue requirements and terms and conditions of the New Option must be met as of the date the New Option is made a part of your Contract.

For example, if you trade-in your TrueReturn Option:

 

 

the new Rider Fee will be based on the Rider Fee percentage applicable to a new TrueReturn Option at the time of trade-in;

 

 

the Benefit Base for the New Option will be based on the Contract Value as of the new Rider Date;

 

 

the AB Factor will be determined by the Rider Periods and Guarantee Options available with the New Option;

 

 

the Model Portfolio Options will be determined by the Model Portfolio Options offered with the Guarantee Options available with the New Option;

 

 

any waiting period for canceling the New Option will start again on the new Rider Date;

 

 

any waiting period for exercising the Rider Trade-In Option will start again on the new Rider Date; and

 

 

the terms and conditions of the Rider Trade-In Option will be according to the requirements of the New Option.

 

 

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We are also making the SureIncome Plus or SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Options available at the time of your first utilization of this TrueReturn Rider Trade-In Option. We may discontinue offering these Withdrawal Benefit Options under the Rider Trade-In Option with respect to new TrueReturn Options added in the future at anytime at our discretion. If we do so, TrueReturn Options issued prior to this time will continue to have a Withdrawal Benefit Option available at the time of the first utilization of this TrueReturn Rider Trade-In Option. You may cancel your TrueReturn Option and immediately add a new SureIncome Plus Option or a new SureIncome For Life Option, provided all of the following conditions are met:

 

 

The trade-in must occur on or after the 5th Rider Anniversary and prior to the Rider Maturity Date. At our discretion, we reserve the right to extend the date at which time the trade-in may occur up to the 10th anniversary of the Rider Date at any time. Any change we make will not apply to a TrueReturn Option that was added to your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change.

 

 

The new Withdrawal Benefit Option will be made a part of your Contract on the date the existing TrueReturn Option is cancelled, provided it is cancelled for reasons other than the termination of your Contract.

 

 

The new Withdrawal Benefit Option must be a Withdrawal Benefit Option that we make available for use with this Rider Trade-In Option.

 

 

The issue requirements and terms and conditions of the new Withdrawal Benefit Option must be met as of the date the new Withdrawal Benefit Option is made a part of your Contract. Currently, if you select the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option by utilizing the Rider Trade-In Option, the maximum age of any Contract Owner or Annuitant on the Rider Application Date is age 85. For other Withdrawal Benefit Options that may be selected in the future utilizing the Rider Trade-In Option, issue age requirements may differ.

You should consult with your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor before trading in your TrueReturn Option.

Termination of the TrueReturn Option.

The TrueReturn Option will terminate on the earliest of the following to occur:

 

 

on the Rider Maturity Date;

 

 

on the Payout Start Date;

 

 

on the date your Contract is terminated;

 

 

on the date the Option is cancelled;

 

 

on the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds; or

 

on the date the Option is replaced with a New Option under the Rider Trade-In Option.

We will not pay an Accumulation Benefit if the TrueReturn Option is terminated for any reason prior to the Rider Maturity Date.

WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTIONS

Withdrawal Benefit Options” is used to refer collectively to the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option, the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option, and the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option. “Withdrawal Benefit Option” is used to refer to any one of the Withdrawal Benefit Options.

SUREINCOME WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION

Effective May 1, 2006, we ceased offering the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option (“SureIncome Option”), except in a limited number of states where we intend to discontinue offering the Option as soon as possible. In the states where we continue to offer the SureIncome Option, it is available for an additional fee.

The SureIncome Option provides a guaranteed withdrawal benefit that gives you the right to take limited partial withdrawals that total an amount equal to your purchase payments (subject to certain restrictions). Therefore, regardless of the subsequent fluctuations in the value of your Contract Value, you are entitled to a Benefit Payment each Benefit Year until your Benefit Base is exhausted (terms defined below).

The SureIncome Option guarantees an amount up to the “Benefit Payment Remaining” which will be available for withdrawal from the Contract each “Benefit Year” until the “Benefit Base” (defined below) is reduced to zero. If the Contract Value is reduced to zero and the Benefit Base is still greater than zero, we will distribute an amount equal to the Benefit Base to the Contract owner as described below under the “Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase”.

For purposes of the SureIncome Option, “withdrawal” means the gross amount of a withdrawal before any applicable charges such as withdrawal charges, fees, taxes or adjustments including any applicable Market Value Adjustments and surrender charges. Under the SureIncome Option, we do not treat a withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value to less than $1,000 as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value.

The “Rider Date” is the date the SureIncome Option was made a part of your Contract. The initial Benefit Year is the period between the Rider Date and the first Contract Anniversary after the Rider Date. Each subsequent Benefit Year is identical to the Contract Year.

In those states where currently offered, the SureIncome Option is available at issue of the Contract, or may be added later, subject to availability and issue requirements. You may not add the SureIncome Option

 

 

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to your Contract after Contract issue without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the SureIncome Option. Currently, you may have only one Withdrawal Benefit Option (SureIncome, SureIncome Plus or SureIncome For Life) in effect on your Contract at one time. You may only have one of the following in effect on your Contract at the same time: a Withdrawal Benefit Option, a TrueReturn Option, or a Retirement Income Guarantee Option. The SureIncome Option is only available if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 80 or younger on the effective date of the Rider (the “Rider Application Date”). (The maximum age may depend on your state). The SureIncome Option is not available to be added to a Contract categorized as a Tax Sheltered Annuity as defined under Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b) at this time. We reserve the right to make the SureIncome Option available to such Contracts on a nondiscriminatory basis in the future at our discretion. Once added to your Contract, the SureIncome Option may be cancelled at any time on or after the 5th calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date by notifying us in writing in a form satisfactory to us.

In those states where the SureIncome Option is currently available, we may discontinue offering, at any time without prior notice, the Option to new Contract Owners and to existing Contract Owners who did not elect the SureIncome Option prior to the date of discontinuance.

Withdrawal Benefit Factor

The “Withdrawal Benefit Factor” is used to determine the “Benefit Payment” and Benefit Payment Remaining. We currently offer a Withdrawal Benefit Factor equal to 8%. We reserve the right to make other Withdrawal Benefit Factors available in the future for new SureIncome Options and/or to eliminate the current Withdrawal Benefit Factor. Once a Withdrawal Benefit Factor has been established for a SureIncome Option, it cannot be changed after the Rider Date unless that SureIncome Option is terminated.

Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining

The Benefit Payment is the amount available at the beginning of each Benefit Year that you may withdraw during that Benefit Year. The Withdrawal Benefit Factor and the Benefit Base are used to determine your Benefit Payment. The Benefit Payment Remaining is the amount remaining after any previous withdrawals in a Benefit Year that you may withdraw without reducing your Benefit Base by more than the amount of the withdrawal and without reducing your Benefit Payment available in future Benefit Years. Please note that any purchase payments or withdrawals made on a Contract Anniversary would be applied to the Benefit Year that just ended on that Contract Anniversary.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is equal to the Benefit Payment at the beginning of each Benefit Year.

During each Benefit Year the Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by purchase payments multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor (currently 8% for new SureIncome Options) and reduced by the amount of each withdrawal. The Benefit Payment Remaining will never be less than zero.

On the Rider Date, the Benefit Payment is equal to the greater of:

 

 

The Contract Value multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor (currently 8% for new SureIncome Options); or

 

 

The value of the Benefit Payment of the previous Withdrawal Benefit Option (attached to your Contract) which is being terminated under a rider trade-in option (see “Rider Trade-In Option” below for more information), if applicable.

After the Rider Date, the Benefit Payment will be increased by purchase payments multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor and affected by withdrawals as follows:

 

 

If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Payment is unchanged.

 

 

If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Payment will be the lesser of:

 

 

The Benefit Payment immediately prior to the withdrawal; or

 

 

The Contract Value immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal, multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor.

The Benefit Payment Remaining at the time of a withdrawal during a calendar year will be increased on a nondiscriminatory basis in order to satisfy IRS minimum distribution requirements on the Contract under which this Option has been elected. The Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by the excess of the IRS minimum distribution required on the Contract as calculated at the end of the previous calendar year and the Benefit Payment at the end of the previous calendar year. For the purposes of this calculation, the Benefit Payment Remaining will not be increased if a Withdrawal Benefit Option was not attached to this Contract as of the end of the previous calendar year. Note that any systematic withdrawal programs designed to satisfy IRS minimum distribution requirements may need to be modified to ensure guarantees under this Option are not impacted by the withdrawals. This modification may result in uneven payment amounts throughout the year.

 

 

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Benefit Base

The Benefit Base is not available as a Contract Value or Settlement Value. The Benefit Base is used solely to help calculate the Rider Fee, the amount that may be withdrawn and payments that may be received under the SureIncome Option. On the Rider Date, the Benefit Base is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date, the Benefit Base will be increased by purchase payments and decreased by withdrawals as follows:

 

 

If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Base will be reduced by the amount of the withdrawal.

 

 

If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Base will be the lesser of:

 

   

The Contract Value immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal; or

 

   

The Benefit Base immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal.

The Benefit Base may also be reduced in other situations as detailed in the “Contract Owner and Assignment of Payments or Interest” section below.

If the Benefit Base is reduced to zero, this SureIncome Option will terminate.

For numerical examples that illustrate how the values defined under the SureIncome Option are calculated, see Appendix H.

Contract Owner and Assignment of Payments or Interest

If you change the Contract Owner or assign any payments or interest under this Contract, as allowed, to any living or non-living person other than your spouse on or after the first calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date, the Benefit Base will be recalculated to be the lesser of the Contract Value and the Benefit Base at the time of assignment.

Contract Value

If your Contract Value is reduced to zero due to fees or withdrawals and your Benefit Base is still greater than zero, your Contract will immediately enter the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase. Under the SureIncome Option, we currently do not treat a withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value to less than $1,000 as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value. We reserve the right to change this at any time.

Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase

Under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends and the Contract enters the Payout Phase subject to the following:

The “Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date” is the date the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase is entered and the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends.

No further withdrawals, purchase payments or any other actions associated with the Accumulation Phase can be made after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date.

Under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Payout Start Date is the first day of the next Benefit Year after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date. We reserve the right to allow other Payout Start Dates on a nondiscriminatory basis without prior notice.

During the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, we will make scheduled fixed income payments to the Owner (or new Contract Owner) at the end of each month starting one month after the Payout Start Date. The amount of each payment will be equal to the Benefit Payment divided by 12, unless a payment frequency other than monthly is requested. The request must be in a form acceptable to us and processed by us before the first payment is made. (The amount of each payment will be adjusted accordingly; i.e., if the payment frequency requested is quarterly, the amount of each payment will be equal to the Benefit Payment divided by 4.) Payments will be made over a period certain such that total payments made will equal the Benefit Base on the Payout Start Date; therefore, the final payment may be less than each of the previous payments. If your Contract is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), the period certain cannot exceed that which is required by such section and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Therefore, the amount of each payment under the SureIncome Option may be larger so that the sum of the payments made over this period equals the Benefit Base on the Payout Start Date. Additionally, if your Contract is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), we will not permit a change in the payment frequency or level.

If your Contract is not subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), we reserve the right to allow other payment frequencies or levels on a nondiscriminatory basis without prior notice. In no event will we allow more than one change in the payment frequency or level during a Contract Year.

If the Owner dies before all payments have been made, the remaining payments will continue to be made to the new Contract Owner as scheduled.

Once all scheduled payments have been paid, the Contract will terminate.

Generally, you may not make withdrawals, purchase payments or take any other actions associated with the Accumulation Phase after the commencement of the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date.

 

 

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Investment Requirements

If you add a SureIncome Option to your Contract, you must adhere to certain requirements related to the investment alternatives in which you may invest. These requirements are described in “Investment Requirements (Applicable to All Withdrawal Benefit Options)” below.

Cancellation of the SureIncome Option

You may not cancel the SureIncome Option prior to the 5th calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date. On or after the 5th calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date you may cancel the rider by notifying us in writing in a form satisfactory to us. We reserve the right to extend the date at which time the cancellation may occur to up to the 10th calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date at any time in our sole discretion. Any such change we make will not apply to a SureIncome Option that was added to your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change.

Rider Trade-In Option

We offer a “Rider Trade-In Option” that allows you to cancel your SureIncome Option and immediately add a new Withdrawal Benefit Option (“New SureIncome Option”). In most states, we currently offer the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option as the New SureIncome Option under the Rider Trade-In Option. We may also offer other Options (“New Options”) under the Rider Trade-In Option. However, you may only select one Option under this Rider Trade-In Option at the time you cancel your SureIncome Option. Currently, we are also making the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option available at the time of your first utilization of this Rider Trade-In Option so that you have the ability to switch from the SureIncome Option to the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option. We may discontinue offering the TrueReturn Option under the Rider Trade-In Option for New SureIncome Options added in the future at anytime at our discretion. If we do so, SureIncome Options issued prior to this time will continue to have a TrueReturn Option available at the time of the first utilization of this SureIncome Rider Trade-In Option.

This Rider Trade-in Option is available provided all of the following conditions are met:

 

 

The trade-in must occur on or after the 5th calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date. We reserve the right to extend the date at which time the trade-in may occur to up to the 10th calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date at any time in our sole discretion. Any change we make will not apply to a SureIncome Option that was added to your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change.

 

 

The New SureIncome Option or any New Option will be made a part of your Contract on the date the

   

existing Option is cancelled, provided it is cancelled for reasons other than the termination of your Contract.

 

 

The New SureIncome Option or any New Option must be an Option that we make available for use with this Rider Trade-In Option.

 

 

The issue requirements and terms and conditions of the New SureIncome Option or the New Option must be met as of the date any such Option is made a part of your Contract. Currently, if you select the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option utilizing the Rider Trade-in Option, the maximum age of any Contract Owner or Annuitant on the Rider Application Date is age 85. For a New SureIncome Option or New Option that may be offered and selected in the future utilizing the Rider Trade-In Option, issue age requirements may differ.

If the New Option is a New SureIncome Option, it must provide that the new Benefit Payment be greater than or equal to your current Benefit Payment as of the date the Rider Trade-In Option is exercised, if applicable.

You should consult with your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor before trading in your SureIncome Option.

Death of Owner or Annuitant

If the Owner or Annuitant dies and the Contract is continued under Option D of the Death of Owner or Death of Annuitant provisions of your Contract, then the SureIncome Option will continue unless the Contract Owner (or new Contract Owner) elects to cancel the SureIncome Option. If the SureIncome Option is continued, it will remain in effect until terminated. If the Contract is not continued under Option D above, then the SureIncome Option will terminate on the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds.

If the Contract death settlement options are governed by an Endorsement and such Endorsement allows for the continuation of the Contract upon the death of the Owner or Annuitant by the spouse, the SureIncome Option will continue unless the new Owner elects to cancel the SureIncome Option. If the SureIncome Option is continued, it will remain in effect until terminated pursuant to Termination of the SureIncome Option below. If the Contract is not continued, then the SureIncome Option will terminate on the date we received a complete request for settlement of the Death Proceeds.

Termination of the SureIncome Option

The SureIncome Option will terminate on the earliest of the following to occur:

 

 

The Benefit Base is reduced to zero;

 

 

On the Payout Start Date (except if the Contract enters the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase as

 

 

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defined under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase section);

 

 

On the date the Contract is terminated;

 

 

On the date the SureIncome Option is cancelled;

 

 

On the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds; or

 

 

On the date the SureIncome Option is replaced with a New Option under the Rider Trade-In Option.

SUREINCOME PLUS WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION

We offer the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option (“SureIncome Plus Option”), except in a limited number of states where it is not currently available, for an additional fee. The SureIncome Plus Option provides a guaranteed withdrawal benefit that gives you the right to take limited partial withdrawals, which may increase during the first 10 years of the Option, that total an amount equal to your purchase payments, subject to certain restrictions. Therefore, regardless of the subsequent fluctuations in the value of your Contract Value, you are entitled to a Benefit Payment each Benefit Year until your Benefit Base is exhausted (see defined terms below). The SureIncome Plus Option also provides an additional death benefit option.

The SureIncome Plus Option guarantees an amount up to the “Benefit Payment Remaining” which will be available for withdrawal from the Contract each “Benefit Year” until the “Benefit Base” (defined below) is reduced to zero. If the Contract Value is reduced to zero and the Benefit Base is still greater than zero, we will distribute an amount equal to the Benefit Base to the Contract Owner as described below under the “Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase”. Prior to the commencement of the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the SureIncome Plus Option also provides an additional death benefit option, the SureIncome Return of Premium Death Benefit (“SureIncome ROP Death Benefit”). This death benefit option is described below under “Death of Owner or Annuitant” and in the Death Benefits section starting on page 70.

For purposes of the SureIncome Plus Option, “withdrawal” means the gross amount of a withdrawal before any applicable charges such as withdrawal charges, fees, taxes or adjustments including any applicable Market Value Adjustments and surrender charges. Under the SureIncome Plus Option, we do not treat a withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value to less than $1,000 as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value.

The “Rider Date” is the date the SureIncome Plus Option was made a part of your Contract. The initial Benefit Year is the period between the Rider Date and the first Contract Anniversary after the Rider Date. Each subsequent Benefit Year is identical to the Contract Year.

The SureIncome Plus Option is available at issue of the Contract, or may be added later, subject to availability and issue requirements. You may not add the SureIncome Plus Option to your Contract after Contract issue without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the SureIncome Plus Option. Currently, you may have only one Withdrawal Benefit Option in effect on your Contract at one time. You may only have one of the following in effect on your Contract at the same time: a Withdrawal Benefit Option, a TrueReturn Option, or a Retirement Income Guarantee Option. The SureIncome Plus Option is available if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 80 or younger on the effective date of the Rider (the “Rider Application Date”), (the maximum age may depend on your state), up to age 85 or younger if selected by utilizing the Rider Trade-in Option. (See Rider Trade-In Option, above, under TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option and SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option.) The SureIncome Plus Option may not be added to a Contract categorized as a Tax Sheltered Annuity as defined under Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b) at this time. We reserve the right to make the SureIncome Plus Option available to such Contracts on a nondiscriminatory basis in the future at our discretion. Once added to your Contract, the SureIncome Plus Option may not be cancelled at any time.

We may discontinue offering the SureIncome Plus Option at any time to new Contract Owners and to existing Contract Owners who did not elect the SureIncome Plus Option prior to the date of discontinuance.

Withdrawal Benefit Factor

The “Withdrawal Benefit Factor” is used to determine the “Benefit Payment” and Benefit Payment Remaining. We currently offer a Withdrawal Benefit Factor equal to 8%. We reserve the right to make other Withdrawal Benefit Factors available in the future for new SureIncome Plus Options and/or to eliminate the current Withdrawal Benefit Factor. Once a Withdrawal Benefit Factor has been established for a SureIncome Plus Option, it cannot be changed after the Rider Date.

Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining

The Benefit Payment is the amount available at the beginning of each Benefit Year that you may withdraw during that Benefit Year. The Withdrawal Benefit Factor and the Benefit Base are used to determine your Benefit Payment. The Benefit Payment Remaining is the amount remaining after any previous withdrawals in a Benefit Year that you may withdraw without reducing your Benefit Base and your SureIncome ROP Death Benefit by more than the amount of the withdrawal and without reducing your Benefit Payment available in future Benefit Years. Please note that any purchase payments or withdrawals made on a Contract

 

 

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Anniversary would be applied to the Benefit Year that just ended on that Contract Anniversary.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is equal to the Benefit Payment at the beginning of each Benefit Year.

During each Benefit Year the Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by purchase payments multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor (currently 8% for new SureIncome Plus Options) and reduced by the amount of each withdrawal. The Benefit Payment Remaining will never be less than zero.

On the Rider Date, the Benefit Payment is equal to the greater of:

 

 

The Contract Value multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor (currently 8% for new SureIncome Plus Options); or

 

 

The value of the Benefit Payment of the previous Withdrawal Benefit Option (attached to your Contract) which is being terminated under a rider trade-in option, if applicable. See Rider Trade-In Option, above, under SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option for more information.

After the Rider Date, the Benefit Payment will be increased by purchase payments multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor and affected by withdrawals as follows:

 

 

If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Payment is unchanged.

If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Payment will be the lesser of:

 

 

The Benefit Payment immediately prior to the withdrawal; or

 

 

The Contract Value immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal, multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor.

As used in the above calculation, Contract Value incorporates the impact of any purchase payments received on the date of this withdrawal, but before the application of any SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee or Contract Maintenance Charge that may be applicable.

On each of the ten Contract Anniversaries after the Rider Date, the amount of the Benefit Payment may be increased based upon the maximum anniversary value of the Contract according to the following calculation. The Benefit Payment will be recalculated to the greater of:

 

 

The Benefit Payment following the application of all purchase payments and withdrawals on that Contract Anniversary; and

 

The Contract Value on that Contract Anniversary, following the application of all purchase payments, withdrawals, and expenses multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor.

The Benefit Payment Remaining at the time of a withdrawal during a calendar year will be increased on a nondiscriminatory basis in order to satisfy IRS minimum distribution requirements on the Contract under which this Option has been elected. The Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by the excess of the IRS minimum distribution required on the Contract as calculated at the end of the previous calendar year and the Benefit Payment at the end of the previous calendar year. For the purposes of this calculation, the Benefit Payment Remaining will not be increased if a Withdrawal Benefit Option was not attached to this Contract as of the end of the previous calendar year. Note that any systematic withdrawal programs designed to satisfy IRS minimum distribution requirements may need to be modified to ensure guarantees under this Option are not impacted by the withdrawals. This modification may result in uneven payment amounts throughout the year.

Benefit Base

The Benefit Base is not available as a Contract Value or Settlement Value. The Benefit Base is used solely to help calculate the Rider Fee, the amount that may be withdrawn and payments that may be received under the SureIncome Plus Option. On the Rider Date, the Benefit Base is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date, the Benefit Base will be increased by purchase payments and decreased by withdrawals as follows:

 

 

If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Base will be reduced by the amount of the withdrawal.

 

 

If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Base will be the lesser of:

 

 

The Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal; or

 

 

The Benefit Base immediately prior to the withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal.

As used in the above calculation, Contract Value incorporates the impact of any purchase payments received on the date of this withdrawal, but before the application of any SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee or Contract Maintenance Charge that may be applicable.

On each of the ten Contract Anniversaries after the Rider Date, the amount of the Benefit Base may be increased based upon the maximum anniversary value of

 

 

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the Contract according to the following calculation. The Benefit Base will be recalculated to the greater of:

 

 

The Benefit Base following the application of all purchase payments and withdrawals on that Contract Anniversary; and

 

 

The Contract Value on that Contract Anniversary, following the application of all purchase payments, withdrawals and expenses.

The Benefit Base may also be reduced in other situations as detailed in the “Contract Owner and Assignment of Payments or Interest” section below.

If the Benefit Base is reduced to zero, this SureIncome Plus Option will terminate.

For numerical examples that illustrate how the values defined under the SureIncome Plus Option are calculated, see Appendix I.

Contract Owner and Assignment of Payments or Interest

If you change the Contract Owner or assign any payments or interest under the Contract, as allowed, to any living or non-living person other than your spouse on or after the first calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date, the Benefit Base will be recalculated to be the lesser of the Contract Value or the Benefit Base at the time of assignment.

Contract Value

If your Contract Value is reduced to zero due to fees or withdrawals and your Benefit Base is still greater than zero, your Contract will immediately enter the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase. Under the SureIncome Plus Option, we currently do not treat a withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value to less than $1,000 as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value. We reserve the right to change this at any time.

Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase

Under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends and the Contract enters the Payout Phase.

The “Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date” is the date the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase is entered and the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends. No further withdrawals, purchase payments or any other actions associated with the Accumulation Phase of the Contract can be made after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date. Since the Accumulation Phase ends at this point, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit no longer applies.

Under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Payout Start Date is the first day of the next Benefit Year after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date. We reserve the right to allow other Payout Start Dates on a nondiscriminatory basis without prior notice.

During the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, we will make scheduled fixed income payments to the Owner (or new Contract Owner) at the end of each month starting one month after the commencement of the Payout Start Date. The amount of each payment will be equal to the Benefit Payment divided by 12, unless a payment frequency other than monthly is requested. The request must be in a form acceptable to us and processed by us before the first payment is made. (The amount of each payment will be adjusted accordingly; i.e., if the payment frequency requested is quarterly, the amount of each payment will be equal to the Benefit Payment divided by 4.) Payments will be made over a period certain such that total payments made will equal the Benefit Base on the Payout Start Date; therefore, the final payment may be less than each of the previous payments. If your Contract is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), the period certain cannot exceed that which is required by such section and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Therefore, the amount of each payment under the SureIncome Plus Option may be larger so that the sum of the payments made over this period equals the Benefit Base on the Payout Start Date. Additionally, if your Contract is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), we will not permit a change in the payment frequency or level.

If your Contract is not subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), we reserve the right to allow other payment frequencies or levels on a nondiscriminatory basis without prior notice. In no event will we allow more than one change in the payment frequency or level during a Contract Year.

If the Owner dies before all payments have been made, the remaining payments will continue to be made to the new Contract Owner as scheduled.

Once all scheduled payments have been paid, the Contract will terminate.

Generally, you may not make withdrawals, purchase payments or take any other actions associated with the Accumulation Phase after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date.

Investment Requirements

If you add a SureIncome Plus Option to your Contract, you must adhere to certain requirements related to the investment alternatives in which you may invest. These requirements are described in “Investment Requirements (Applicable to All Withdrawal Benefit Options)” below.

Death of Owner or Annuitant

If the Owner or the Annuitant dies and the Contract is continued under Option D of the Death of Owner or Death of Annuitant provisions of your Contract, then the SureIncome Plus Option will continue unless the Contract Owner (or new Contract Owner) elects to

 

 

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cancel the SureIncome Plus Option. If the SureIncome Plus Option is continued, it will remain in effect until terminated. If the Contract is not continued under Option D above, then the SureIncome Plus Option will terminate on the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds.

If the Contract death settlement options are governed by an Endorsement and such Endorsement allows for the continuation of the Contract upon the death of the Owner or Annuitant by the spouse, the SureIncome Plus Option will continue unless the new Owner elects to cancel the SureIncome Plus Option. If the SureIncome Plus Option is continued, it will remain in effect until terminated pursuant to Termination of the SureIncome Plus Option below. If the Contract is not continued, then the SureIncome Plus Option will terminate on the date we received a complete request for settlement of the Death Proceeds.

The SureIncome Plus Option also makes available the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit. On the Rider Date, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit will be increased by purchase payments and decreased by withdrawals as follows:

 

 

If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit will be reduced by the amount of the withdrawal.

 

 

If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit will be the lesser of:

 

   

The Contract Value immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal; or

 

   

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal.

As used in the above calculation, Contract Value incorporates the impact of any purchase payments received on the date of this withdrawal, but before the application of any SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee or Contract Maintenance Charge that may be applicable.

For numerical examples that illustrate how the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit under the SureIncome Plus Option is calculated, see Appendix I.

Refer to the Death Benefits section page 69 for more details on the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit.

Termination of the SureIncome Plus Option

The SureIncome Plus Option will terminate on the earliest of the following to occur:

 

 

The Benefit Base is reduced to zero;

 

 

On the Payout Start Date (except if the Contract enters the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase as defined under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase section);

 

 

On the date the Contract is terminated;

 

 

On the date the SureIncome Plus Option is cancelled as detailed under Death of Owner or Annuitant above; or

 

 

On the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds.

SUREINCOME FOR LIFE WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION

We offer the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option (“SureIncome For Life Option”), except in a limited number of states where it is not currently available, for an additional fee. The SureIncome For Life Option provides a guaranteed withdrawal benefit that gives you the right to take limited partial withdrawals, which may increase during the first 10 years of the Option, as long as the SureIncome Covered Life is alive, subject to certain restrictions. Therefore, regardless of subsequent fluctuations in the value of your Contract Value, you are entitled to a Benefit Payment each Benefit Year until the death of the SureIncome Covered Life (as defined below), subject to certain restrictions. The SureIncome For Life Option also provides an additional death benefit option.

The SureIncome For Life Option guarantees an amount up to the “Benefit Payment Remaining” which will be available for withdrawal from the Contract each “Benefit Year” as long as the SureIncome Covered Life is alive, subject to certain restrictions. The “SureIncome Covered Life” is the oldest Contract Owner, or the oldest Annuitant if the Contact Owner is a non-living entity, on the Rider Date. If the Contract Value is reduced to zero and the Benefit Payment is still greater than zero, we will distribute an amount equal to the Benefit Payment each year to the Contract Owner as described below under the “Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase” as long as the SureIncome Covered Life is alive. Prior to the commencement of the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the SureIncome For Life Option also provides an additional death benefit option, the SureIncome Return of Premium Death Benefit (“SureIncome ROP Death Benefit”). This Option is described below under “Death of Owner or Annuitant” and in the Death Benefits section starting on page 69.

For purposes of the SureIncome For Life Option, “withdrawal” means the gross amount of a withdrawal

 

 

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before any applicable charges such as withdrawal charges, fees, taxes or adjustments including any applicable Market Value Adjustments and surrender charges. Under the SureIncome For Life Option, we do not treat a withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value to less than $1,000 as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value.

The “Rider Date” is the date the SureIncome For Life Option was made a part of your Contract. The initial Benefit Year is the period between the Rider Date and the first Contract Anniversary after the Rider Date. Each subsequent Benefit Year is identical to the Contract Year.

The SureIncome For Life Option is available at issue of the Contract, or may be added later, subject to availability and issue requirements. You may not add the SureIncome For Life Option to your Contract after Contract issue without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the SureIncome For Life Option. Currently, you may have only one Withdrawal Benefit Option in effect on your Contract at one time. You may only have one of the following in effect on your Contract at the same time: a Withdrawal Benefit Option, a TrueReturn Option, or a Retirement Income Guarantee Option. The SureIncome For Life Option is only available if the oldest Contract Owner or the oldest Annuitant, if the Contract Owner is a non-living entity (i.e., the SureIncome Covered Life) is between the ages of 50 and 79, inclusive, on the effective date of the Rider (the “Rider Application Date”). (The maximum age may depend on your state.) The SureIncome For Life Option may not be added to a Contract categorized as a Tax Sheltered Annuity as defined under Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b) at this time. We reserve the right to make the SureIncome For Life Option available to such Contracts on a nondiscriminatory basis in the future at our discretion. Once added to your Contract, the SureIncome For Life Option may not be cancelled at any time.

We may discontinue offering the SureIncome For Life Option at any time to new Contract Owners and to existing Contract Owners who did not elect the SureIncome For Life Option prior to the date of discontinuance.

Withdrawal Benefit Factor

The “Withdrawal Benefit Factor” is used to determine the “Benefit Payment” and Benefit Payment Remaining. Prior to the earlier of the date of the first withdrawal after the issuance of the SureIncome For Life Option or the date the Contract enters the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Withdrawal Benefit Factor used in these determinations may change as shown below. Generally speaking, during this period the Withdrawal Benefit Factor will increase as the SureIncome Covered Life grows older. On the earlier of the date of the first withdrawal after the issuance of the SureIncome for Life

Option or the date the Contract enters the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Withdrawal Benefit Factor will be fixed at the then applicable rate, based on the then current attained age of the SureIncome Covered Life, and will be used in all subsequent determinations of Benefit Payments and Benefit Payments Remaining. After this date the Withdrawal Benefit Factor will not change.

We currently offer the following Withdrawal Benefit Factors:

 

Attained Age of

SureIncome Covered Life

   

Withdrawal Benefit Factor

 
  50 – 59        4
  60 – 69        5
  70      +        6

The Withdrawal Benefit Factors and age ranges applicable to your Contract are set on the Rider Date. They cannot be changed after the SureIncome For Life Option has been added to your Contract. We reserve the right to make other Withdrawal Benefit Factors available in the future for new SureIncome For Life Options, change the age ranges to which they apply, and/or to eliminate currently available Withdrawal Benefit Factors.

Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining

The Benefit Payment is the amount available at the beginning of each Benefit Year that you may withdraw during that Benefit Year. The Withdrawal Benefit Factor and the Benefit Base are used to determine your Benefit Payment. The Benefit Payment Remaining is the amount remaining after any previous withdrawals in a Benefit Year that you may withdraw without reducing your Benefit Base and your SureIncome ROP Death Benefit by more than the amount of the withdrawal and without reducing your Benefit Payment available in future Benefit Years. Please note that any premiums or withdrawals made on a Contract Anniversary are applied to the Benefit Year that just ended on that Contract Anniversary.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is equal to the Benefit Payment at the beginning of each Benefit Year.

On the Rider Date, the Benefit Payment is equal to the Contract Value multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor based on the current attained age of the SureIncome Covered Life.

After the Rider Date, the Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by purchase payments multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor based on the current attained age of the SureIncome Covered Life. On the date of the first withdrawal after the Rider Date the Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining will equal the Withdrawal Benefit Factor based on the current attained age of the SureIncome Covered Life multiplied by the Benefit Base immediately after application of any purchase payments,

 

 

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but prior to the withdrawal on that date. The Withdrawal Benefit Factor used in all future calculations will not change.

After the first withdrawal, the Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by purchase payments multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor. The Benefit Payment Remaining is reduced by the amount of any withdrawal. The Benefit Payment Remaining will never be less than zero.

After the first withdrawal, the Benefit Payment will be increased by purchase payments multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor. The Benefit Payment is affected by withdrawals as follows:

 

 

If a withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Payment is unchanged.

 

 

If a withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Payment will be the lesser of:

 

   

The Benefit Payment immediately prior to the withdrawal; or

 

   

The Benefit Base immediately after the withdrawal multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor.

If the Benefit Payment is reduced to zero, the SureIncome For Life Option will terminate.

On each of the ten Contract Anniversaries after the Rider Date, the amount of the Benefit Payment may be increased based upon the maximum anniversary value of the Contract according to the following calculation. The Benefit Payment will be recalculated to the greater of:

 

 

The Benefit Payment following application of all purchase payments and withdrawals on that Contract Anniversary; or

 

 

The Contract Value on that Contract Anniversary, following the application of all purchase payments, withdrawals and expenses, multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor currently applicable.

The Benefit Payment Remaining at the time of a withdrawal during a calendar year will be increased on a nondiscriminatory basis in order to satisfy IRS minimum distribution requirements on the Contract under which this Option has been elected. The Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by the excess of the IRS minimum distribution required on the Contract as calculated at the end of the previous calendar year and the Benefit Payment at the end of the previous calendar year. For the purposes of this calculation, the Benefit Payment Remaining will not be increased if a Withdrawal Benefit Option was not attached to this Contract as of the end of the previous calendar year.

Note that any systematic withdrawal programs designed to satisfy IRS minimum distribution requirements may need to be modified to ensure guarantees under this Option are not impacted by the withdrawals. This modification may result in uneven payment amounts throughout the year.

Benefit Base

The Benefit Base is not available as a Contract Value or Settlement Value. The Benefit Base is used solely to help calculate the Rider Fee, the amount that may be withdrawn and payments that may be received under the SureIncome For Life Option. On the Rider Date, the Benefit Base is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date, the Benefit Base will be increased by purchase payments and decreased by withdrawals as follows:

 

 

If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Base will be reduced by the amount of the withdrawal.

 

 

If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Base will be the lesser of:

 

   

The Contract Value immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal; or

 

   

The Benefit Base immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal (this value cannot be less than zero).

As used in the above calculation, Contract Value incorporates the impact of any purchase payments received on the date of this withdrawal, but before the application of any SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee or Contract Maintenance Charge that may be applicable.

On each of the ten Contract Anniversaries after the Rider Date, the amount of the Benefit Base may be increased based upon the maximum anniversary value of the Contract according to the following calculation. The Benefit Base will be recalculated to the greater of:

 

 

The Benefit Base following the application of all purchase payments and withdrawals on that Contract Anniversary; and

 

 

The Contract Value on that Contract Anniversary, following the application of all purchase payments, withdrawals and expenses.

For numerical examples that illustrate how the values defined under the SureIncome For Life Option are calculated, see Appendix J.

 

 

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Contract Value

If your Contract Value is reduced to zero due to fees or withdrawals and your Benefit Payment is still greater than zero, your Contract will immediately enter the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase. Under the SureIncome For Life Option, we currently do not treat a withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value to less than $1,000 as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value. We reserve the right to change this at any time.

Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase

Under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends and the Contract enters the Payout Phase.

The “Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date” is the date the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase is entered and the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends. No further withdrawals, purchase payments or any other actions associated with the Accumulation Phase of the Contract can be made after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date. Since the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends at this point, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit no longer applies.

Under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Payout Start Date is the first day of the next Benefit Year after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date. We reserve the right to allow other Payout Start Dates on a nondiscriminatory basis without prior notice.

During the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, we will make scheduled fixed income payments to the Owner (or new Contract Owner) at the end of each month starting one month after the Payout Start Date. The amount of each payment will be equal to the Benefit Payment divided by 12, unless a payment frequency other than monthly is requested. The request must be in a form acceptable to us and processed by us before the first payment is made. (The amount of each payment will be adjusted accordingly; i.e. if the payment frequency requested is quarterly, the amount of each payment will be equal to the Benefit Payment divided by 4.) Payments will be made until the later of the death of the SureIncome Covered Life or over a period certain based on the total payments made equaling at least the Benefit Base on the Payout Start Date. If your Contract is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), the period certain cannot exceed that which is required by such section and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Therefore, the amount of each payment under the SureIncome For Life Option may be larger during the period certain so that the sum of the payments made over this period equals the Benefit Base on the Payout Start Date. Additionally, if your Contract is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), we will not permit a change in the payment frequency or level.

If your Contract is not subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), we reserve the right to allow other

payment frequencies or levels on a nondiscriminatory basis without prior notice. In no event will we allow more than one change in the payment frequency or level during a Contract Year.

If the Owner dies before all payments have been made, the remaining payments will continue to be made to the new Contract Owner as scheduled.

Once all scheduled payments have been paid, the Contract will terminate.

Generally, you may not make withdrawals, purchase payments or take any other actions associated with the Accumulation Phase after the commencement of the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date.

Investment Requirements

If you add a SureIncome For Life Option to your Contract, you must adhere to certain requirements related to the investment alternatives in which you may invest. These requirements are described in “Investment Requirements (Applicable to All Withdrawal Benefit Options)” below.

Death of Owner or Annuitant

If the SureIncome Covered Life dies during the Accumulation Phase of the Contract, the SureIncome For Life Option will terminate on the date of the SureIncome Covered Life’s death. If the Contract Owner or the Annuitant who is not the SureIncome Covered Life dies and the Contract is continued under Option D of the Death of Owner or Death of Annuitant provisions of your Contract, then the SureIncome For Life Option will continue unless the Contract Owner (or new Contract Owner) elects to cancel the SureIncome For Life Option. If the SureIncome For Life Option is continued, it will remain in effect until terminated. If the Contract is not continued under Option D, then the SureIncome For Life Option will terminate on the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds.

The SureIncome For Life Option also makes available the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit. The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is only available upon the death of the SureIncome Covered Life. If a Contract Owner, Annuitant or Co-Annuitant who is not the SureIncome Covered Life dies, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is not applicable. On the Rider Date, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit will be increased by purchase payments and decreased by withdrawals as follows:

 

 

If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit will be reduced by the amount of the withdrawal.

 

 

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If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit will be the lesser of:

 

   

The Contract Value immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal; or

 

   

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal.

As used in the above calculation, Contract Value incorporates the impact of any purchase payments received on the date of this withdrawal, but before the application of any SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee or Contract Maintenance Charge applicable.

For numerical examples that illustrate how the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit under the SureIncome For Life Option is calculated, see Appendix J.

Refer to the Death Benefits section page 69 for more details on the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit.

Termination of the SureIncome For Life Option

The SureIncome For Life Option will terminate on the earliest of the following to occur:

 

 

The Benefit Payment is reduced to zero;

 

 

On the Payout Start Date (except if the Contract enters the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase as defined under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase section);

 

 

On the date the Contract is terminated;

 

 

On the date the SureIncome Covered Life is removed from the Contract for any reason, and is no longer a Contract Owner or Annuitant under the Contract (if the Covered Life continues as only the Beneficiary, the Option will terminate);

 

 

On the date the SureIncome For Life Option is cancelled as detailed under Death of Owner or Annuitant section above;

 

 

On the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds; or

 

 

On the date the SureIncome Covered Life dies if the SureIncome Covered Life dies prior to the Payout Start Date.

INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS (APPLICABLE TO ALL WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTIONS)

If you add a Withdrawal Benefit Option to your Contract, you must adhere to certain requirements related to the investment alternatives in which you may invest. The specific requirements are described below in

more detail and will depend on your current Model Portfolio Option and your Withdrawal Benefit Factor(s). These requirements may include, but are not limited to, maximum investment limits on certain Variable Sub-Accounts or on certain Fixed Account Options, exclusion of certain Variable Sub-Accounts or of certain Fixed Account Options, required minimum allocations to certain Variable Sub-Accounts, and restrictions on transfers to or from certain investment alternatives. We may also require that you use the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program. We may change the specific requirements that are applicable at any time in our sole discretion. Any changes we make will not apply to a Withdrawal Benefit Option that was made a part of your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change, except for changes made due to a change in investment alternatives available under the Contract. This restriction does not apply to a New SureIncome Option or to a New Option elected pursuant to the Rider Trade-In Option. We reserve the right to have requirements unique to specific Withdrawal Benefit Factors if we make other Withdrawal Benefit Factors available in the future including specific model portfolio options (“Model Portfolio Options”) as described below available only to certain Withdrawal Benefit Factors.

When you add a Withdrawal Benefit Option to your Contract, you must allocate your entire Contract Value as follows:

 

(1) to a Model Portfolio Option available as described below;

 

(2) to the DCA Fixed Account Option and then transfer all purchase payments and interest to an available Model Portfolio Option; or

 

(3) to a combination of (1) and (2) above.

With respect to (2) and (3) above, the requirements for the DCA Fixed Account Option must be met. See the “Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option” section of this prospectus for more information.

On the Rider Date, you must select only one of the Model Portfolio Options to which to allocate your Contract Value. After the Rider Date, you may transfer your entire Contract Value to any of the other available Model Portfolio Options. We currently offer several Model Portfolio Options. The Model Portfolio Options that are available may differ depending upon the effective date of your Withdrawal Benefit Option and your Withdrawal Benefit Factor. Please refer to the Model Portfolio Option and TrueBalanceSM Model Portfolio Options sections of this prospectus for more details. We may add other Model Portfolio Options in the future. We also may remove Model Portfolio Options in the future anytime prior to the date you select such Model Portfolio Option. In addition, if the investment alternatives available under the Contract change, we may revise the Model Portfolio Options. The following table

 

 

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summarizes the Model Portfolio Options currently available for use:

*Model Portfolio Option 1

 

*TrueBalance Conservative Model Portfolio Option

*TrueBalance Moderately Conservative Model Portfolio Option

*TrueBalance Moderate Model Portfolio Option

*TrueBalance Moderately Aggressive Model Portfolio Option

*TrueBalance Aggressive Model Portfolio Option

 

You may not allocate any of your Contract Value to the Standard Fixed Account Option or to the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option. You must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to the Standard Fixed Account Option or to the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option to the Variable Sub-Accounts prior to adding a Withdrawal Benefit Option to your Contract. Transfers from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment. You may allocate any portion of your purchase payments to the DCA Fixed Account Option on the Rider Date, provided the DCA Fixed Account Option is available with your Contract and in your state. See the “Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option” section of this prospectus for more information. We use the term “Transfer Period Account” to refer to each purchase payment allocation made to the DCA Fixed Account Option for a specified term length. At the expiration of a Transfer Period Account, any remaining amounts in the Transfer Period Account will be transferred to the Variable Sub-Accounts according to your most recent percentage allocation selections for your Model Portfolio Option.

Any subsequent purchase payments made to your Contract will be allocated to the Variable Sub-Accounts according to your specific instructions or your allocation for the previous purchase payment (for Model Portfolio Option 1) or the percentage allocation for your current Model Portfolio Option (for TrueBalance Model Portfolio Options) unless you request that the purchase payment be allocated to the DCA Fixed Account Option. Purchase payments allocated to the DCA Fixed Account Option must be $100 or more. Any withdrawals you request will reduce your Contract Value invested in each of the investment alternatives on a pro rata basis in the proportion that your Contract Value in each bears to your total Contract Value in all investment alternatives, unless you request otherwise.

Model Portfolio Option 1.

If you choose Model Portfolio Option 1 or transfer your entire Contract Value into Model Portfolio Option 1, we have divided the Variable Sub-Accounts into two separate categories: “Available,” and “Excluded.” Currently, you may allocate up to 100% of your Contract Value to the Available Variable Sub-Accounts in any manner you choose. You may not allocate ANY PORTION of your Contract Value to the Excluded

Variable Sub-Accounts. You may make transfers among any of the Available Variable Sub-Accounts. However, each transfer you make will count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee.

Currently the Available Variable Sub-Accounts and the Excluded Variable Sub-Accounts are as follows (1, 3, 4, 5):

Available

 

Morgan Stanley VIS Multi Cap Growth – Class Y Sub-Account

Invesco V. I. Diversified Dividend – Series II Sub-Account(5)

Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V. I. High Yield – Series II Sub-Account/(1)

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income – Series II Sub-Account(1)

Morgan Stanley VIS Income Plus – Class Y Sub-Account

Morgan Stanley VIS Limited Duration – Class Y Sub-Account(3)

Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market – Class Y Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index – Series II Sub-Account

UIF Global Infrastructure – Class II Sub-Account(1)

Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities – Series II Sub-Account(1)(5)

Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account(4)

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account(1)

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth – Class B Sub-Account

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth and Income – Class B Sub-Account(1)

AllianceBernstein VPS International Value – Class B Sub-Account(6)

AllianceBernstein VPS Small/Mid Cap Value – Class B Sub-Account

AllianceBernstein VPS Value – Class B Sub-Account(5)

Fidelity® VIP Contrafund(R) – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Growth & Income – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP High Income – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Money Market – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Franklin Flex Cap Growth VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin High Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account(1) (formerly, FTVIP Franklin High Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Global Discovery VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Templeton Foreign VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund – Class 2)

Goldman Sachs VIT Small Cap Equity Insights Institutional Sub-Account (formerly, Goldman Sachs VIT Structured Small Cap Equity Fund)

Goldman Sachs VIT U.S. Equity Insights Institutional Sub-Account (formerly, Goldman Sachs VIT Structured U.S. Equity Fund)

Goldman Sachs VIT Large Cap Value Sub-Account

Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Sub-Account(3)

PIMCO CommodityRealReturn(TM) Strategy – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

PIMCO Real Return – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

PIMCO Total Return – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

Putnam VT Equity Income – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Growth and Income – Class IB Sub-Account(1)

Putnam VT International Equity – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Voyager – Class IB Sub-Account

UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account(1)

UIF Emerging Markets Equity, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income, Series II Sub-Account

UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Global Tactical Asset Allocation – Class Y Sub-Account†

UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. American Value, Series II Sub-Account

UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account

 

 

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Invesco V.I. American Franchise, Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Comstock, Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income, Series II Sub-Account

 

Excluded

 

Morgan Stanley VIS European Equity – Class Y Sub-Account(3)

AllianceBernstein VPS Large Cap Growth – Class B Sub-Account(1)

UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth, Series II Sub-Account

 

 

1) Effective May 1, 2005, the following Variable Sub-Accounts closed to new investments: the Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities – Series II Sub-Account, the AllianceBernstein VPS Growth and Income – Class B Sub-Account, the AllianceBernstein VPS Large Cap Growth – Class B Sub-Account, the FTVIP Franklin High Income Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account, the Invesco V. I. High Yield – Series II Sub-Account, the Invesco V.I. Equity and Income – Class II Sub-Account, the Putnam VT Growth and Income – Class IB Sub-Account and the UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account.*

 

2) Effective May 1, 2004, the Putnam VT Investors – Class IB Sub-Account closed to new investments and is not available with any Withdrawal Benefit Option.*

 

3) Effective May 1, 2006, the following Variable Sub-Accounts closed to new investments: the Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Sub-Account, the Morgan Stanley VIS European Equity – Class Y Sub-Account and the Morgan Stanley VIS Limited Duration – Class Y Sub-Account.*

 

4) Effective May 1, 2006, the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account is no longer available for new investments. If you are currently invested in the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account you may continue your investment. If, prior to May 1, 2005, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, through the Invesco V.I. Premier Equity – Series II Sub-Account (the predecessor of the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account), such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing, or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions into the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.*

 

5) Effective as of August 19, 2011, the Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities – Series II Sub-Account, was closed to all Contract Owners except those who have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date. Contract owners who have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date may continue to submit additional investments into the Variable Sub-Account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account if they withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the Variable Sub-Account following the closure date. Contract Owners who do not have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account thereafter.

Effective as of Effective as of January 31, 2013 the AllianceBernstein VPS Value Portfolio – Class B Sub-Account was closed to all contract owners except those contract owners who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the closure date. Contract owners who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date may continue to submit investments into the variable sub-account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account if they remove, withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the variable sub-account following the Closure Date. Contract owners who do not have contract value invested in the variable

sub-account as of the Closure Date will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account thereafter.

 

6) Effective as of May 1, 2013, the AllianceBernstein VPS International Value Portfolio – Class B Sub-Account, was closed to all contract owners except those who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the closure date. Contract owners who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date may continue to submit investments into the variable sub-account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account if they remove, withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the variable sub-account following the Closure Date. Contract owners who do not have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account thereafter.

 

7) Effective on or about April 28, 2014, the UIF Global Infrastructure Portfolio – Class II acquired the Morgan Stanley VIS Global Infrastructure Portfolio – Class Y.

Effective on May 17, 2013, the UIF Global Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio – Class II was closed to new investors.

* As noted above, certain Variable Sub-Accounts are closed to new investments. If you invested in these Variable Sub-Accounts prior to the effective close date, you may continue your investments. If prior to the effective close date, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions to these Variable Sub-Accounts in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed. If you choose to add this TrueReturn Option on or after the effective close date, you must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to these Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the remaining Variable Sub-Accounts available with this TrueReturn Option prior to adding it to your Contract.

TrueBalanceSM Model Portfolio Options.

If you choose one of the TrueBalanceSM Model Portfolio Options or transfer your entire Contract Value into one of the TrueBalanceSM Model Portfolio Options, you may not choose the Variable Sub-Accounts or make transfers among the Variable Sub-Accounts that comprise that TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option. Each TrueBalance Model Portfolio involves an allocation of assets among a group of pre-selected Variable Sub-Accounts. You cannot make transfers among the Variable Sub-Accounts nor vary the Variable Sub-Accounts that comprise a TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option. If you choose a TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option, we will invest and periodically reallocate your Contract Value according to the allocation percentages and requirements for the TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option you have selected currently. For more information regarding the TrueBalance program, see the “TrueBalanceSM Asset Allocation Program” section of this prospectus. However, note that the restrictions described in this section, specifically the restrictions on transfers and the requirement that all of your Contract Value be allocated to a TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option, apply to the TrueBalance program only if you have added a Withdrawal Benefit Option to your Contract.

 

 

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Investment Alternatives: The Variable Sub-Accounts

 

 

You may allocate your purchase payments to up to 59* Variable Sub-Accounts. Each Variable Sub-Account invests in the shares of a corresponding Portfolio. Each Portfolio has its own investment objective(s) and policies. We briefly describe the Portfolios below.

For more complete information about each Portfolio, including expenses and risks associated with each Portfolio, please refer to the prospectuses for the Funds. We will mail to you a prospectus for each Portfolio related to the Variable Sub-Accounts to which you allocate your purchase payment.

You should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the investment alternatives when making an allocation to the Variable Sub-Accounts. To obtain any or all of the underlying Portfolio prospectuses, please contact us at 1-800-457-7617 or go to www.accessallstate.com.

* Certain Variable Sub-Accounts may not be available depending on the date you purchased your Contract. Please see page 45 for information about Sub-Accounts and/or Portfolio liquidations, mergers, closures and name changes.

 
     
Portfolio:   Each Portfolio Seeks:   Investment Advisor:

Morgan Stanley Variable Investment Series

       

Morgan Stanley VIS Multi Cap Growth Portfolio - Class Y

 

As a primary objective, growth of capital through investments in common stocks of companies believed by the Investment Adviser to have potential for superior growth. As a secondary objective, income but only when consistent with its primary objective.

  Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.

Morgan Stanley VIS European Equity Portfolio - Class Y(1)

 

To maximize the capital appreciation of its investments

 

UIF Global Infrastructure Portfolio - Class II(2)(8)

 

Both capital appreciation and current income

 

Morgan Stanley VIS Income Plus Portfolio - Class Y

 

As a primary objective, high level of current income by investing primarily in U.S. government securities and other fixed-income securities. As a secondary objective, capital appreciation but only when consistent with its primary objective.

 

Morgan Stanley VIS Limited Duration Portfolio - Class Y(1)

 

High level of current income consistent with preservation of capital

 

Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market Portfolio - Class Y

 

High current income, preservation of capital and liquidity

 

The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc.

       

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class II

 

Long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in growth-oriented equity securities of large capitalization companies.

  Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.

UIF Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, Class II(2)

 

High total return by investing primarily in fixed income securities of government and government-related issuers and, to a lesser extent, of corporate issuers in emerging market countries.

 

UIF Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio, Class II

 

Long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in growth-oriented equity securities of issuers in emerging market countries.

 

UIF Global Franchise Portfolio, Class II

 

Long-term capital appreciation.

 

UIF Global Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio, Class II†

 

Total return.

 

UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class II

 

Long-term capital growth by investing primarily in common stocks and other equity securities.

 

UIF Small Company Growth Portfolio, Class II

 

Long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in growth-oriented equity securities of small companies.

 

UIF U.S. Real Estate Portfolio, Class II

 

Above average current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies in the U.S. real estate industry, including real estate investment trusts.

 

 

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Portfolio:   Each Portfolio Seeks:   Investment Advisor:

Invesco Variable Insurance Funds

   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund – Series II

 

Capital appreciation.

  Invesco Advisers, Inc.(3)

Invesco V.I. Comstock Portfolio – Series II

 

Capital growth and income through investments in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks and securities convertible into common and preferred stocks.

 

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Portfolio, Series II

 

Capital appreciation and current income.

 

Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund – Series II

 

Long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers throughout the world, including U.S. issuers

 

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Portfolio – Series II

 

Long-term growth of capital and income.

 

Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund – Series II

 

Long-term growth of capital

 

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Portfolio – Series II

 

Capital growth

 

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund – Series II

 

Above-average total return over a market cycle of three to five years by investing in common stocks and other equity securities.

 

Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund – Series II(2)(6)

 

Long-term growth of capital

 

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund – Series II(4)

 

Long-term growth of capital

 

Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund – Series II(6)

 

Reasonable current income and long term growth of income and capital.

 

Invesco V.I. High Yield Portfolio – Series II

 

Total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation.

 

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund – Series II(2)

 

Long-term growth of capital

 

Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Portfolio – Series II

 

Investment results that, before expenses, correspond to the total return (i.e., combination of capital changes and income) of the Standard and Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index

 

AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

   

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth and Income Portfolio – Class B(2)

 

Long-term growth of capital

  AllianceBernstein L.P.

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth Portfolio – Class B

 

Long-term growth of capital

 

AllianceBernstein VPS International Value Portfolio – Class B(7)

 

Long-term growth of capital

 

AllianceBernstein VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio – Class B(2)

 

Long-term growth of capital

 

AllianceBernstein VPS Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Class B

 

Long-term growth of capital

 

AllianceBernstein VPS Value Portfolio – Class B(6)

 

Long-term growth of capital

 

Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products

   

Fidelity® VIP Contrafund® Portfolio - Service Class 2

 

Long-term capital appreciation

  Fidelity Management & Research Company

Fidelity® VIP Growth & Income Portfolio - Service Class 2

 

High total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation

 

Fidelity® VIP High Income Portfolio - Service Class 2

 

High level of current income, while also considering growth of capital

 

Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap Portfolio - Service Class 2

 

Long-term growth of capital

 

Fidelity® VIP Money Market Portfolio - Service Class 2

 

As high a level of current income as is consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity.

 

 

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Portfolio:   Each Portfolio Seeks:   Investment Advisor:

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust

   

FTVIP Franklin Flex Cap Growth VIP Fund - Class 2 (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2)

 

Capital appreciation

  Franklin Advisers, Inc.

FTVIP Franklin High Income VIP Fund - Class 2(2) (formerly, FTVIP Franklin High Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

 

High level of current income with capital appreciation as a secondary goal

 

FTVIP Franklin Income VIP Fund - Class 2 (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

 

To maximize income while maintaining prospects for capital appreciation.

 

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Global Discovery VIP Fund - Class 2 (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – Class 2)

 

Capital appreciation

  Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Fund - Class 2 (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund – Class 2)

 

Capital appreciation with income as a secondary goal

 

FTVIP Templeton Foreign VIP Fund - Class 2 (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund – Class 2)

 

Long-term capital growth.

  Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust

   

Goldman Sachs VIT Large Cap Value Fund

 

Long-term capital appreciation

  Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.

Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Fund(1)

 

Long-term capital appreciation

 

Goldman Sachs VIT Small Cap Equity Insights Fund Institutional (formerly, Goldman Sachs VIT Structured Small Cap Equity Fund)

 

Long-term growth of capital

 

Goldman Sachs VIT U.S. Equity Insights Fund Institutional (formerly, Goldman Sachs VIT Structured U.S. Equity Fund)

 

Long-term growth of capital and dividend income

 

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust

   

PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy Portfolio – Advisor Shares

 

Seeks maximum real return, consistent with prudent investment management

  Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio - Advisor Shares

 

Seeks maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management

 

PIMCO Real Return Portfolio - Advisor Shares

 

Seeks maximum real return, consistent with preservation of real capital and prudent investment management

 

PIMCO Total Return Portfolio - Advisor Shares

 

Seeks maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management

 

Putnam Variable Trust

       

Putnam VT Equity Income Fund - Class IB

 

Capital growth and current income.

  Putnam Investment Management, LLC

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund - Class IB

 

A balanced investment composed of a well diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds, which produce both capital growth and current income.

 

Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund - Class IB(2)

 

Capital growth and current income.

 

Putnam VT International Equity Fund - Class IB

 

Capital appreciation.

 

Putnam VT Investors Fund - Class IB(5)

 

Long-term growth of capital and any increased income that results from this growth.

 

Putnam VT Voyager Fund - Class IB

 

Capital appreciation.

 

 

(1) Effective May 1, 2006, the Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Sub-Account, Morgan Stanley VIS European Equity – Class Y Sub-Account and Morgan Stanley VIS Limited Duration – Class Y Sub-Account are no longer available for new investments. If you are currently invested in theseVariable Sub-Accounts you may continue your investments. If, prior to May 1, 2006, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing, or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to
  effect automatic transactions into the Variable Sub-Accounts in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.

 

(2)

Effective May 1, 2005, the Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities – Series II Sub-Account, the Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation – Series II Sub-Account, the Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account, the AllianceBernstein VPS Growth and

 

 

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  Income – Class B Sub-Account, the AllianceBernstein VPS Large Cap Growth – Class B Sub-Account, the FTVIP Franklin High Income Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account, the Morgan Stanley VIS High Yield – Class Y Sub-Account, the Morgan Stanley VIS Income Builder – Class Y Sub-Account, the Morgan Stanley VIS Global Infrastructure – Class Y Sub-Account, the Putnam VT Growth and Income – Class IB Sub-Account and the UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account are no longer available for new investments. If you are currently invested in these Variable Sub-Accounts, you may continue your investment. If prior to May 1, 2005, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions to these Variable Sub-Accounts in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.

 

(3) The investment objective(s) of each sub-account may be changed by the Board of Directors without shareholder approval.

 

(4) Effective May 1, 2006, the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account is no longer available for new investments. If you are currently invested in the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account you may continue your investment. If, prior to May 1, 2005, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, through the Invesco V.I. Premier Equity – Series II Sub-Account (the predecessor of the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account), such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing, or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions into the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.

 

(5) Effective May 1, 2004, the Putnam VT Investors Fund – Class IB Sub-Account is no longer available for new investments. If you are currently invested in this Variable Sub-Account, you may continue your investment. If prior to May 1, 2004, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions to the Variable Sub-Account in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.

 

(6) Effective as of August 19, 2011, the Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities – Series II Sub-Account, was closed to all Contract Owners except those who have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date. Contract owners who have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date may continue to submit additional investments into the Variable Sub-Account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account if they withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the Variable Sub-Account following the closure date. Contract Owners who do not have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account thereafter.

Effective as of January 31, 2013 the AllianceBernstein VPS Value Portfolio – Class B Sub-Account was closed to all contract owners except those contract owners who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the closure date. Contract owners who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date may continue to submit investments into the variable sub-account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account if they remove, withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the variable sub-account following the Closure Date. Contract owners who do not have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account thereafter.

 

(7) Effective as of May 1, 2013, the AllianceBernstein VPS International Value Portfolio – Class B Sub-Account, was closed to all contract owners except those who have contract value invested in
  the variable sub-account as of the closure date. Contract owners who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date may continue to submit investments into the variable sub-account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account if they remove, withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the variable sub-account following the Closure Date. Contract owners who do not have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account thereafter.

 

8) Effective on or about April 28, 2014, the UIF Global Infrastructure Portfolio – Class II acquired the Morgan Stanley VIS Global Infrastructure Portfolio – Class Y.

Effective on May 17, 2013, the UIF Global Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio – Class II was closed to new investors.

Amounts you allocate to Variable Sub-Accounts may grow in value, decline in value, or grow less than you expect, depending on the investment performance of the Portfolios in which those Variable Sub-Accounts invest. You bear the investment risk that the Portfolios might not meet their investment objectives. Shares of the Portfolios are not deposits, or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by any bank and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency.

Variable insurance portfolios might not be managed by the same portfolio managers who manage retail mutual funds with similar names. These portfolios are likely to differ from similarly named retail mutual funds in assets, cash flow, and tax matters. Accordingly, the holdings and investment results of a variable insurance portfolio can be expected to be higher or lower than the investment results of a similarly named retail mutual fund.

TRUEBALANCESM ASSET ALLOCATION PROGRAM

The TrueBalance asset allocation program (“TrueBalance program”) is no longer offered for new enrollments. If you enrolled in the TrueBalance program prior to January 31, 2008, you may remain in the program. If you terminate your enrollment or otherwise transfer your Contract Value out of the program, you may not re-enroll.

There is no additional charge for the TrueBalance program. Participation in the TrueBalance program may be limited if you have elected certain Contract Options that impose restrictions on the investment alternatives which you may invest, such as the Income Protection Benefit Option, the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option or a Withdrawal Benefit Option. See the sections of this prospectus discussing these Options for more information.

Asset allocation is the process by which your Contract Value is invested in different asset classes in a way that matches your risk tolerance, time horizon, and investment goals. Theoretically, different asset classes tend to behave differently under various economic and market conditions. By spreading your Contract Value across a range of asset classes, you may, over time, be able to reduce the risk of

 

 

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investment volatility and potentially enhance returns. Asset allocation does not guarantee a profit or protect against loss in a declining market.

Your sales representative helps you determine whether participating in an asset allocation program is appropriate for you. You complete a questionnaire to identify your investment style. Based on your investment style, you select one asset allocation model portfolio among the available model portfolios which may range from conservative to aggressive. Your Contract Value is allocated among the Variable Sub-Accounts according to your selected model portfolio. Not all Variable Sub-Accounts are available in any one model portfolio, and you must only allocate your Contract Value to the limited number of Variable Sub-Accounts available in the model portfolio you select. You should not select a model portfolio without first consulting with your sales representative.

Allstate Life does not intend to provide any personalized investment advice in connection with the TrueBalance program and you should not rely on this program as providing individualized investment recommendations to you.

Allstate Life retained an independent investment management firm (“investment management firm”) to construct the TrueBalance model portfolios. The investment management firm does not provide advice to Allstate Life’s Contract Owners. Neither Allstate Life nor the investment management firm is acting for any Contract Owner as a “fiduciary” or as an “investment manager,” as such terms are defined under applicable laws and regulations relating to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

The investment management firm does not take into account any information about any Contract Owner or any Contract Owner’s assets when creating, providing or maintaining any TrueBalance model portfolio. Individual Contract Owners should ultimately rely on their own judgment and/or the judgment of a financial advisor in making their investment decisions. Neither Allstate Life nor the investment management firm is responsible for determining the suitability of the TrueBalance model portfolios for the Contract Owners’ purposes.

Each of the five model portfolios specifies an allocation among a mix of Variable Sub-Accounts that is designed to meet the investment goals of the applicable investment style. On the business day we approve your participation in the TrueBalance program, we automatically reallocate any existing Contract Value in the Variable Sub-Accounts according to the model portfolio you selected. If any portion of your existing Contract Value is allocated to the Standard Fixed Account or MVA Fixed Account Options and you wish to allocate any portion of it to the model portfolio, you must transfer that portion to the Variable Sub-Accounts. In addition, as long as you participate in the TrueBalance program, you must allocate all of your purchase payments to the Fixed Account Options and/or the

Variable Sub-Accounts currently offered in your model portfolio. Any purchase payments you allocate to the DCA Fixed Account Option will be automatically transferred, along with interest, in equal monthly installments to the Variable Sub-Accounts according to the model portfolio you selected.

We use the term “Transfer Period Account” to refer to each purchase payment allocation made to the DCA Fixed Account Option for a specified term length. At the expiration of a Transfer Period Account any remaining amounts in the Transfer Period Account will be transferred to the Variable Sub-Accounts according to the percentage allocation for the model portfolio you selected.

Allstate Life may offer new or revised TrueBalance model portfolios at any time, and may retain a different investment management firm to create any such new or revised TrueBalance model portfolios. Allstate Life will not automatically reallocate your Contract Value allocated to the Variable Sub-Accounts to match any new or revised model portfolios that are offered. If you are invested in the TrueBalance model portfolio, your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor will notify you of any new or revised TrueBalance model portfolios that may be available. If you wish to invest in accordance with a new or revised TrueBalance model portfolio, you must submit a transfer request to transfer your Contract Value in your existing TrueBalance model portfolio in accordance with the new TrueBalance model portfolio. If you do not request a transfer to a new TrueBalance model portfolio, we will continue to rebalance your Contract Value in accordance with your existing TrueBalance model portfolio. At any given time, you may only elect a TrueBalance model portfolio that is available at the time of election.

You may only select one model portfolio at a time. However, you may change your selection of model portfolio at any time, provided you select a currently available model portfolio. Each change you make in your model portfolio selection will count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee. You should consult with your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor before making a change to your model portfolio selection to determine whether the new model portfolio is appropriate for your needs.

Since the performance of each Variable Sub-Account may cause a shift in the percentage allocated to each Variable Sub-Account, at least once every calendar quarter we will automatically rebalance all of your Contract Value in the Variable Sub-Accounts according to your currently selected model portfolio.

Unless you notify us otherwise, any purchase payments you make after electing the TrueBalance program will be allocated to your model portfolio and/or to the Fixed Account Options according to your most recent instructions on file with us. Once you elect to participate

 

 

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in the TrueBalance program, you may allocate subsequent purchase payments to any of the Fixed Account Options available with your Contract and/or to any of the Variable Sub-Accounts included in your model portfolio, but only according to the allocation specifications of that model portfolio. You may not allocate subsequent purchase payments to a Variable Sub-Account that is not included in your model portfolio. Subsequent purchase payments allocated to the Variable Sub-Accounts will be automatically rebalanced at the end of the next calendar quarter according to the allocation percentages for your currently selected model portfolio.

The following applies to TrueBalance model portfolios selected with the TrueReturn Option or a Withdrawal Benefit Option:

For TrueBalance model portfolios selected with the TrueReturn Option or a Withdrawal Benefit Option, you must allocate all of your Contract Value to a TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option, and you may not choose the Variable Sub-Accounts or make transfers among the Variable Sub-Accounts in the TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option. If you choose a TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option, we will invest and periodically reallocate your Contract Value according to the allocation percentages and requirements for the TrueBalance Model Portfolio Option you selected. You may, however, elect to reallocate your entire Contract Value from one Model Portfolio Option to another Model Portfolio Option available with your Option.

If you own the TrueReturn Option, on the Rider Maturity Date, the Contract Value may be increased due to the Option. Any increase will be allocated to the Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market-Class Y Sub-Account. You may make transfers from this Variable Sub-Account to the Fixed Account Options (as allowed) or to the Variable Sub-Accounts included in your model portfolio, but only according to the allocation specification of that model portfolio. All of your Contract Value in the Variable Sub-Accounts will be automatically rebalanced at the next calendar quarter according to the allocation percentages for your currently selected model portfolio.

The following applies to TrueBalance model portfolios selected without the TrueReturn Option or a Withdrawal Benefit Option:

For TrueBalance model portfolios selected without the TrueReturn or a Withdrawal Benefit Option, you may not make transfers from the Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the other Variable Sub-Accounts. You may make transfers, as allowed under the Contract, from the Fixed

Account Options to other Fixed Account Options or to the Variable Sub-Accounts included in your model portfolio, but only according to the allocation specifications of that model portfolio. You may make transfers from the Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the Fixed Account Options, except the DCA Fixed Account Option. Transfers to Fixed Account Options may be inconsistent with the investment style you selected and with the purpose of the TrueBalance program. However, all of your Contract Value in the Variable Sub-Accounts will be automatically rebalanced at the next calendar quarter according to the percentage allocations for your currently selected model portfolio. You should consult with your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor before making transfers.

If you make a partial withdrawal from any of the Variable Sub-Accounts, your remaining Contract Value in the Variable Sub-Accounts will be automatically rebalanced at the end of the next calendar quarter according to the percentage allocations for your currently selected model portfolio. If you are participating in the Systematic Withdrawal Program when you add the TrueBalance program or change your selection of model portfolios, you may need to update your withdrawal instructions. If you have any questions, please consult your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor.

Your participation in the TrueBalance program is subject to the program’s terms and conditions, and you may change model portfolios or terminate your participation in the TrueBalance program at any time by notifying us in a form satisfactory to us. We reserve the right to modify or terminate the TrueBalance program at any time.

 

 

Investment Alternatives: The Fixed Account Options

 

 

You may allocate all or a portion of your purchase payments to the Fixed Account Options. The Fixed Account Options we offer include the Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option, the Standard Fixed Account Option, and the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option. We may offer additional Fixed Account Options in the future. Some Options are not available in all states. In addition, Allstate Life may limit the availability of some Fixed Account Options. Please

consult with your representative for current information. The Fixed Account supports our insurance and annuity obligations. The Fixed Account consists of our general assets other than those in segregated asset accounts. We have sole discretion to invest the assets of the Fixed Account, subject to applicable law. Any money you allocate to the Fixed Account does not entitle you to share in the investment experience of the Fixed Account.

 

 

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DOLLAR COST AVERAGING FIXED ACCOUNT OPTION

The Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option (“DCA Fixed Account Option”) is one of the investment alternatives that you can use to establish a Dollar Cost Averaging Program, as described on page 53.

This option allows you to allocate purchase payments to the Fixed Account that will then automatically be transferred, along with interest, in equal monthly installments to the investment alternatives that you have selected. In the future, we may offer other installment frequencies in our discretion. Each purchase payment allocated to the DCA Fixed Account Option must be at least $100.

At the time you allocate a purchase payment to the DCA Fixed Account Option, you must specify the term length over which the transfers are to take place. We use the term “Transfer Period Account” to refer to each purchase payment allocation made to the DCA Fixed Account Option for a specified term length. You establish a new Transfer Period Account each time you allocate a purchase payment to the DCA Fixed Account Option. We currently offer term lengths from which you may select for your Transfer Period Account(s), ranging from 3 to 12 months. We may modify or eliminate the term lengths we offer in the future. Refer to Appendix A for more information.

Your purchase payments will earn interest while in the DCA Fixed Account Option at the interest rate in effect at the time of the allocation, depending on the term length chosen for the Transfer Period Account and the type of Contract you have. The interest rates may also differ from those available for other Fixed Account Options. The minimum interest rate associated with the DCA Fixed Account Option is based upon state requirements and the date an application to purchase a Contract is signed. This minimum interest rate will not change after Contract issue.

You must transfer all of your money, plus accumulated interest, out of a Transfer Period Account to other investment alternatives in equal monthly installments during the term of the Transfer Period Account. We reserve the right to restrict the investment alternatives available for transfers from any Transfer Period Account. You may not transfer money from the Transfer Period Accounts to any of the Fixed Account Options available under your Contract. The first transfer will occur on the next Valuation Date after you establish a Transfer Period Account. If we do not receive an allocation instruction from you when we receive the purchase payment, we will transfer each installment to the Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market – Class Y Sub-Account until we receive a different allocation instruction. At the expiration of a Transfer Period Account any remaining amounts in the Transfer Period Account will be transferred to the Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market – Class Y Sub-Account unless you request a different investment alternative. Transferring Contract Value to the Morgan

Stanley VIS Money Market – Class Y Sub-Account in this manner may not be consistent with the theory of dollar cost averaging described on page 54.

If you discontinue the DCA Fixed Account Option before the expiration of a Transfer Period Account, we will transfer any remaining amount in the Transfer Period Account to the Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market – Class Y Sub-Account unless you request a different investment alternative.

If you have a TrueReturn Option or Withdrawal Benefit Option, at the expiration of a Transfer Period Account or if you discontinue the DCA Fixed Account Option any amounts remaining in the Transfer Period Account will be transferred according to the investment requirements applicable to the Option you selected.

You may not transfer money into the DCA Fixed Account Option or add to an existing Transfer Period Account. You may not use the Automatic Additions Program to allocate purchase payments to the DCA Fixed Account Option.

The DCA Fixed Account Option may not be available in your state. Please check with your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor for availability.

STANDARD FIXED ACCOUNT OPTION

You may allocate purchase payments or transfer amounts into the Standard Fixed Account Option. Each such allocation establishes a “Guarantee Period Account” within the Standard Fixed Account Option (“Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account”), which is defined by the date of the allocation and the length of the initial interest rate guarantee period (“Standard Fixed Guarantee Period”). You may not allocate a purchase payment or transfer to any existing Guarantee Period Account. Each purchase payment or transfer allocated to a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account must be at least $100.

At the time you allocate a purchase payment or transfer amount to the Standard Fixed Account Option, you must select the Guarantee Period for that allocation from among the available Standard Fixed Guarantee Periods. For Allstate Variable Annuity Contracts, we currently offer Standard Fixed Guarantee Periods of 1, 3, 5 and 7 years in length. For Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share Contracts, we currently are not offering the Standard Fixed Account Option. Refer to Appendix A for more information. We may offer other Guarantee Periods in the future. If you allocate a purchase payment to the Standard Fixed Account Option, but do not select a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period for the new Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account, we will allocate the purchase payment or transfer to a new Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the same Standard Fixed Guarantee Period as the Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account of your most recent purchase payment or transfer. If we no longer offer that Standard Fixed Guarantee Period, then we will allocate the purchase

 

 

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payment or transfer to a new Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the next shortest term currently offered. If you have not made a prior allocation to a Guarantee Period Account, then we will allocate the purchase payment or transfer to a new Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account of the shortest Standard Fixed Guarantee Period we are offering at that time.

Some Standard Fixed Guarantee Periods are not available in all states. Please check with your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor for availability.

The amount you allocate to a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account will earn interest at the interest rate in effect for that Standard Fixed Guarantee Period at the time of the allocation. Interest rates may differ depending on the type of Contract you have and may also differ from those available for other Fixed Account Options. The minimum interest rate associated with the Standard Fixed Account Option is based upon state requirements and the date an application to purchase a Contract is signed. This minimum interest rate will not change after Contract issue.

In any Contract Year, the combined amount of withdrawals and transfers from a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account may not exceed 30% of the amount used to establish that Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account. This limitation is waived if you withdraw your entire Contract Value. It is also waived for amounts in a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account during the 30 days following its renewal date (“30-Day Window”), described below, and for a single withdrawal made by your surviving spouse within one year of continuing the Contract after your death.

Amounts under the 30% limit that are not withdrawn in a Contract Year do not carry over to subsequent Contract Years.

At the end of a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period and each year thereafter, we will declare a renewal interest rate that will be guaranteed for 1 year. Subsequent renewal dates will be on the anniversaries of the first renewal date. Prior to a renewal date, we will send you a notice that will outline the options available to you. During the 30-Day Window following the expiration of a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the 30% limit for transfers and withdrawals from that Guarantee Period Account is waived and you may elect to:

 

 

transfer all or part of the money from the Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account to establish a new Guarantee Period Account within the Standard Fixed Account Option or the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option, if available; or

 

 

transfer all or part of the money from the Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account to other investment alternatives available at the time; or

 

withdraw all or part of the money from the Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account. Withdrawal charges and taxes may apply.

Withdrawals taken to satisfy IRS minimum distribution rules will count against the 30% limit. The 30% limit will be waived for a Contract Year to the extent that:

 

 

you have already exceeded the 30% limit and you must still make a withdrawal during that Contract Year to satisfy IRS minimum distribution rules; or

 

 

you have not yet exceeded the 30% limit but you must make a withdrawal during that Contract Year to satisfy IRS minimum distribution rules, and such withdrawal will put you over the 30% limit.

The money in the Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account will earn interest at the declared renewal rate from the renewal date until the date we receive notification of your election. If we receive notification of your election to make a transfer or withdrawal from a renewing Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account on or before the renewal date, the transfer or withdrawal will be deemed to have occurred on the renewal date. If we receive notification of your election to make a transfer or withdrawal from the renewing Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account after the renewal date, but before the expiration of the 30-Day Window, the

transfer or withdrawal will be deemed to have occurred on the day we receive such notice. Any remaining balance not withdrawn or transferred from the renewing Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account will continue to earn interest until the next renewal date at the declared renewal rate. If we do not receive notification from you within the 30-Day Window, we will assume that you have elected to renew the Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account and the amount in the renewing Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account will continue to earn interest at the declared renewal rate until the next renewal date, and will be subject to all restrictions of the Standard Fixed Account Option.

The Standard Fixed Account Option currently is not available with the Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share Contract.

MARKET VALUE ADJUSTED FIXED ACCOUNT OPTION

You may allocate purchase payments or transfer amounts into the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option. Each such allocation establishes a Guarantee Period Account within the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option (“Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account”), which is defined by the date of the allocation and the length of the initial interest rate guarantee period (“Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period”). You may not allocate a purchase payment or transfer to any existing Guarantee Period Account. Each purchase payment or transfer allocated to

 

 

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a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account must be at least $100.

At the time you allocate a purchase payment or transfer amount to the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option, you must select the Guarantee Period for that allocation from among the Guarantee Periods available for the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option (“Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Periods”). We currently offer Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Periods of 3, 5, 7, and 10 years. Refer to Appendix A for more information. We may offer other Guarantee Periods in the future. If you allocate a purchase payment to the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option, but do not select a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period for the new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, we will allocate the purchase payment or transfer to a new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the same Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period as the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account of your most recent purchase payment or transfer. If we no longer offer that Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period, then we will allocate the purchase payment or transfer to a new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the next shortest term currently offered. If you have not made a prior allocation to a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, then we will allocate the purchase payment or transfer to a new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account of the shortest Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period we are offering at that time. The Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option is not available in all states. Please check with your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor for availability.

The amount you allocate to a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account will earn interest at the interest rate in effect for that Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period at the time of the allocation. Interest rates may differ depending on the type of Contract you have and may also differ from those available for other Fixed Account Options.

Withdrawals and transfers from a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment. A Market Value Adjustment may also apply to amounts in the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option if we pay Death Proceeds or if the Payout Start Date begins on a day other than during the 30-day period after such Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account expires (“30-Day MVA Window”). We will not make a Market Value Adjustment if you make a transfer or withdrawal during the 30-Day MVA Window.

We apply a Market Value Adjustment to reflect changes in interest rates from the time you first allocate money to a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account to the time the money is taken out of that Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account

under the circumstances described above. We use the U.S. Treasury Note Constant Maturity Yield as reported in Federal Reserve Board Statistical Release H.15 (“Treasury Rate”) to calculate the Market Value Adjustment. We do so by comparing the Treasury Rate for a maturity equal to the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period at the time the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account is established with the Treasury Rate for the same maturity at the time the money is taken from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account.

The Market Value Adjustment may be positive or negative, depending on changes in interest rates. As such, you bear the investment risk associated with changes in interest rates. If interest rates have increased since the establishment of a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the Market Value Adjustment, together with any applicable withdrawal charges, premium taxes, and income tax withholdings could reduce the amount you receive upon full withdrawal from a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account to an amount less than the purchase payment used to establish that Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account.

Generally, if at the time you establish a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the Treasury Rate for a maturity equal to that Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period is higher than the applicable Treasury Rate at the time money is to be taken from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the Market Value Adjustment will be positive. Conversely, if at the time you establish a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the applicable Treasury Rate is lower than the applicable Treasury Rate at the time the money is to be taken from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the Market Value Adjustment will be negative.

For example, assume that you purchase a Contract and allocate part of the initial purchase payment to the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option to establish a 5-year Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account. Assume that the 5-year Treasury Rate at that time is 4.50%. Next, assume that at the end of the 3rd year, you withdraw money from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account. If, at that time, the 5-year Treasury Rate is 4.20%, then the Market Value Adjustment will be positive. Conversely, if the 5-year Treasury Rate at that time is 4.80%, then the Market Value Adjustment will be negative.

The formula used to calculate the Market Value Adjustment and numerical examples illustrating its application are shown in Appendix B of this prospectus.

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to establish a new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the same Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period, unless you notify us otherwise. The new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account will be established as of the day immediately following the expiration date of the expiring Market Value Adjusted Guarantee Period Account (“New Account Start Date.”) If the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period is no longer being offered, we will establish a new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the next shortest Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period available. Prior to the expiration date, we will send you a notice, which will outline the options available to you. During the 30-Day MVA Window a Market Value Adjustment will not be applied to transfers and withdrawals from the expiring Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account and you may elect to:

 

 

transfer all or part of the money from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account to establish a new Guarantee Period Account within the Standard Fixed Account Option or the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option, if available; or

 

 

transfer all or part of the money from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account to other investment alternatives available at the time; or

 

 

withdraw all or part of the money from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account. Withdrawal charges and taxes may apply.

The money in the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account will earn interest at the interest rate declared for the new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account from the New Account Start Date until the date we receive notification of your

election. If we receive notification of your election to make a transfer or withdrawal from an expiring Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account on or before the New Account Start Date, the transfer or withdrawal will be deemed to have occurred on the New Account Start Date. If we receive notification of your election to make a transfer or withdrawal from the expiring Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account after the New Account Start Date, but before the expiration of the 30-Day MVA Window, the transfer or withdrawal will be deemed to have occurred on the day we receive such notice. Any remaining balance not withdrawn or transferred will earn interest for the term of the new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, at the interest rate declared for such Account. If we do not receive notification from you within the 30-Day Window, we will assume that you have elected to transfer the amount in the expiring Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account to establish a new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the same Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period, and the amount in the new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account will continue to earn interest at the interest rate declared for the new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, and will be subject to all restrictions of the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option. If we no longer offer that Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period, the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period for the new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account will be the next shortest term length we offer for the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option at that time, and the interest rate will be the rate declared by us at that time for such term.

 

 

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TRANSFERS DURING THE ACCUMULATION PHASE

During the Accumulation Phase, you may transfer Contract Value among the investment alternatives. You may not transfer Contract Value to the DCA Fixed Account Option or add to an existing Transfer Period Account. You may request transfers in writing on a form that we provided or by telephone according to the procedure described below.

You may make up to 12 transfers per Contract Year without charge. A transfer fee equal to 1.00% of the amount transferred applies to each transfer after the 12th transfer in any Contract Year. This fee may be changed, but in no event will it exceed 2.00% of the amount transferred. Multiple transfers on a single Valuation Date are considered a single transfer for purposes of assessing the transfer fee. If you added the TrueReturn Option or a Withdrawal Benefit Option to your Contract, certain

restrictions on transfers apply. See the “TrueReturnSM Accumulation Benefit Option” and “Withdrawal Benefit Options” sections of this prospectus for more information.

The minimum amount that you may transfer from the Standard Fixed Account Option, Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option or a Variable Sub-Account is $100 or the total remaining balance in the Standard Fixed Account Option, Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option or the Variable Sub-Account, if less. These limitations do not apply to the DCA Fixed Account Option. The total amount that you may transfer or withdraw from a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account in a Contract Year is 30% of the amount used to establish that Guarantee Period Account. See “Standard Fixed Account Option”. The minimum amount that can be transferred to the Standard Fixed Account Option and the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option is $100.

 

 

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We will process transfer requests that we receive before 3:00 p.m. Central Time on any Valuation Date using the Accumulation Unit Values for that Date. We will process requests completed after 3:00 p.m. on any Valuation Date using the Accumulation Unit Values for the next Valuation Date. The Contract permits us to defer transfers from the Fixed Account Options for up to 6 months from the date we receive your request. If we decide to postpone transfers from any Fixed Account Option for 30 days or more, we will pay interest as required by applicable law. Any interest would be payable from the date we receive the transfer request to the date we make the transfer.

We reserve the right to waive any transfer restrictions.

TRANSFERS DURING THE PAYOUT PHASE

During the Payout Phase, you may make transfers among the Variable Sub-Accounts so as to change the relative weighting of the Variable Sub-Accounts on which your variable income payments will be based. You may make up to 12 transfers per Contract Year within each Income Plan. You may not convert any portion of your fixed income payments into variable income payments. You may not make transfers among Income Plans. You may make transfers from the variable income payments to the fixed income payments to increase the proportion of your income payments consisting of fixed income payments, unless you have selected the Income Protection Benefit Option.

TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS

You may make transfers by telephone by calling 1-800-457-7617. The cut-off time for telephone transfer requests is 3:00 p.m. Central Time. In the event that the New York Stock Exchange closes early, i.e., before 3:00 p.m. Central Time, or in the event that the Exchange closes early for a period of time but then reopens for trading on the same day, we will process telephone transfer requests as of the close of the Exchange on that particular day. We will not accept telephone requests received from you at any telephone number other than the number that appears in this paragraph or received after the close of trading on the Exchange. If you own the Contract with a joint Contract Owner, unless we receive contrary instructions, we will accept instructions from either you or the other Contract Owner.

We may suspend, modify or terminate the telephone transfer privilege, as well as any other electronic or automated means we previously approved, at any time without notice.

We use procedures that we believe provide reasonable assurance that the telephone transfers are genuine. For example, we tape telephone conversations with persons purporting to authorize transfers and request identifying information. Accordingly, we disclaim any liability for losses resulting from allegedly unauthorized telephone transfers. However, if we do not take reasonable steps to help ensure that a telephone authorization is valid, we may be liable for such losses.

MARKET TIMING & EXCESSIVE TRADING

The Contracts are intended for long-term investment. Market timing and excessive trading can potentially dilute the value of Variable Sub-Accounts and can disrupt management of a Portfolio and raise its expenses, which can impair Portfolio performance and adversely affect your Contract Value. Our policy is not to accept knowingly any money intended for the purpose of market timing or excessive trading. Accordingly, you should not invest in the Contract if your purpose is to engage in market timing or excessive trading, and you should refrain from such practices if you currently own a Contract.

We seek to detect market timing or excessive trading activity by reviewing trading activities. Portfolios also may report suspected market-timing or excessive trading activity to us. If, in our judgment, we determine that the transfers are part of a market timing strategy or are otherwise harmful to the underlying Portfolio, we will impose the trading limitations as described below under “Trading Limitations.” Because there is no universally accepted definition of what constitutes market timing or excessive trading, we will use our reasonable judgment based on all of the circumstances.

While we seek to deter market timing and excessive trading in Variable Sub-Accounts, because our procedures involve the exercise of reasonable judgment, we may not identify or prevent some market timing or excessive trading. Moreover, imposition of trading limitations is triggered by the detection of market timing or excessive trading activity, and the trading limitations are not applied prior to detection of such trading activity. Therefore, our policies and procedures do not prevent such trading activity before it is detected. As a result, some investors may be able to engage in market timing and excessive trading, while others are prohibited, and the Portfolio may experience the adverse effects of market timing and excessive trading described above.

TRADING LIMITATIONS

We reserve the right to limit transfers among the investment alternatives in any Contract year, require that all future transfer requests be submitted through U.S. Postal Service First Class Mail thereby refusing to accept transfer requests via telephone, facsimile, Internet, or overnight delivery, or to refuse any transfer request, if:

 

 

we believe, in our sole discretion, that certain trading practices, such as excessive trading, by, or on behalf of, one or more Contract Owners, or a specific transfer request or group of transfer requests, may have a detrimental effect on the Accumulation Unit Values of any Variable Sub-Account or on the share prices of the corresponding Portfolio or otherwise would be to the disadvantage of other Contract Owners; or

 

 

we are informed by one or more of the Portfolios that they intend to restrict the purchase, exchange, or redemption of Portfolio shares because of

 

 

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excessive trading or because they believe that a specific transfer or group of transfers would have a detrimental effect on the prices of Portfolio shares.

In making the determination that trading activity constitutes market timing or excessive trading, we will consider, among other things:

 

 

the total dollar amount being transferred, both in the aggregate and in the transfer request;

 

 

the number of transfers you make over a period of time and/or the period of time between transfers (note: one set of transfers to and from a Variable Sub-Account in a short period of time can constitute market timing);

 

 

whether your transfers follow a pattern that appears designed to take advantage of short term market fluctuations, particularly within certain Variable Sub-Account underlying Portfolios that we have identified as being susceptible to market timing activities (e.g., International, High Yield, and Small Cap Variable Sub-Accounts);

 

 

whether the manager of the underlying Portfolio has indicated that the transfers interfere with Portfolio management or otherwise adversely impact the Portfolio; and

 

 

the investment objectives and/or size of the Variable Sub-Account underlying Portfolio.

We seek to apply these trading limitations uniformly. However, because these determinations involve the exercise of discretion, it is possible that we may not detect some market timing or excessive trading activity. As a result, it is possible that some investors may be able to engage in market timing or excessive trading activity, while others are prohibited, and the Portfolio may experience the adverse effects of market timing and excessive trading described above.

If we determine that a Contract Owner has engaged in market timing or excessive trading activity, we will require that all future transfer requests be submitted through U.S. Postal Service First Class Mail thereby refusing to accept transfer requests via telephone, facsimile, Internet, or overnight delivery. If we determine that a Contract Owner continues to engage in a pattern of market timing or excessive trading activity we will restrict that Contract Owner from making future additions or transfers into the impacted Variable Sub-Account(s) or will restrict that Contract Owner from making future additions or transfers into the class of Variable Sub-Account(s) if the Variable Sub-Accounts(s) involved are vulnerable to arbitrage market timing trading activity (e.g., International, High Yield, and Small Cap Variable Sub-Accounts).

In our sole discretion, we may revise our Trading Limitations at any time as necessary to better deter or minimize market timing and excessive trading or to comply with regulatory requirements.

SHORT TERM TRADING FEES

The underlying Portfolios are authorized by SEC regulation to adopt and impose redemption fees if a Portfolio’s Board of Directors determines that such fees are necessary to minimize or eliminate short-term transfer activity that can reduce or dilute the value of outstanding shares issued by the Portfolio. The Portfolio will set the parameters relating to the redemption fee and such parameters may vary by Portfolio. If a Portfolio elects to adopt and charge redemption fees, these fees will be passed on to the Contract Owner(s) responsible for the short-term transfer activity generating the fee.

We will administer and collect redemption fees in connection with transfers between the Variable Sub-Accounts and forward these fees to the Portfolio. Please consult the Portfolio’s prospectus for more complete information regarding the fees and charges associated with each Portfolio.

DOLLAR COST AVERAGING PROGRAM

Through our Dollar Cost Averaging Program, you may automatically transfer a fixed dollar amount on a regular basis from any Variable Sub-Account or any Fixed Account Option to any of the other Variable Sub-Accounts. You may not use the Dollar Cost Averaging Program to transfer amounts to the Fixed Account Options. This program is available only during the Accumulation Phase.

We will not charge a transfer fee for transfers made under this Program, nor will such transfers count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee.

The theory of dollar cost averaging is that if purchases of equal dollar amounts are made at fluctuating prices, the aggregate average cost per unit will be less than the average of the unit prices on the same purchase dates. However, participation in this Program does not assure you of a greater profit from your purchases under the Program nor will it prevent or necessarily reduce losses in a declining market. Call or write us for instructions on how to enroll.

AUTOMATIC PORTFOLIO REBALANCING PROGRAM

Once you have allocated your money among the Variable Sub-Accounts, the performance of each Sub-Account may cause a shift in the percentage you allocated to each Sub-Account. If you select our Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program, we will automatically rebalance the Contract Value in each Variable Sub-Account and return it to the desired percentage allocations. Money you allocate to the Fixed Account will not be included in the rebalancing.

We will rebalance your account quarterly, semi-annually, or annually. We will measure these periods according to your instructions. We will transfer amounts among the Variable Sub-Accounts to achieve the percentage allocations you specify. You can change your allocations at any time by contacting us in writing or by telephone.

 

 

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The new allocation will be effective with the first rebalancing that occurs after we receive your written or telephone request. We are not responsible for rebalancing that occurs prior to receipt of proper notice of your request.

Example:

Assume that you want your initial purchase payment split among 2 Variable Sub-Accounts. You want 40% to be in the Morgan Stanley VIS Income Plus – Class Y Sub-Account and 60% to be in the Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account. Over the next 2 months the bond market does very well while the stock market performs poorly. At the end of the first quarter, the Morgan Stanley VIS Income Plus – Class Y Sub-Account now represents 50% of your holdings because of its increase in value. If you choose to

have your holdings in a Contract or Contracts rebalanced quarterly, on the first day of the next quarter we would sell some of your units in the Morgan Stanley VIS Income Plus – Class Y Sub-Account for the appropriate Contract(s) and use the money to buy more units in the Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account so that the percentage allocations would again be 40% and 60% respectively.

The transfers made under the program do not count towards the 12 transfers you can make without paying a transfer fee, and are not subject to a transfer fee.

Portfolio rebalancing is consistent with maintaining your allocation of investments among market segments, although it is accomplished by reducing your Contract Value allocated to the Variable Sub-Accounts that performed better during the previous time period.

 

 

Expenses

 

 

As a Contract Owner, you will bear, directly or indirectly, the charges and expenses described below.

CONTRACT MAINTENANCE CHARGE

During the Accumulation Phase, on each Contract Anniversary, we will deduct a $30 contract maintenance charge from your assets invested in the Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market Variable Sub-Account. If there are insufficient assets in that Variable Sub-Account, we will deduct the balance of the charge proportionally from the other Variable Sub-Accounts. We also will deduct this charge if you withdraw your entire Contract Value, unless your Contract qualifies for a waiver. During the Payout Phase, we will deduct the charge proportionately from each income payment.

The charge is to compensate us for the cost of administering the Contracts and the Variable Account. Maintenance costs include expenses we incur in billing and collecting purchase payments; keeping records; processing death claims, cash withdrawals, and policy changes; proxy statements; calculating Accumulation Unit Values and income payments; and issuing reports to Contract Owners and regulatory agencies. We cannot increase the charge. We will waive this charge:

 

 

for the remaining term of the Contract once your total purchase payments to the Contract equal $50,000 or more; or

 

 

for a Contract Anniversary, if on that date, your entire Contract Value is allocated to the Fixed Account Options, or after the Payout Start Date, if all income payments are fixed income payments.

We reserve the right to waive this charge for all Contracts.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CHARGE

For Contracts issued before January 1, 2005 and for Contracts issued on or after October 17, 2005, we deduct an administrative expense charge at an annual rate of 0.19% of the average daily net assets you have invested in the Variable Sub-Accounts. For Contracts issued on or after January 1, 2005 and prior to October 17, 2005, we deduct an administrative expense charge at an annual rate of 0.30% of the average daily net assets you have invested in the Variable Sub-Accounts. Effective October 17, 2005 and thereafter, the administrative expense charge we deduct for such Contracts is at an annual rate of 0.19% of the average daily net assets you have invested in the Variable Sub-Accounts. We intend this charge to cover actual administrative expenses that exceed the revenues from the contract maintenance charge. There is no necessary relationship between the amount of administrative charge imposed on a given Contract and the amount of expenses that may be attributed to that Contract. We assess this charge each day during the Accumulation Phase and the Payout Phase. We may increase this charge for Contracts issued in the future, but in no event will it exceed 0.35%. We guarantee that after your Contract is issued we will not increase this charge for your Contract.

MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGE

We deduct a mortality and expense risk charge daily from the net assets you have invested in the Variable Sub-Accounts. We assess mortality and expense risk charges during the Accumulation and Payout Phases of the Contract, except as noted below. The annual mortality and expense risk charge for the Contracts without any optional benefit are as follows:

 

Allstate Variable Annuity      1.10
Allstate Variable Annuity  –  L Share      1.50
 

 

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The mortality and expense risk charge is for all the insurance benefits available with your Contract (including our guarantee of annuity rates and the death benefits), for certain expenses of the Contract, and for assuming the risk (expense risk) that the current charges will not be sufficient in the future to cover the cost of administering the Contract. If the charges under the Contract are not sufficient, then we will bear the loss. We charge an additional amount for the optional benefits to compensate us for the additional risk that we accept by providing these options.

You will pay additional mortality and expense risk charges if you add any optional benefits to your Contract. The additional mortality and expense risk charge you pay will depend upon which of the options you select:

 

 

MAV Death Benefit Option: The current mortality and expense risk charge for this option is 0.20%. This charge may be increased, but will never exceed 0.30%. We guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge for this option after you have added it to your Contract. We deduct the charge for this option only during the Accumulation Phase.

 

 

Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option: The current mortality and expense risk charge for this option is 0.30%. This charge will never exceed 0.30%. We guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge for this option after you have added it to your Contract. We deduct the charge for this option only during the Accumulation Phase.

 

 

Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option: The current mortality and expense risk charge for this option is:

 

   

0.25% (maximum of 0.35%) if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 70 or younger on the Rider Application Date;

 

   

0.40% (maximum of 0.50%) if the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant is age 71 or older and both are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date.

The charges may be increased but they will never exceed the maximum charges shown above. We guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge for this option after you have added it to your Contract. However, if your spouse elects to continue the Contract in the event of your death and if he or she elects to continue the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the charge will be based on the ages of the oldest new Contract Owner and the oldest Annuitant at the time the Contract is continued. Refer to the Death Benefit Payments provision in this prospectus for more information. We deduct the charge for this option only during the Accumulation Phase.

 

Income Protection Benefit Option: The current mortality and expense risk charge for this option is 0.50%. This charge may be increased, but will never exceed 0.75%. We guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge for this option after you have added it to your Contract. The charge will be deducted only during the Payout Phase.

TRUERETURNSM ACCUMULATION BENEFIT OPTION FEE

We charge a separate annual Rider Fee for the TrueReturn Option. The current annual Rider Fee is 0.50% of the Benefit Base. We deduct the Rider Fee on each Contract Anniversary during the Rider Period or until you terminate the Option, if earlier. We reserve the right to increase the Rider Fee to up to 1.25%. We currently charge the same Rider Fee regardless of the Rider Period and Guarantee Option you select, however we reserve the right to charge different fees for different Rider Periods and Guarantee Options in the future. However, once we issue your Option, we cannot change the Rider Fee that applies to your Contract. If you elect to exercise the Rider Trade-In Option, the new Rider Fee will be based on the Rider Fee percentage applicable to a new TrueReturn Option at the time of trade-in.

The Rider Fee is deducted only from the Variable Sub-Account(s) on a pro rata basis in the proportion that your value in each Variable Sub-Account bears to your total value in all Variable Sub-Accounts. Rider Fees will decrease the number of Accumulation Units in each Variable Sub-Account. If you terminate this Option prior to the Rider Maturity Date on a date other than a Contract Anniversary, we will deduct an entire Rider Fee from your Contract Value on the date the Option is terminated. However, if the Option is terminated due to death of the Contract Owner or Annuitant, we will not charge a Rider Fee unless the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds is also a Contract Anniversary. If the Option is terminated on the Payout Start Date, we will not charge a Rider Fee unless the Payout Start Date is also a Contract Anniversary. Additionally, if you elect to exercise the Rider Trade-In Option and cancel the Option on a date other than a Contract Anniversary, we will not deduct a Rider Fee on the date the Option is terminated. Refer to the “TrueReturnSM Accumulation Benefit Option” section of this prospectus for more information.

SPOUSAL PROTECTION BENEFIT(CO-ANNUITANT) OPTION FEE AND SPOUSAL PROTECTION BENEFIT(CO-ANNUITANT) OPTION FOR CUSTODIAL INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS FEE

We charge a separate annual Rider Fee for both the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option and Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts. The current annual Rider Fee is 0.10% of the Contract Value for

 

 

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either Option. This applies to all new Options added on or after January 1, 2005. For Options added prior to January 1, 2005, there is no charge associated with the Options. We deduct the Rider Fee on each Contract Anniversary up to and including the date you terminate the Option. We reserve the right to increase the annual Rider Fee to up to 0.15% of the Contract Value. We reserve the right to charge different Rider Fees for new Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Options and/or new Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Options for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts we offer in the future. Once we issue your Option, we cannot change the Rider Fee that applies to your Contract.

The Rider Fee is deducted only from the Variable Sub-Account(s) on a pro-rata basis in the proportion that your value in each Variable Sub-Account bears to your total value in all Variable Sub-Accounts. Rider Fees will decrease the number of Accumulation Units in each Variable Sub-Account. If, at the time the Rider Fee is deducted, the Rider Fee exceeds the total value in all Variable Sub-Accounts, the excess of the Rider Fee over the total value in all Variable Sub-Accounts will be waived.

The first Rider Fee will be deducted on the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date. A Rider Fee will be deducted on each subsequent Contract Anniversary up to and including the date the Option is terminated. We will not charge a Rider Fee on the date the Option is terminated, on a date other than the Contract Anniversary, if the Option is terminated on the Payout Start Date or due to death of the Contract Owner or Annuitant.

For the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date, the Rider Fee is equal to the number of months from the Rider Date to the first Contract Anniversary, divided by twelve, multiplied by 0.10%, with the result multiplied by the Contract Value as of the first Contract Anniversary. For subsequent Contract Anniversaries, the Rider Fee is equal to 0.10% multiplied by the Contract Value as of that Contract Anniversary. If you terminate this Option on a date other than a Contract Anniversary, we will deduct a Rider Fee. The Rider Fee will be pro-rated to cover the period from the last Contract Anniversary to the date of termination, or if you terminate this Option during the first Benefit Year, from the Rider Date to the date of termination. The pro-rated Rider Fee will be equal to the number of full months from the Contract Anniversary to the date of termination, or if you terminate this Option during the first Contract Year after adding the Option, the number of full months from the Rider Date to the date of termination, divided by twelve, multiplied by 0.10%, with the result multiplied by the Contract Value immediately prior to the termination.

RETIREMENT INCOME GUARANTEE OPTION FEE

We discontinued offering the Retirement Income Guarantee Options as of January 1, 2004 (up to May 1,

2004 in certain states). Fees described below apply to Contract Owners who selected an Option prior to January 1, 2004 (up to May 1, 2004 in certain states). We impose a separate annual Rider Fee for RIG 1 and RIG 2. The current annual Rider Fee for RIG 1 is 0.40% of the Income Base on each Contract Anniversary. The current annual Rider Fee for RIG 2 is 0.55% of the Income Base on each Contract Anniversary. See “Retirement Income Guarantee Options” for details.

We deduct the Rider Fees only from the Variable Sub-Account(s) on a pro-rata basis. For the initial Contract Anniversary after the Rider Date, we will deduct a fee pro rated to cover the period from the Rider Date to the Contract Anniversary. In the case of a full withdrawal of the Contract Value on any date other than the Contract Anniversary, we will deduct from the amount paid upon withdrawal the Rider Fee multiplied by the appropriate Income Base immediately prior to the withdrawal pro rated to cover the period the Option was in effect during the current Contract Year. We will not deduct the Rider Fee during the Payout Phase.

WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION FEE

Effective May 1, 2006, we ceased offering the SureIncome Option except in a limited number of states. We charge separate annual Rider Fees for each of the SureIncome Option (the “SureIncome Option Fee”), the SureIncome Plus Option (the “SureIncome Plus Option Fee”), and the SureIncome For Life Option (the “SureIncome For Life Option Fee”). Collectively, we refer to the SureIncome Option Fee, the SureIncome Plus Option Fee and the SureIncome For Life Option Fee as the “Withdrawal Benefit Option Fees”. “Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee” is used to refer to any one of the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fees.

The current annual SureIncome Option Fee is 0.50% of the Benefit Base. The current annual SureIncome Plus Option Fee and the current annual SureIncome For Life Option Fee are each 0.65% of the Benefit Base. We reserve the right to increase any Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee to up to 1.25% of the Benefit Base. We reserve the right to charge a different Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee for different Withdrawal Benefit Factors or Withdrawal Benefit Options we may offer in the future. Once we issue your Withdrawal Benefit Option, we cannot change the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee that applies to your Contract. If applicable, if you elect to exercise the Rider Trade-In Option, the new Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will be based on the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee percentage applicable to a new Withdrawal Benefit Option available at the time of trade-in.

We deduct the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fees on each Contract Anniversary up to and including the date you terminate the Option. The Withdrawal Benefit Option Fees are deducted only from the Variable Sub-Account(s) on a pro-rata basis in the proportion that your Contract Value in each Variable Sub-Account bears to your total Contract Value in all Variable Sub-Accounts. The

 

 

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Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will decrease the number of Accumulation Units in each Variable Sub-Account. If, at the time the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee is deducted, the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee exceeds the total Contract Value in all Variable Sub-Accounts, the excess of the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee over the total Contract Value in all Variable Sub-Accounts will be waived.

The first Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will be deducted on the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date. A Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will be deducted on each subsequent Contract Anniversary up to and including the date the Withdrawal Benefit Option is terminated.

For the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date, the SureIncome Option Fee is equal to the number of full months from the Rider Date to the first Contract Anniversary, divided by twelve, multiplied by 0.50%, with the result multiplied by the Benefit Base on the first Contract Anniversary. For subsequent Contract Anniversaries, the SureIncome Option Fee is equal to 0.50% multiplied by the Benefit Base as of that Contract Anniversary.

For the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date, the SureIncome Plus Option Fee and the SureIncome For Life Option Fee are each equal to the number of full months from the Rider Date to the first Contract Anniversary, divided by twelve, multiplied by 0.65%, with the result multiplied by the Benefit Base on the first Contract Anniversary increased by purchase payments and decreased by withdrawals, but prior to the Benefit Base being recalculated based on the Contract Value. For subsequent Contract Anniversaries, the SureIncome Plus Option Fee and the SureIncome For Life Option Rider Fee are each equal to 0.65% multiplied by the Benefit Base on that Contract Anniversary increased by purchase payments and decreased by withdrawals, but prior to the Benefit Base being recalculated based on the Contract Value for any of the ten Contract Anniversaries after the Rider Date. As previously stated, we will deduct Withdrawal Benefit Option Fees on each Contract Anniversary up to and including the date you terminate the Option.

If you terminate the SureIncome Option or the SureIncome Plus Option on a date other than a Contract Anniversary, we will deduct the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee unless the termination is on the Payout Start Date or is due to the death of the Contract Owner or Annuitant. If you terminate the SureIncome For Life Option on a date other than a Contract Anniversary, we will deduct the SureIncome For Life Option Fee unless the termination is on the Payout Start Date or is due to the death of the Contract Owner, Annuitant, or the death of the SureIncome Covered Life. The Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will be pro-rated to cover the period from the last Contract Anniversary to the date of termination or, if you terminate the Withdrawal Benefit Option during the first Benefit Year, from the Rider

Date to the date of termination. For the SureIncome Option, the pro-rated SureIncome Option Fee will be equal to the number of full months from the Contract Anniversary to the date of termination or, if you terminate the SureIncome Option during the first Benefit Year, the number of full months from the Rider Date to the date of termination, divided by twelve, multiplied by 0.50%, with the result multiplied by the Benefit Base immediately prior to the withdrawal or termination. For the SureIncome Plus Option and the SureIncome For Life Option, the pro-rated Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will be equal to the number of full months from the Contract Anniversary to the date of termination or, if you terminate the Withdrawal Benefit Option during the first Benefit Year, the number of full months from the Rider Date to the date of termination, divided by twelve, multiplied by 0.65%, with the result multiplied by the Benefit Base immediately prior to the withdrawal or termination. The Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will be waived during the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase.

TRANSFER FEE

We impose a fee upon transfers in excess of 12 during any Contract Year. The current fee is equal to 1.00% of the dollar amount transferred. This fee may be increased, but in no event will it exceed 2.00% of the dollar amount transferred. We will not charge a transfer fee on transfers that are part of a Dollar Cost Averaging Program or Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program.

WITHDRAWAL CHARGE

We may assess a withdrawal charge from the purchase payment(s) you withdraw. The amount of the charge will depend on the number of years that have elapsed since we received the purchase payment being withdrawn. A schedule showing the withdrawal charges applicable to each Contract appears on page 12. If you make a withdrawal before the Payout Start Date, we will apply the withdrawal charge percentage in effect on the date of the withdrawal, or the withdrawal charge percentage in effect on the following day, whichever is lower.

Withdrawals also may be subject to tax penalties or income tax. You should consult with your tax counsel or other tax advisor regarding any withdrawals.

Withdrawals from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option may be subject to a market value adjustment. Refer to page 50 for more information on market value adjustments.

FREE WITHDRAWAL AMOUNT

You can withdraw up to the Free Withdrawal Amount each Contract Year without paying the withdrawal charge. The Free Withdrawal Amount for a Contract Year is equal to 15% of all purchase payments that are subject to a withdrawal charge as of the beginning of that Contract Year, plus 15% of the purchase payments added to the Contract during the Contract Year. The withdrawal charge applicable to Contracts owned by Charitable Remainder Trusts is described below.

 

 

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Purchase payments no longer subject to a withdrawal charge will not be used to determine the Free Withdrawal Amount for a Contract Year, nor will they be assessed a withdrawal charge, if withdrawn. The Free Withdrawal Amount is not available in the Payout Phase.

You may withdraw up to the Free Withdrawal Amount in each Contract Year it is available without paying a withdrawal charge; however, the amount withdrawn may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment or applicable taxes. If you do not withdraw the entire Free Withdrawal Amount in a Contract Year, any remaining portion may not be carried forward to increase the Free Withdrawal Amount in a later Contract Year.

For purposes of assessing the withdrawal charge, we will treat withdrawals as coming from the oldest purchase payments first as follows:

 

1) Purchase payments that no longer are subject to withdrawal charges;

 

2) Free Withdrawal Amount (if available);

 

3) Remaining purchase payments subject to withdrawal charges, beginning with the oldest purchase payment;

 

4) Any earnings not previously withdrawn.

However, for federal income tax purposes, earnings are considered to come out first, which means that you will pay taxes on the earnings portion of your withdrawal.

If the Contract Owner is a Charitable Remainder Trust, the Free Withdrawal Amount in a Contract Year is equal to the greater of:

 

 

The Free Withdrawal Amount described above; or

 

 

Earnings as of the beginning of the Contract Year that have not been previously withdrawn.

For purposes of assessing the withdrawal charge for a Charitable Remainder Trust-Owned Contract, we will treat withdrawals as coming from the earnings first and then the oldest purchase payments as follows:

 

1) Earnings not previously withdrawn;

 

2) Purchase payments that are no longer subject to withdrawal charges;

 

3) Free Withdrawal Amount in excess of earnings;

 

4) Purchase payments subject to withdrawal charges, beginning with the oldest purchase payment.

All Contracts

We do not apply a withdrawal charge in the following situations:

 

 

the death of the Contract Owner or Annuitant (unless the Settlement Value is used);

 

 

withdrawals taken to satisfy IRS minimum distribution rules for the Contract; or

 

withdrawals that qualify for one of the waivers described below.

We use the amounts obtained from the withdrawal charge to pay sales commissions and other promotional or distribution expenses associated with marketing the Contracts. To the extent that the withdrawal charge does not cover all sales commissions and other promotional or distribution expenses, we may use any of our corporate assets, including potential profit which may arise from the mortality and expense risk charge or any other charges or fee described above, to make up any difference.

Withdrawals taken prior to the Payout Start Date are generally considered to come from the earnings in the Contract first. If the Contract is tax-qualified, generally all withdrawals are treated as distributions of earnings. Withdrawals of earnings are taxed as ordinary income and, if taken prior to age 59 1/2, may be subject to an additional 10% federal tax penalty. You should consult your own tax counsel or other tax advisers regarding any withdrawals.

Confinement Waiver.    We will waive the withdrawal charge on any applicable withdrawal taken under your Contract if the following conditions are satisfied:

1.    you or the Annuitant, if the Contract Owner is not a living person, are first confined to a long term care facility or a hospital for at least 90 consecutive days. You or the Annuitant must enter the long term care facility or hospital at least 30 days after the Issue Date,

2.    we receive your request for withdrawal and Due Proof of confinement no later than 90 days following the end of your or the Annuitant’s confinement at the long term care facility or hospital, and

3.    a physician must have prescribed the confinement and the confinement must be medically necessary (as defined in the Contract).

Due Proof ” includes, but is not limited to, a letter signed by a physician stating the dates the Owner or Annuitant was confined, the name and location of the Long Term Care Facility or Hospital, a statement that the confinement was medically necessary, and, if released, the date the Owner or Annuitant was released from the Long Term Care Facility or Hospital.

Terminal Illness Waiver.    We will waive the withdrawal charge on any applicable withdrawal under your Contract if:

1.    you or the Annuitant, if the Contract Owner is not a living person, are diagnosed by a physician as having a terminal illness (as defined in the Contract) at least 30 days after the Issue Date, and

2.    you provide Due Proof of diagnosis to us before or at the time you request the withdrawal.

Due Proof ” includes, but is not limited to, a letter signed by a physician stating that the Owner or

 

 

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Annuitant has a Terminal Illness and the date the Terminal Illness was first diagnosed.

Unemployment Waiver.    We will waive the withdrawal charge on one partial or a full withdrawal taken under your Contract, if you meet the following requirements:

1.    you or the Annuitant, if the Contract Owner is not a living person, become unemployed at least one year after the Issue Date,

2.    you or the Annuitant receive Unemployment Compensation for at least 30 consecutive days as a result of that unemployment, and

3.    you or the Annuitant claim this benefit within 180 days of your or the Annuitant’s initial receipt of Unemployment Compensation.

Before we will waive any withdrawal charges, you must give us Due Proof prior to, or at the time of, the withdrawal request, that you or the Annuitant have been unemployed and have been granted Unemployment Compensation for at least 30 consecutive days.

Unemployment Compensation” means unemployment compensation received from a unit of state or federal government in the U.S. “Due Proof ” includes, but is not limited to, a legible photocopy of an unemployment compensation payment that meets the above described criteria with regard to dates and a signed letter from you stating that you or the Annuitant meet the above described criteria.

You may exercise this benefit once over the term of the Contract. Amounts withdrawn may be subject to Market Value Adjustments.

Please refer to your Contract for more detailed information about the terms and conditions of these waivers.

The laws of your state may limit the availability of these waivers and may also change certain terms and/or benefits available under the waivers. You should consult your Contract for further details on these variations. Also, even if you do not pay a withdrawal charge because of these waivers, a Market Value Adjustment may apply and you still may be required to pay taxes or tax penalties on the amount withdrawn. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the effect of a withdrawal on your taxes.

 

PREMIUM TAXES

Some states and other governmental entities (e.g., municipalities) charge premium taxes or similar taxes. We are responsible for paying these taxes and will deduct them from your Contract Value. Some of these taxes are due when the Contract is issued, others are due when income payments begin or upon surrender. Our current practice is not to charge anyone for these taxes until income payments begin or when a total withdrawal occurs including payment upon death. We may some time in the future discontinue this practice and deduct premium taxes from the purchase payments. Premium taxes generally range from 0% to 4%, depending on the state.

At the Payout Start Date, we deduct the charge for premium taxes from each investment alternative in the proportion that the Contract Value in the investment alternative bears to the total Contract Value.

DEDUCTION FOR SEPARATE ACCOUNT INCOME TAXES

We are not currently maintaining a provision for taxes. In the future, however, we may establish a provision for taxes if we determine, in our sole discretion, that we will incur a tax as a result of the operation of the Variable Account. We will deduct for any taxes we incur as a result of the operation of the Variable Account, whether or not we previously made a provision for taxes and whether or not it was sufficient. Our status under the Internal Revenue Code is briefly described in the “Taxes” section of this prospectus.

OTHER EXPENSES

Each Portfolio deducts advisory fees and other expenses from its assets. You indirectly bear the charges and expenses of the Portfolios whose shares are held by the Variable Sub-Accounts. These fees and expenses are described in the prospectuses for the Portfolios. For a summary of Portfolio annual expenses, see pages 11-14. We receive compensation from the investment advisers, administrators or distributors, or their affiliates, of the Portfolios in connection with the administrative, distribution, or other services we provide to the Portfolios. We collect this compensation under agreements between us and the Portfolio’s investment adviser, administrators or distributors, and is calculated based on a percentage of the average assets allocated to the Portfolio.

 

 

Access to Your Money

 

 

WITHDRAWALS

You can withdraw some or all of your Contract Value at any time prior to the Payout Start Date. Withdrawals also are available under limited circumstances on or after the Payout Start Date. See “Income Plans” on page 61.

The amount payable upon withdrawal is the Contract Value (or portion thereof) next computed after we receive the request for a withdrawal at our home office, adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment, less any applicable withdrawal charges, income tax

 

 

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withholding, penalty tax, contract maintenance charge, Rider Fee, and any premium taxes. We will pay withdrawals from the Variable Account within 7 days of receipt of the request, subject to postponement in certain circumstances. You can withdraw money from the Variable Account or the Fixed Account Option(s) available under your Contract. To complete a partial withdrawal from the Variable Account, we will cancel Accumulation Units in an amount equal to the withdrawal and any applicable charges, fees and taxes.

You must name the investment alternative from which you are taking the withdrawal. If none is named, then the withdrawal request is incomplete and cannot be honored.

In general, you must withdraw at least $50 at a time.

Withdrawals from the Standard Fixed Account Option may be subject to a restriction. See “Standard Fixed Account Options” on page 48.

Withdrawals taken prior to the Payout Start Date are generally considered to come from the earnings in the Contract first. If the Contract is tax-qualified, generally all withdrawals are treated as distributions of earnings. Withdrawals of earnings are taxed as ordinary income and, if taken prior to age 59 1/2, may be subject to an additional 10% federal penalty tax. If any withdrawal reduces your Contract Value to less than $1,000, we will treat the request as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value, unless a Withdrawal Benefit Option is currently attached to your Contract. See “Withdrawal Benefit Options” above for more information. If you request a total withdrawal, we may require that you return your Contract to us. Your Contract will terminate if you withdraw all of your Contract Value, subject to certain exceptions if a Withdrawal Benefit Option is currently attached to your Contract. See “Withdrawal Benefit Options” for more details. We will, however, ask you to confirm your withdrawal request before terminating your Contract. If we terminate your Contract, we will distribute to you its Contract Value, adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment, less withdrawal and other charges and taxes.

WRITTEN REQUESTS AND FORMS IN GOOD ORDER.

Written requests must include sufficient information and/or documentation, and be sufficiently clear, to enable us to complete your request without the need to exercise discretion on our part to carry it out. You may contact our Customer Service Center to learn what information we require for your particular request to be in “good order.” Additionally, we may require that you submit your request on our form. We reserve the right to determine whether any particular request is in good order, and to change or waive any good order requirements at any time.

POSTPONEMENT OF PAYMENTS

We may postpone the payment of any amounts due from the Variable Account under the Contract if:

1.    The New York Stock Exchange is closed for other than usual weekends or holidays, or trading on the Exchange is otherwise restricted,

2.    An emergency exists as defined by the SEC, or

3.    The SEC permits delay for your protection.

We may delay payments or transfers from the Fixed Account Option(s) available under your Contract for up to 6 months or shorter period if required by law. If we delay payment or transfer for 30 days or more, we will pay interest as required by law.

SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM

You may choose to receive systematic withdrawal payments on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual basis at any time prior to the Payout Start Date. Please consult your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor or call us at 1-800-457-7617 for more information.

Any systematic withdrawal programs based upon IRS minimum distribution requirements may be modified to ensure guarantees under any Withdrawal Benefit Option currently attached to your Contract are not impacted by the withdrawals. Withdrawals made outside of any systematic withdrawal program based upon IRS minimum distribution requirements may impact the guarantees provided under any Withdrawal Benefit Option currently attached to your Contract.

Depending on fluctuations in the value of the Variable Sub-Accounts and the value of the Fixed Account Options, systematic withdrawals may reduce or even exhaust the Contract Value. Income taxes may apply to systematic withdrawals. Please consult your tax advisor before taking any withdrawal.

We will make systematic withdrawal payments to you or your designated payee. At our discretion, we may modify or suspend the Systematic Withdrawal Program and charge a processing fee for the service. If we modify or suspend the Systematic Withdrawal Program, existing systematic withdrawal payments will not be affected.

MINIMUM CONTRACT VALUE

If your request for a partial withdrawal would reduce your Contract Value to less than $1,000, we may treat it as a request to withdraw your entire Contract Value, unless a Withdrawal Benefit Option is currently attached to your Contract. See “Withdrawal Benefit Options” above for more information. Your Contract will terminate if you withdraw all of your Contract Value. We will, however, ask you to confirm your withdrawal request before terminating your Contract. If we terminate your Contract, we will distribute to you its Contract Value, adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment, less withdrawal and other charges and applicable taxes.

 

 

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Income Payments

 

 

PAYOUT START DATE

The Payout Start Date is the day that we apply your Contract Value adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment and less applicable taxes to an Income Plan. The first income payment must occur at least 30 days after the Issue Date. The Payout Start Date may be no later than:

 

 

the Annuitant’s 99th birthday, or

 

 

the 10th Contract Anniversary, if later.

You may change the Payout Start Date at any time by notifying us in writing of the change at least 30 days before the scheduled Payout Start Date. Absent a change, we will use the Payout Start Date stated in your Contract.

INCOME PLANS

An “Income Plan” is a series of payments made on a scheduled basis to you or to another person designated by you. You may select more than one Income Plan. If you choose more than one Income Plan, you must specify what proportions of your Contract Value, adjusted by any Market Value Adjustment and less any applicable taxes, should be allocated to each such Income Plan. For tax reporting purposes, your cost basis and any gain on the Contract will be allocated proportionally to each Income Plan you select based on the proportion of your Contract Value applied to each such Income Plan. We reserve the right to limit the number of Income Plans that you may select. If you choose to add the Income Protection Benefit Option, certain restrictions may apply as described under “Income Protection Benefit Option,” below. If you do not select an Income Plan, we will make income payments in accordance with Income Plan 1 with a Guaranteed Payment Period of 10 years. If any Contract Owner dies during the Payout Phase, the new Contract Owner will be the surviving Contract Owner. If there is no surviving Contract Owner, the new Contract Owner will be the Beneficiary(ies) as described in the “Beneficiary” section of this prospectus. Any remaining income payments will be paid to the new Contract Owner as scheduled. Income payments to Beneficiaries may be subject to restrictions established by the Contract Owner. After the Payout Start Date, you may not make withdrawals (except as described below) or change your choice of Income Plan.

Currently seven Income Plans are available. Depending on the Income Plan(s) you choose, you may receive:

 

 

fixed income payments;

 

 

variable income payments; or

 

 

a combination of the two.

A portion of each payment will be considered taxable and the remaining portion will be a non-taxable return of your investment in the Contract, which is also called the “basis.” Once the basis in the Contract is depleted, all remaining payments will be fully taxable. If the Contract

is tax-qualified, generally, all payments will be fully taxable. Taxable payments taken prior to age 59 1/2, may be subject to an additional 10% federal tax penalty.

The seven Income Plans are:

Income Plan 1 – Life Income with Guaranteed Number of Payments.    Under this plan, we make periodic income payments for at least as long as the Annuitant lives. If the Annuitant dies in the Payout Phase, we will continue to pay income payments until the guaranteed number of payments has been paid. The number of months guaranteed (“Guaranteed Payment Period”) may range from 0 to 360 months. If the Annuitant is age 90 or older as of the Payout Start Date, the Guaranteed Payment Period may range from 60 to 360 months.

Income Plan 2 – Joint and Survivor Life Income with Guaranteed Number of Payments.    Under this plan, we make periodic income payments for at least as long as either the Annuitant or the joint Annuitant, named at the time the Income Plan was selected, lives. If both the Annuitant and joint Annuitant die in the Payout Phase, we will continue to pay the income payments until the guaranteed number of payments has been paid. The Guaranteed Payment Period may range from 0 to 360 months. If either the Annuitant or joint Annuitant is age 90 or older as of the Payout Start Date, the Guaranteed Payment Period may range from 60 to 360 months. You may elect a reduced survivor plan of 50%, 66% or 75% of the payment amount. If you do not elect a reduced survivor amount, the payments will remain at 100%. If you elect a reduced survivor payment plan, the amount of each income payment initially will be higher but a reduction will take place at the later of 1) the death of an Annuitant; or 2) at the end of the guaranteed payment period.

Income Plan 3 – Guaranteed Number of Payments.    Under this plan, we make periodic income payments for the period you have chosen. These payments do not depend on the Annuitant’s life. The shortest number of months guaranteed is 60 (120 if the Payout Start Date occurs prior to the third Contract Anniversary). The longest number of months guaranteed is 360 or the number of months between the Payout Start Date and the date that the Annuitant reaches age 100, if greater. In no event may the number of months guaranteed exceed 600.

We will deduct the mortality and expense risk charge from the assets of the Variable Sub-Account supporting this Income Plan even though we may not bear any mortality risk. You may make withdrawals, change the length of the guaranteed payment period, or change the frequency of income payments under Income Plan 3. See “Modifying Payments” and “Payout Withdrawals” below for more details.

Income Plan 4 – Life Income with Cash Refund.    Under this plan, we make periodic income

 

 

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payments until the death of the Annuitant. If the death of the Annuitant occurs before the total amount applied to an Income Plan is paid out, we will pay a lump sum payment of the remaining amount. Payments under this plan are available only as fixed income payments.

Income Plan 5 – Joint Life Income with Cash Refund.    Under this plan, we make periodic income payments until the deaths of both the Annuitant and joint Annuitant. If the deaths of both the Annuitant and joint Annuitant occur before the total amount applied to an Income Plan is paid out, we will pay a lump sum payment of the remaining amount. Currently, a reduced survivor plan is not available. Payments under this plan are available only as fixed income payments.

Income Plan 6 – Life Income with Installment Refund.    Under this plan, we make periodic income payments until the later of: (1) the death of the Annuitant; or (2) the total amount paid out under the annuity is equal to the total amount applied to the Income Plan. If the death of the Annuitant occurs before the total amount applied to an Income Plan is paid out, we will continue to make payments in the same manner until any remaining payments are paid out. Payments under this plan are available only as fixed income payments.

Income Plan 7 – Joint Life Income with Installment Refund.    Under this plan, we make periodic income payments until the later of: (1) the deaths of both the Annuitant and joint Annuitant; or (2) the total amount paid out under the annuity is equal to the total amount applied to the Income Plan. If the deaths of both the Annuitant and joint Annuitant occur before the total amount applied to an Income Plan is paid out, we will continue to make payments in the same manner until any remaining payments are paid out. Currently, a reduced survivor plan is not available. Payments under this plan are available only as fixed income payments.

If you choose an Income Plan with payments that continue for the life of the Annuitant or joint Annuitant, we may require proof of age and sex of the Annuitant or joint Annuitant before starting income payments, and proof that the Annuitant or joint Annuitant is alive before we make each payment. Please note that under Income Plans 1 and 2, if you do not select a Guaranteed Payment Period, it is possible that the payee could receive only one income payment if the Annuitant and any joint Annuitant both die before the second income payment, or only two income payments if they die before the third income payment, and so on.

The length of any Guaranteed Payment Period under your selected Income Plan generally will affect the dollar amounts of each income payment. As a general rule, longer Guarantee Payment Periods result in lower income payments, all other things being equal. For example, if you choose an Income Plan with payments that depend on the life of the Annuitant but with no

guaranteed payments, the income payments generally will be greater than the income payments made under the same Income Plan with a specified Guaranteed Payment Period.

Modifying Payments

After the Payout Start Date, you may make the following changes under Income Plan 3:

 

 

You may request to modify the length of the Guaranteed Payment Period. If you elect to change the length of the Guaranteed Payment Period, the new Guaranteed Payment Period must be within the original minimum and maximum period you would have been permitted to select on the Payout Start Date. However, the maximum payment period permitted will be shortened by the period elapsed since the original Guaranteed Payment Period began. If you change the length of your Guaranteed Payment Period, we will compute the present value of your remaining payments, using the same assumptions we would use if you were terminating the income payments, as described in Payout Withdrawal. We will then adjust the remaining payments to equal what that value would support based on those same assumptions and based on the revised Guaranteed Payment Period.

 

 

You may request to change the frequency of your payments.

We currently allow you to make the changes described above once each Contract Year; on that single occasion you may make either change alone, or both simultaneously. We reserve the right to change this practice at any time without prior notice.

Changes to either the frequency of payments or length of the Guaranteed Payment Period will result in a change to the payment amount and may change the amount of each payment that is taxable to you.

Modifying payments of this Contract may not be allowed under Qualified Contracts. In order to satisfy required minimum distributions (“RMD”) under current Treasury regulations, once income payments have begun over a Guaranteed Payment Period, the Guaranteed Payment Period may not be changed even if the new period is shorter than the maximum permitted. Please consult with a competent tax advisor prior to making a request to modify payments if your Contract is subject to RMD requirements.

Any change to either the frequency of payments or length of a Guaranteed Payment Period will take effect on the next payment date after we accept the requested change.

Payout Withdrawal

You may terminate all or a portion of the income payments being made under Income Plan 3 at any time and withdraw their present value (“withdrawal value”),

 

 

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subject to a Payout Withdrawal Charge, by writing to us (“Payout Withdrawal”). For variable income payments, the withdrawal value is equal to the present value of the variable income payments being terminated, calculated using a discount rate equal to the assumed investment rate that was used in determining the initial variable payment. For fixed income payments, the withdrawal value is equal to the present value of the fixed income payments being terminated, calculated using a discount rate equal to the applicable current interest rate (this may be the initial interest rate in some states.) The applicable current interest rate is the rate we are using on the date we receive your Payout Withdrawal request to determine income payments for a new annuitization with a payment period equal to the remaining payment period of the income payments being terminated.

A Payout Withdrawal must be at least $50. If any Payout Withdrawal reduces the value of the remaining income payments to an amount not sufficient to provide an

initial payment of at least $20, we reserve the right to terminate the Contract and pay you the present value of the remaining income payments in a lump sum. If you withdraw the entire value of the remaining income payments, the Contract will terminate.

You must specify the investment alternative(s) from which you wish to make a Payout Withdrawal. If you withdraw a portion of the value of your remaining income payments, the payment period will remain unchanged and your remaining payment amounts will be reduced proportionately.

Payout Withdrawal Charge

To determine the Payout Withdrawal Charge, we assume that purchase payments are withdrawn first, beginning with the oldest payment. When an amount equal to all purchase payments has been withdrawn, additional withdrawals will not be assessed a Payout Withdrawal Charge.

 

 

Payout Withdrawals will be subject to a Payout Withdrawal Charge for each Contract as follows:

 

     Number of Complete Years Since We Received the Purchase
Payment Being Withdrawn/Applicable Charge:
 
Contract:    0      1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8+  
Allstate Variable Annuity      7      7      6      5      4      3      2      0      0
Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share      7      6      5      0               

 

Additional Information.    We may make other Income Plans available. You may obtain information about them by writing or calling us. On the Payout Start Date, you must specify the portion of the Contract Value to be applied to variable income payments and the portion to be applied to fixed income payments. For the portion of your Contract Value to be applied to variable income payments, you must also specify the Variable Sub-Accounts on which to base the variable income payments as well as the allocation among those Variable Sub-Accounts. If you do not choose how the Contract Value is to be applied, then the portion of the Contract Value in the Variable Account on the Payout Start Date will be applied to variable income payments, according to the Variable Sub-Account allocations as of the Payout Start Date, and the remainder of the Contract Value will be applied to fixed income payments.

We will apply your Contract Value, adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment, less applicable taxes, to your Income Plan(s) on the Payout Start Date. We can make income payments in monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual installments, as you select. If the Contract Value is less than $2,000 when it is applied to the Income Plan(s) you choose, or not enough to provide an initial payment of at least $20 when it is applied to the Income Plan(s) you choose, and state law permits, we may:

 

 

terminate the Contract and pay you the Contract Value, adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment and less any applicable taxes, in a lump sum instead of the periodic payments you have chosen, or

 

reduce the frequency of your payments so that each payment will be at least $20.

VARIABLE INCOME PAYMENTS

The amount of your variable income payments depends upon the investment results of the Variable Sub-Accounts you select, the premium taxes you pay, the age and sex of the Annuitant, and the Income Plan you choose. We guarantee that the payments will not be affected by: (a) company mortality experience; or (b) the amount of our administration expenses.

We cannot predict the total amount of your variable income payments, which may be more or less than your total purchase payments because (a) variable income payments vary with the investment results of the underlying Portfolios; and (b) under some of the Income Plans, we make income payments only so long as an Annuitant is alive or any applicable Guaranteed Payment Period has not yet expired.

In calculating the amount of the periodic payments in the annuity tables in the Contracts, we used an assumed investment rate (“AIR”, also known as benchmark rate) of 3%. Currently, you may choose either a 6%, 5%, or 3% AIR per year. If you select the Income Protection Benefit Option, however, the 3% AIR must apply. The 6% and 5% AIR may not be available in all states (check with your representative for availability). Currently, if you do not choose one, the 5% AIR will automatically apply (except in states in which the 5% AIR is not available; in those states, the 3% AIR will automatically apply). You may not change the AIR after you have selected an Income Plan.

 

 

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We reserve the right to offer other assumed investment rates. If the actual net investment return of the Variable Sub-Accounts you choose is less than the AIR, then the dollar amount of your variable income payments will decrease. The dollar amount of your variable income payments will increase, however, if the actual net investment return exceeds the AIR. The dollar amount of the variable income payments stays level if the net investment return equals the AIR. With a higher AIR, your initial income payment will be larger than with a lower AIR. While income payments continue to be made, however, this disparity will become smaller and, if the payments have continued long enough, each payment will be smaller than if you had initially chosen a lower AIR.

Please refer to the Statement of Additional Information for more detailed information as to how we determine variable income payments.

You may also elect a variable income payment stream consisting of level monthly, quarterly or semi-annual payments. If you elect to receive level monthly, quarterly or semi-annual payments, the payments must be recalculated annually. You may only elect to receive level payments at or before the Payout Start Date. If you have elected level payments for an Income Plan(s), you may not make any variable to fixed payment transfers within such Income Plan(s). We will determine the amount of each annual payment as described above, place this amount in our general account, and then distribute it in level monthly, quarterly or semi-annual payments. The sum of the level payments will exceed the annual calculated amount because of an interest rate factor we use, which may vary from year to year, but will not be less than 2% per year. We do not allow withdrawals of the annual amount unless you make a full or partial withdrawal request of the value of the remaining payments under Income Plan 3. Withdrawals will be assessed a Payout Withdrawal Charge, if applicable. If the Annuitant dies while you are receiving level payments, you will not be entitled to receive any remaining level payments for that year (unless the Annuitant dies before the end of the Guaranteed Payment Period). For example, if you have selected Income Plan 1 with no Guaranteed Payment Period and the Annuitant dies during the year, the Beneficiary will not be entitled to receive the remaining level payments for that year.

INCOME PROTECTION BENEFIT OPTION

We offer an Income Protection Benefit Option, which may be added to your Contract on the Payout Start Date for an additional mortality and expense risk charge if you have selected variable income payments subject to the following conditions:

 

 

The Annuitant and joint Annuitant, if applicable, must be age 75 or younger on the Payout Start Date.

 

 

You must choose Income Plan 1 or 2, and the Guaranteed Payment Period must be for at least

   

120 months, unless the Internal Revenue Service requires a different payment period.

 

 

You may apply the Income Protection Benefit Option to more than one Income Plan.

 

 

The AIR must be 3% for the Income Plan(s) to which you wish to apply this benefit.

 

 

You may only add the Income Protection Benefit Option on the Payout Start Date and, once added, the option cannot be cancelled.

 

 

You may not add the Income Protection Benefit Option without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the Income Protection Benefit Option.

 

 

You may not convert variable income payments to fixed income payments.

If you select the Income Protection Benefit Option, we guarantee that your variable income payments under each of the Income Plans to which the option is applied will never be less that 85% of the initial variable amount income value (“Income Protection Benefit”), as calculated on the Payout Start Date under such Income Plans, unless you have elected a reduced survivor payment plan under Income Plan 2. If you have elected a reduced survivor payment plan, we guarantee that your variable income payments to which the option is applied will never be less than 85% of the initial variable amount income value prior to the later of 1) the death of an Annuitant; or 2) the end of the guaranteed payment period. On or after the later of these events, we guarantee that your variable income payments will never be less than 85% of the initial variable amount income value multiplied by the percentage you elected for your reduced survivor plan. See Appendix C for numerical examples that illustrate how the Income Protection Benefit is calculated.

If you add the Income Protection Benefit Option to your Contract, the mortality and expense risk charge during the Payout Phase will be increased. The charge for the Income Protection Benefit Option will apply only to the Income Plan(s) to which the Option has been applied. Currently, the charge for this option is 0.50% of the average daily net Variable Account assets supporting the variable income payments to which the Income Protection Benefit Option applies. We may change the amount we charge, but it will not exceed 0.75% of the average daily net Variable Account assets supporting the variable income payments to which the Income Protection Benefit Option applies. Once the option is issued, we will not increase what we charge you for the benefit.

In order to ensure that we achieve adequate investment diversification (“Income Protection Diversification Requirement”), we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to impose limitations on the investment alternatives in which you may invest during the Payout

 

 

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Phase with respect to the assets supporting the variable income payments to which the Income Protection Benefit Option applies. These limitations may include, but are not limited to, maximum investment limits on certain Variable Sub-Accounts, exclusion of certain Variable Sub-Accounts, required minimum allocations to certain Variable Sub-Accounts, and/or the required use of Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing.

To achieve our Income Protection Diversification Requirement, we have divided the Variable Sub-Accounts into three separate categories: “unrestricted,” “restricted” and “excluded.” Currently, we require that you allocate between 30% to 100% of the assets supporting your variable income payments to the unrestricted Variable Sub-Accounts in any manner you choose. You may allocate up to 70% of the assets supporting your variable income payments to the restricted Variable Sub-Accounts. You may not, however, allocate more than 20% of the assets supporting your variable income payments to any one of the restricted Variable Sub-Accounts. You may not allocate any portion of the assets supporting your variable income payments to the excluded Variable Sub-Accounts.

In the following three tables, we list our current Income Protection Diversification Requirement:

Unrestricted Variable Sub-Accounts.    There is no limit to the amount of assets supporting your variable income payments that you may allocate to any one or more of the following Variable Sub-Accounts. Currently, we require that you allocate at least 30% of the assets supporting your variable income payments to this category.

Morgan Stanley VIS Income Plus – Class Y Sub-Account

Morgan Stanley VIS Limited Duration – Class Y Sub-Account(3)

Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market – Class Y Sub-Account

Fidelity VIP Money Market – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

PIMCO Real Return – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

PIMCO Total Return – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

Restricted Variable Sub-Accounts.    You may allocate up to 70% of the amount of assets supporting your variable income payments to the following Variable Sub-Accounts. Currently, you may not allocate more than 20% of the amount of assets supporting your variable income payments to any one of the restricted Variable Sub-Accounts.

Morgan Stanley VIS Aggressive Equity – Class Y Sub-Account

Morgan Stanley Multi Cap Growth – Class Y Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend – Series II Sub-Account

Morgan Stanley VIS European Equity – Class Y Sub-Account(3)

Invesco V.I. Global Equity – Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. High Yield – Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income – Series II Sub-Account(1)

Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index – Series II Sub-Account

UIF Global Infrastructure – Class II Sub-Account(1)(7)

Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities – Series II Sub-Account(5)

Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account(4)

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth – Class B Sub-Account

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth and Income – Class B Sub-Account(1)

AllianceBernstein VPS International Value – Class B Sub-Account(6)

AllianceBernstein VPS Large Cap Growth – Class B Sub-Account(1)

AllianceBernstein VPS Small/Mid Cap Value – Class B Sub-Account

AllianceBernstein VPS Value – Class B Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Contrafund® – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Growth & Income – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP High Income – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap – Service Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Franklin High Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account(1) (formerly, FTVIP Franklin High Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Income VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Global Discovery VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund – Class 2)

FTVIP Templeton Foreign VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund – Class 2)

Goldman Sachs VIT U.S. Equity Insights Institutional Sub-Account (formerly, Goldman Sachs VIT Structured U.S. Equity Fund)

Goldman Sachs VIT Large Cap Value Sub-Account

Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Sub-Account(3) PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond – Advisor Shares Sub-Account

Putnam VT Equity Income – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Growth and Income – Class IB Sub-Account(1)

Putnam VT International Equity – Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Investors – Class IB Sub-Account(2)

Putnam VT Voyager – Class IB Sub-Account

UIF Growth, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income, Series II Sub-Account

UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. American Value, Series II Sub-Account(5)

UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Comstock, Series II Sub-Account

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income, Series II Sub-Account

Excluded Variable Sub-Accounts.    Currently, none of the following Variable Sub-Accounts are available to support variable income payments.

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account(1)

FTVIP Franklin Flex Cap Growth VIP Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account (formerly, FTVIP Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2)

Goldman Sachs VIT Small Cap Equity Insights Institutional Sub-Account (formerly, Goldman Sachs VIT Structured Small Cap Equity Fund)

UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Emerging Markets Equity, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account

UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account(1)

Invesco V.I. American Franchise, Series II Sub-Account(5)

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth, Series II Sub-Account

 

1) Effective May 1, 2005, the following Variable Sub-Accounts closed to new investments: the Invesco V.I. Basic Value – Series II Sub-Account, the Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account, the AllianceBernstein VPS Growth and Income –Class B Sub-Account, the AllianceBernstein VPS Large Cap Growth – Class B Sub-Account, the FTVIP Franklin High Income Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account, the Invesco V. I. High Yield – Series II Sub-Account, the Invesco V.I. Equity and Income – Series II Sub-Account, the Morgan Stanley VIS Global Infrastructure – Class Y Sub-Account, the Putnam VT Growth and Income – Class IB Sub-Account and the UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account.*

 

2) Effective May 1, 2004, the Putnam VT Investors – Class IB Sub-Account closed to new investments.*

 

3)

Effective May 1, 2006, the following Variable Sub-Accounts closed to new investments: the Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Sub-Account, the Morgan Stanley VIS European Equity – Class Y

 

 

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  Sub-Account and the Morgan Stanley VIS Limited Duration – Class Y Sub-Account.*

 

4) Effective May 1, 2006, the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account is no longer available for new investments. If you are currently invested in the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account you may continue your investment. If, prior to May 1, 2005, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, through the Invesco V.I. Premier Equity – Series II Sub-Account (the predecessor of the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account), such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing, or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions into the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.*

 

5) Effective as of August 19, 2011, the Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities – Series II Sub-Account, was closed to all Contract Owners except those who have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date. Contract owners who have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date may continue to submit additional investments into the Variable Sub-Account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account if they withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the Variable Sub-Account following the closure date. Contract Owners who do not have contract value invested in the Variable Sub-Account as of the closure date will not be permitted to invest in the Variable Sub-Account thereafter.

 

6) Effective as of May 1, 2013, the AllianceBernstein VPS International Value Portfolio – Class B Sub-Account, was closed to all contract owners except those who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the closure date. Contract owners who have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date may continue to submit investments into the variable sub-account thereafter, although they will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account if they remove, withdraw or otherwise transfer their entire contract value from the variable sub-account following the Closure Date. Contract owners who do not have contract value invested in the variable sub-account as of the Closure Date will not be permitted to invest in the variable sub-account thereafter.

 

7) Effective on or about April 28, 2014, the UIF Global Infrastructure Portfolio – Class II acquired the Morgan Stanley VIS Global Infrastructure Portfolio – Class Y.

* As noted above, certain Variable Sub-Accounts are closed to new investments. If you invested in these Variable Sub-Accounts prior to the effective close date, you may continue your investments. If prior to the effective close date, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions to these Variable Sub-Accounts in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed. If you choose to add this TrueReturn Option on or after the effective close date, you must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to these Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the remaining Variable Sub-Accounts available with this TrueReturn Option prior to adding it to your Contract.

You must use quarterly Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing to meet our Income Protection Diversification Requirement. On the date of each rebalancing, we will reallocate the amount of the assets supporting your variable income payments according to the rebalancing percentages you have selected, subject to the then current restrictions and exclusions in effect. We expect that the restrictions and

exclusions for each category will change from time to time. Any change in these restrictions and exclusions will become effective no later than the next regularly scheduled rebalancing of your Variable Sub-Account choices on or immediately after the date of change.

The Income Protection Diversification Requirement is based on a model. We may use a model developed and maintained by us or we may elect to use a model developed or provided by an independent third party. We will notify you at least 30 days before we make any change to our Income Protection Diversification Requirement.

We may determine which Variable Sub-Accounts are eligible for each category or we may elect to follow the recommendations of an independent third party. We may at any time make new determinations as to which Variable Sub-Accounts are unrestricted, restricted or excluded. We may do so for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to, a change in the investment objectives or policies of a Portfolio, or the failure, in our sole determination, of such Portfolio to invest in accordance with its stated investment objective or policies.

Transfers made for purposes of meeting the Income Protection Diversification Requirement will not count towards the number of free transfers you may make each Contract Year. See “Investment Alternatives: Transfers,” above, for additional information.

FIXED INCOME PAYMENTS

We guarantee income payment amounts derived from any Fixed Account Option for the duration of the Income Plan. The guaranteed income payment amounts will change if the frequency of payments or the length of the payment period changes.

We calculate the fixed income payments by:

 

 

adjusting the portion of the Contract Value in any Fixed Account Option on the Payout Start Date by any applicable Market Value Adjustment;

 

 

deducting any applicable taxes; and

 

 

applying the resulting amount to the greater of: (a) the appropriate income payment factor for the selected Income Plan from the Income Payment Table in your Contract; or (b) such other income payment factor as we are offering on the Payout Start Date.

We may defer your request to make a withdrawal from fixed income payments for a period of up to 6 months or whatever shorter time state law may require. If we defer payments for 30 days or more, we will pay interest as required by law from the date we receive the withdrawal request to the date we make payment.

RETIREMENT INCOME GUARANTEE OPTIONS

Effective January 1, 2004, we ceased offering the Retirement Income Guarantee Options (“RIG 1” and

 

 

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“RIG 2”), except in a limited number of states. Effective May 1, 2004, the RIG 1 and RIG 2 Options are no longer available in any state. If you added a Retirement Income Guarantee Option to your Contract prior to January 1, 2004 (up to May 1, 2004 in certain states), your Option will continue to apply to your Contract. Also, effective January 1, 2004, we discontinued the Trade-In Program. If you previously elected a RIG Option, you may cancel your RIG 1 or RIG 2 Option during the 60-day period following your next 3rd Contract Anniversary after January 1, 2004. If you do not cancel the Option during this 60-day period, you will not be permitted to cancel it later. Please check with your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor for details.

The following describes the Retirement Income Guarantee Options for Contract Owners who elected the Option prior to May 1, 2004.

We refer to the issue date of the option as the “Rider Date.” You may add only one Retirement Income Guarantee Option to your Contract. The oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant must be age 75 or younger on the Rider Application Date. Once you add a rider to your Contract, it may not be cancelled except during the 60-day period following the next 3rd Contract Anniversary after January 1, 2004, as described above.

We reserve the right to impose limitations on the investment alternatives in which you may invest as a condition of these options. These restrictions may include, but are not limited to, maximum investment limits on certain investment alternatives, exclusion of certain investment alternatives, required minimum allocations to certain Variable Sub-Accounts and/or the required use of Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing. Currently, no such restrictions are being imposed.

For each option, an “Income Base” is calculated, which is used only for the purpose of calculating the “Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit” and the appropriate “Rider Fee,” all defined below. The Income Base does not provide a Contract Value or guarantee performance of any investment option. The Income Base for RIG 1 and RIG 2 are described in more detail below.

You may apply the Income Base less applicable taxes to an Income Plan on the Payout Start Date and receive the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

 

 

The Payout Start Date must be on or after the 10th Contract Anniversary of the Rider Date.

 

 

The Payout Start Date must occur during the 30-day period following a Contract Anniversary.

 

 

The oldest Annuitant must be age 99 or younger as of the Payout Start Date.

 

 

You must select Fixed Amount Income Payments only.

 

You must select Income Plan 1 or 2, with a Guaranteed Payment Period of at least:

 

   

120 months, if the youngest Annuitant is age 80 or younger as of the Payout Start Date; or

 

   

60 months, if the youngest Annuitant is older than age 80 as of the Payout Start Date.

The “Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit” is determined by applying the Income Base, less any applicable taxes, to the appropriate monthly income payment factor shown in the Income Payment Tables in your Contract for the selected Income Plan.

If a different payment frequency (quarterly, semi-annual, or annual) or different Income Plan is selected, an income payment factor for the selected payment frequency and Income Plan is determined on the same mortality and interest rate basis as the Income Payment Tables shown in your Contract.

On the Payout Start Date, the income payments for the selected Income Plan will be the greater of:

 

 

The Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit; or

 

 

For fixed income payments, the Contract Value, adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment, less any applicable taxes is applied to the greater of: the appropriate income payment factor for the selected Income Plan from the income payment tables in your Contract, or an income payment factor for the selected Income Plan that we are offering on the Payout Start Date.

We assess an annual Rider Fee if you selected one of the Retirement Income Guarantee Options. The Rider Fee is deducted on each Contract Anniversary on a pro rata basis from each of the Variable Sub-Accounts in which your Contract Value is invested on that date. The Rider Fee will decrease the number of Accumulation Units in each Variable Sub-Account. The Rider Fee is deducted only during the Accumulation Phase of the Contract. For the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date, the Rider Fee will be prorated to cover the period between the Rider Date and the first Contract Anniversary after the Rider Date. In the case of a full withdrawal of the Contract Value, the Rider Fee is prorated to cover the period between the Contract Anniversary immediately prior to the withdrawal and the date of the withdrawal.

The Rider Fee for RIG 1 is 0.40% of the Income Base on each Contract Anniversary. The Rider Fee for RIG 2 is 0.55% of the Income Base on each Contract Anniversary.

These options will terminate and the corresponding Rider Fee will cease on the earliest of the following to occur:

 

 

The date the Contract is terminated;

 

 

If the Contract is not continued in the Accumulation Phase under either the Death of

 

 

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Owner or Death of Annuitant provisions of the Contract. The option will terminate on the date we determine the Death Proceeds;

 

 

The Payout Start Date; or

 

 

You elect to cancel your RIG 1 or RIG 2 Option during the 60-day period following the next 3rd Contract Anniversary after January 1, 2004 (since we discontinued offering the Trade-In Program as of that date).

Otherwise, the options may not be terminated or cancelled.

Calculation of Income Base.

On the Rider Date, the “RIG 1 Income Base” is equal to the Contract Value. The RIG 1 Income Base, plus purchase payments made after the Rider Date and less RIG 1 withdrawal adjustments for withdrawals made after the Rider Date, will accumulate interest on a daily basis at a rate equivalent to 5% per year (3% in certain states), subject to the “Cap” defined below. This accumulation will continue until the first Contract Anniversary following the 85th birthday of the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant, whichever occurs first. After the 5% interest accumulation ends (3% in certain states), the RIG 1 Income Base will continue to be increased by purchase payments and reduced by RIG 1 withdrawal adjustments for withdrawals until the option terminates. The “RIG 1 Withdrawal Adjustment” is defined below.

The RIG 1 Income Base will not exceed a Cap equal to:

 

 

200% of the Contract Value as of the Rider Date; plus

 

 

200% of purchase payments made after the Rider Date, but excluding any purchase payments made in the 12-month period immediately prior to the Payout Start Date; minus

 

 

RIG 1 Withdrawal Adjustments for any withdrawals made after the Rider Date.

RIG 1 Withdrawal Adjustment.    Prior to the first Contract Anniversary following the 85th birthday of the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant, whichever is earlier, the withdrawal adjustment is as follows:

 

 

In each Contract Year, for the portion of withdrawals that do not cumulatively exceed 5% (3% in certain states) of the RIG 1 Income Base as of the beginning of the Contract Year (or as of the Rider Date for the first Contract Year in which RIG 1 is added), the withdrawal adjustment is equal to the amount withdrawn (or portion thereof) multiplied by a discount factor. The discount factor is calculated using a 5% annual interest rate (3% in certain states) and the portion of the Contract Year between the withdrawal date and the end of the Contract Year. This withdrawal adjustment has the

   

effect of reducing the RIG 1 Income Base at the end of the Contract Year by the actual amount of the withdrawal. In other words, for purposes of calculating the RIG 1 Income Base, the withdrawal is treated as if it occurred at the end of the Contract Year.

 

 

In each Contract Year, for the portion of withdrawals that cumulatively exceed 5% (3% in certain states) of the RIG 1 Income Base as of the beginning of the Contract Year (or as of the Rider Date for the first Contract Year in which RIG 1 is added), the withdrawal adjustment is equal to the withdrawal amount (or portion thereof), divided by the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal and reduced for the portion of withdrawals that does not cumulatively exceed 5% (3% in certain states), and the result multiplied by the most recently calculated RIG 1 Income Base, reduced for the portion of withdrawals that does not cumulatively exceed 5% (3% in certain states).

On or after the first Contract Anniversary following the 85th birthday of the oldest Contract Owner or the Annuitant, all withdrawal adjustments are equal to the withdrawal amount, divided by the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal, and the result multiplied by the most recently calculated RIG 1 Income Base.

See Appendix D for numerical examples that illustrate how the RIG 1 Withdrawal Adjustment is applied.

The “RIG 2 Income Base” is defined as the greater of “Income Base A” or “Income Base B.”

Income Base A” and its corresponding Withdrawal Adjustment are calculated in the same manner as the RIG 1 Income Base and RIG 1 Withdrawal Adjustment.

On the Rider Date, “Income Base B” is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date and prior to the Payout Start Date, Income Base B is recalculated each time a purchase payment or withdrawal is made as well as on each Contract Anniversary as follows:

 

 

Each time a purchase payment is made, Income Base B is increased by the amount of the purchase payment.

 

 

Each time a withdrawal is made, Income Base B is reduced by a proportional withdrawal adjustment, defined as the withdrawal amount divided by the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal, and the result multiplied by the most recently calculated Income Base B.

 

 

On each Contract Anniversary until the first Contract Anniversary following the 85th birthday of the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant, whichever occurs first, Income Base B is equal to the greater of the Contract Value on that date or the most recently calculated Income Base B.

 

 

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If no purchase payments or withdrawals are made after the Rider Date, Income Base B will be equal to the greatest of the Contract Value on the Rider Date and the Contract Values on each subsequent Contract Anniversary until the earlier of the Payout Start Date or the Contract Anniversary following the 85th birthday of the oldest Contact Owner or oldest Annuitant, whichever occurs first.

CERTAIN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The Contracts offered by this prospectus contain income payment tables that provide for different payments to

men and women of the same age, except in states that require unisex tables. We reserve the right to use income payment tables that do not distinguish on the basis of sex to the extent permitted by applicable law. In certain employment-related situations, employers are required by law to use the same income payment tables for men and women. Accordingly, if the Contract is used in connection with an employment-related retirement or benefit plan and we do not offer unisex annuity tables in your state, you should consult with legal counsel as to whether the Contract is appropriate.

 

 

Death Benefits

 

 

DEATH PROCEEDS

Under certain conditions, described below, we will pay Death Proceeds for this Contract on the death of the Contract Owner, Annuitant, or Co-Annuitant if the death occurs prior to the Payout Start Date. If the Owner or Annuitant dies after the Payout Start Date, we will pay remaining income payments as described in the “Payout Phase” section of your Contract. See “Income Payments” for more information.

We will determine the value of the Death Proceeds as of the end of the Valuation Date during which we receive the first Complete Request for Settlement (the next Valuation Date, if we receive the request after 3:00 p.m. Central Time). In order to be considered a “Complete Request for Settlement,” a claim for distribution of the Death Proceeds must include “Due Proof of Death” in any of the following forms of documentation:

 

 

A certified copy of the death certificate;

 

 

A certified copy of a decree of a court of competent jurisdiction as to the finding of death; or

 

 

Any other proof acceptable to us.

Death Proceeds” are determined based on when we receive a Complete Request for Settlement:

 

 

If we receive a Complete Request for Settlement within 180 days of the death of the Contract Owner, Annuitant, or Co-Annuitant, as applicable, the Death Proceeds are equal to the “Death Benefit.”

 

 

If we receive a Complete Request for Settlement more than 180 days after the death of the Contract Owner, Annuitant, or Co-Annuitant, as applicable, the Death Proceeds are equal to the greater of the Contract Value or Settlement Value. We reserve the right to waive or extend, in a nondiscriminatory manner, the 180-day period in which the Death Proceeds will equal the Death Benefit.

Where there are multiple Beneficiaries, we will only value the Death Proceeds at the time the first Beneficiary submits the necessary documentation in good order. Any

Death Proceeds amounts attributable to any Beneficiary which remain in the Variable Sub-Accounts are subject to investment risk.

DEATH BENEFIT OPTIONS

In addition to the ROP Death Benefit included in your Contract, we offer the following death benefit options which may be added to your Contract:

 

 

MAV Death Benefit Option

 

 

Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option

 

 

Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option

The SureIncome Plus Option and SureIncome For Life Option also include a death benefit option, the SureIncome Return of Premium Death Benefit (“SureIncome ROP Death Benefit.”)

The amount of the Death Benefit depends on which death benefit option(s) you select. Not all death benefit options are available in all states.

You may select any combination of death benefit options on the Issue Date of your Contract or at a later date, subject to state availability and issue age restrictions. You may not add any of the death benefit option(s) to your Contract after Contract issue without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add an option(s).

The “Death Benefit” is equal to the Earnings Protection Death Benefit (if selected) plus the greatest of:

 

 

The Contract Value;

 

 

The Settlement Value;

 

 

The ROP Death Benefit;

 

 

The MAV Death Benefit Option (if selected);

 

 

The Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option (if selected); or

 

 

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit.*

 

 

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The “Settlement Value” is the amount that would be paid in the event of a full withdrawal of the Contract Value.

* The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit under the SureIncome For Life Option is only included in the calculation of the Death Benefit upon the death of the SureIncome Covered Life. If a Contract Owner, Annuitant or Co-Annuitant who is not the SureIncome Covered Life dies, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is not applicable.

The “ROP Death Benefit” is equal to the sum of all purchase payments, reduced by a proportional withdrawal adjustment for each withdrawal. The withdrawal adjustment is equal to the withdrawal amount divided by the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal, and the result is multiplied by:

The sum of all purchase payments made prior to the withdrawal, less any prior withdrawal adjustments.

Maximum Anniversary Value Death Benefit Option.

The “MAV Death Benefit Option” is only available if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date. There is an additional mortality and expense risk charge for this death benefit option, currently equal to 0.20%. We may change what we charge for this death benefit option, but it will never exceed 0.30%. Once added to your Contract, we guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge you pay for this death benefit option.

On the date we issue the rider for this benefit (“Rider Date”), the MAV Death Benefit is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date and prior to the date we determine the Death Proceeds (see “Death Proceeds,” above), the MAV Death Benefit is recalculated each time a purchase payment or withdrawal is made as well as on each Contract Anniversary as follows:

 

 

Each time a purchase payment is made, the MAV Death Benefit is increased by the amount of the purchase payment.

 

 

Each time a withdrawal is made, the MAV Death Benefit is reduced by a proportional withdrawal adjustment, defined as the withdrawal amount divided by the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal, and the result multiplied by the most recently calculated MAV Death Benefit.

 

 

On each Contract Anniversary until the first Contract Anniversary following the 80th birthday of the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant, whichever occurs first, the MAV Death Benefit is recalculated as the greater of the Contract Value on that date or the most recently calculated MAV Death Benefit.

If no purchase payments or withdrawals are made after the Rider Date, the MAV Death Benefit will be equal to

the greatest of the Contract Value on the Rider Date and the Contract Values on each subsequent Contract Anniversary after the Rider Date, but before the date we determine the Death Proceeds. If, upon death of the Contract Owner, the Contract is continued under Option D as described on page 74 below, and if the oldest New Contract Owner and the oldest Annuitant are age 80 or younger on the date we determine the Death Proceeds, then the MAV Death Benefit Option will continue. The MAV Death Benefit will continue to be recalculated for purchase payments, withdrawals, and on each Contract Anniversary after the date we determine the Death Proceeds until the earlier of:

 

 

The first Contract Anniversary following the 80th birthday of either the oldest New Contract Owner or the oldest Annuitant, whichever is earlier. (After the 80th birthday of either the oldest New Contract Owner or the oldest Annuitant, whichever is earlier, the MAV Death Benefit will be recalculated only for purchase payments and withdrawals); or

 

 

The date we next determine the Death Proceeds.

Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option.

The Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option is only available if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date. There is an additional mortality and expense risk charge for this death benefit option, currently equal to 0.30%. We may change what we charge for this death benefit option, but it will never exceed 0.30%. Once added to your Contract, we guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge you pay for this death benefit option.

On the date we issue the rider for this benefit (“Rider Date”), the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit is equal to the Contract Value. The Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit, plus purchase payments made after the Rider Date and less withdrawal adjustments for withdrawals made after the Rider Date, will accumulate interest on a daily basis at a rate equivalent to 5% per year (3% in certain states), subject to the “Cap” defined below. This accumulation will continue until the earlier of:

(a)  the first Contract Anniversary following the 80th birthday of the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant, whichever occurs first; or

(b) the date we determine the Death Proceeds.

After the 5% interest accumulation ends (3% in certain states), the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit will continue to be increased by purchase payments and reduced by withdrawal adjustments for withdrawals until the death benefit option terminates. The withdrawal adjustment is a proportional adjustment, defined as the withdrawal amount divided by the Contract Value immediately prior

 

 

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to the withdrawal, and the result multiplied by the amount of the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit immediately prior to the withdrawal.

The Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit Cap is equal to:

 

 

200% of the Contract Value as of the Rider Date; plus

 

 

200% of purchase payments made after the Rider Date, but excluding any purchase payments made in the 12-month period immediately prior to the death of the Contract Owner or the Annuitant; minus

 

 

Withdrawal adjustments for any withdrawals made after the Rider Date. Refer to Appendix E for withdrawal adjustment examples.

If, upon death of the Contract Owner, the Contract is continued under Option D as described on page 74, and if the oldest New Contract Owner and the oldest Annuitant are age 80 or younger on the date we determine the Death Proceeds, then the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option will continue. The amount of the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit as of the date we determine the Death Proceeds, plus subsequent purchase payments, less withdrawal adjustments for any subsequent withdrawals, will accumulate daily at a rate equivalent to 5% per year (3% in certain states) from the date we determine the Death Proceeds, until the earlier of:

 

 

The first Contract Anniversary following the 80th birthday of either the oldest New Contract Owner or the oldest Annuitant, whichever is earlier. (After the 80th birthday of either the oldest New Owner or the oldest Annuitant, whichever is earlier, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit will be recalculated only for purchase payments and withdrawals); or

 

 

The date we next determine the Death Proceeds.

Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option.

The “Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option” is only available if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date. There is an additional mortality and expense risk charge for this death benefit option, currently equal to:

 

 

0.25%, if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 70 or younger on the Rider Application Date; and

 

 

0.40%, if the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant is over age 70 and all are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date.

We may change what we charge for this death benefit option, but it will never exceed 0.35% for issue ages 0-70 and 0.50% for issue ages 71-79. Once added to your Contract, we guarantee that we will not increase the

mortality and expense risk charge you pay for this death benefit option. However, if your spouse elects to continue the Contract in the event of your death and if he or she elects to continue the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the mortality and expense risk charge for the death benefit option will be based on the ages of the oldest new Contract Owner and the oldest Annuitant at the time the Contract is continued.

If the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 70 or younger on the Rider Application Date, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit is equal to the lesser of:

 

 

100% of “In-Force Premium” (excluding purchase payments made after the date we issue the rider for this benefit (“Rider Date”) and during the twelve- month period immediately prior to the death of the Contract Owner or Annuitant); or

 

 

40% of “In-Force Earnings

calculated as of the date we determine the Death Proceeds.

If the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant is over age 70 and all are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit is equal to the lesser of:

 

 

50% of “In-Force Premium” (excluding purchase payments made after the Rider Date and during the twelve-month period immediately prior to the death of the Contract Owner or Annuitant); or

 

 

25% of “In-Force Earnings

calculated as of the date we determine the Death Proceeds.

In-Force Earnings are equal to the current Contract Value less In-Force Premium. If this quantity is negative, then In-Force Earnings are equal to zero.

In-Force Premium is equal to the Contract Value on the Rider Date, plus the sum of all purchase payments made after the Rider Date, less the sum of all “Excess-of-Earnings Withdrawals” made after the Rider Date.

An Excess-of-Earnings Withdrawal is equal to the excess, if any, of the amount of the withdrawal over the amount of the In-Force Earnings immediately prior to the withdrawal.

Refer to Appendix F for numerical examples that illustrate how the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option is calculated.

If, upon death of the Contract Owner, the Contract is continued under Option D as described on page 74 below, and if the oldest new Owner and the oldest Annuitant are younger than age 80 on the date we determine the Death Proceeds, then this death benefit option will continue unless the New Contract Owner elects to terminate the death benefit option. If the death

 

 

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benefit option is continued, the following will apply as of the date we determine the Death Proceeds upon continuation:

 

 

The Rider Date will be changed to the date we determine the Death Proceeds;

 

 

The In-Force Premium is equal to the Contract Value as of the new Rider Date plus all purchase payments made after the Rider Date, less the sum of all the Excess-of-Earnings Withdrawals made after the Rider Date;

 

 

The Earnings Protection Death Benefit after the new Rider Date will be determined as described above, but using the ages of the oldest new Contract Owner and the oldest Annuitant as of the new Rider Date.

 

 

The mortality and expense risk charge, for this rider, will be determined as described above, but using the ages of the oldest new Contract Owner and the oldest Annuitant as of the new Rider Date.

If either the Contract Owner’s or the Annuitant’s age is misstated, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit and the mortality and expense risk charge for this death benefit option will be calculated according to the corrected age as of the Rider Date. Your Contract Value will be adjusted to reflect the mortality and expense risk charge for this death benefit option that should have been assessed based on the corrected age.

ALL OPTIONS.

We reserve the right to impose limitations on the investment alternatives in which you may invest as a condition of these options. These restrictions may include, but are not limited to, maximum investment limits on certain investment alternatives, exclusion of certain investment alternatives, required minimum allocations to certain Variable Sub-Accounts and/or the required use of Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing. Currently, no such restrictions are being imposed.

These death benefit options will terminate and the corresponding Rider Fee will cease on the earliest of the following to occur:

 

 

the date the Contract is terminated;

 

 

if, upon the death of the Contract Owner, the Contract is continued under Option D as described in the Death of Owner section on page 74, and either the oldest New Owner or the oldest Annuitant is older than age 80 (age 80 or older for the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option) on the date we determine the Death Proceeds. The death benefit option will terminate on the date we determine the Death Proceeds;

 

 

if the Contract is not continued in the Accumulation Phase under either the Death of Owner or Death of Annuitant provisions of the Contract. The death benefit option will terminate on the date we determine the Death Proceeds;

 

on the date the Contract Owner (if the current Contract Owner is a living person) is changed for any reason other than death unless the New Contract Owner is a trust and the Annuitant is the current Contract Owner;

 

 

on the date the Contract Owner (if the current Contract Owner is a non-living person) is changed for any reason unless the New Contract Owner is a non-living person or is the current Annuitant; or

 

 

the Payout Start Date.

Notwithstanding the preceding, in the event of the Contract Owner’s death, if the Contract Owner’s spouse elects to continue the Contract (as permitted in the Death of Owner provision below) he or she may terminate the Earnings Protection Death Benefit at that time.

DEATH BENEFIT PAYMENTS

Death of Contract Owner

If a Contract Owner dies prior to the Payout Start Date, then the surviving Contract Owners will be “New Contract Owners”. If there are no surviving Contract Owners, then subject to any restrictions previously placed upon them, the Beneficiaries will be the New Contract Owners.

If there is more than one New Contract Owner taking a share of the Death Proceeds, each New Contract Owner will be treated as a separate and independent Contract Owner of his or her respective share of the Death Proceeds. Each New Contract Owner will exercise all rights related to his or her share of the Death Proceeds, including the sole right to elect one of the Option(s) below, subject to any restrictions previously placed upon the New Contract Owner. Each New Contract Owner may designate a Beneficiary(ies) for his or her respective share, but that designated Beneficiary(ies) will be restricted to the Option chosen by the original New Contract Owner.

The Options available to the New Contract Owner will be determined by the applicable following Category in which the New Contract Owner is defined. An Option will be deemed to have been chosen on the day we receive written notification in a form satisfactory to us.

New Contract Owner Categories

Category 1.    If your spouse (or Annuitant’s spouse in the case of a grantor trust-owned Contract) is the sole New Contract Owner of the entire Contract, your spouse must choose from among the death settlement Options A, B, C, D, or E described below. If he or she does not choose one of these Options, then Option D will apply.

Category 2.    If the New Contract Owner is a living person who is not your spouse (or Annuitant’s spouse in the case of a grantor trust-owned Contract), or there is more than one New Contract Owner, all of whom are

 

 

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living persons, each New Contract Owner must choose from among the death settlement Options A, B, C, or E described below. If a New Contract Owner does not choose one of these Options, then Option C will apply for that New Contract Owner.

Category 3.    If there are one or more New Contract Owner(s) and at least one of the New Contract Owners is a non-living person such as a corporation or a trust, all New Contract Owners are considered to be non-living persons for purposes of the death settlement options. Each New Contract Owner must choose death settlement Option A or C described below. If a New Contract Owner does not choose one of these Options, then Option C will apply for that New Contract Owner.

The death settlement options we currently offer are:

Option A.    The New Contract Owner may elect to receive the Death Proceeds in a lump sum.

Option B.    The New Contract Owner may elect to apply the Death Proceeds to one of the Income Plans described above. Such income payments must begin within one year of the date of death and must be payable:

 

 

Over the life of the New Contract Owner; or

 

 

For a guaranteed payment period of at least 5 years (60 months), but not to exceed the life expectancy of the New Contract Owner; or

 

 

Over the life of the New Contract Owner with a guaranteed payment period of at least 5 years (60 months), but not to exceed the life expectancy of the New Contract Owner.

Option C.    The New Contract Owner may elect to receive the Contract Value payable within 5 years of the date of death. The Contract Value, as of the date we receive the first Complete Request for Settlement, will be reset to equal the Death Proceeds as of that date. Any excess amount of the Death Proceeds over the Contract Value on that date will be allocated to the Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market  –  Class Y Sub-Account unless the New Contract Owner provides other allocation instructions.

The New Contract Owner may not make any additional purchase payments under this option. Withdrawal charges will be waived for any withdrawals made during the 5-year period after the date of death; however, amounts withdrawn may be subject to Market Value Adjustments. The New Contract Owner may exercise all rights set forth in the Transfers provision.

If the New Contract Owner dies before the Contract Value is completely withdrawn, the New Contract Owner’s Beneficiary(ies) will receive the greater of the remaining Settlement Value or the remaining Contract Value within 5 years of the date of the original Contract Owner’s death.

Option D.    The New Contract Owner may elect to continue the Contract in the Accumulation Phase. If the Contract Owner was also the Annuitant, then the New Contract Owner will be the new Annuitant. This Option may only be exercised once per Contract. The Contract Value, as of the date we receive the first Complete Request for Settlement, will be reset to equal the Death Proceeds as of that date.

Unless otherwise instructed by the continuing spouse, the excess, if any, of the Death Proceeds over the Contract Value will be allocated to the Sub-Accounts of the Variable Account. This excess will be allocated in proportion to your Contract Value in those Sub-Accounts as of the end of the Valuation Date that we receive the complete request for settlement except that any portion of this excess attributable to the Fixed Account Options will be allocated to the Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market – Class Y Sub-Account.

Within 30 days after the date we determine the Death Proceeds, the New Contract Owner may make a one-time transfer of all or a portion of the excess of the Death Proceeds, if any, into any combination of Variable Sub-Accounts, the Standard Fixed Account and the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account without incurring a transfer fee, provided the investment alternative is available with the Contract at that time. Any such transfer does not count as one of the free transfers allowed each Contract Year and is subject to any minimum allocation amount specified in this Contract.

The New Contract Owner may make a single withdrawal of any amount within one year of the date of your death without incurring a Withdrawal Charge; however, the amount withdrawn may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment and a 10% tax penalty if the New Contract Owner is under age 59 1/2.

Option E.    For Nonqualified Contracts, the New Contract Owner may elect to make withdrawals at least annually of amounts equal to the “Annual Required Distribution” calculated for each calendar year. The first such withdrawal must occur within:

 

 

One year of the date of death;

 

 

The same calendar year as the date we receive the first Complete Request for Settlement; and

 

 

One withdrawal frequency.

The New Contract Owner must select the withdrawal frequency (monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual). Once this option is elected and frequency of withdrawals is chosen, they cannot be changed by the New Contract Owner and become irrevocable.

In the calendar year in which the Death Proceeds are determined, the Annual Required Distribution is equal to the Contract Value on the date of the first distribution divided by the “Life Expectancy” of the New Contract

 

 

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Owner and the result multiplied by a fraction that represents the portion of the calendar year remaining after the date of the first distribution. (The Contract Value, as of the date we receive the Complete Request for Settlement, will be reset to equal the Death Proceeds as of that date. The Contract Value on the date of the first distribution may be more or less than the Contract Value as of the date we receive the Complete Request for Settlement.) The Life Expectancy in that calendar year is equal to the life expectancy value from IRS Tables based on the age of the New Contract Owner as of his or her birthday in the same calendar year.

In any subsequent calendar year, the Annual Required Distribution is equal to the Contract Value as of December 31 of the prior year divided by the remaining Life Expectancy of the New Contract Owner. In each calendar year after the calendar year in which the first distribution occurred, the Life Expectancy of the New Contract Owner is the Life Expectancy calculated in the previous calendar year minus one (1) year. If the Life Expectancy is less than one (1), the Annual Required Distribution is equal to the Contract Value.

If the New Contract Owner dies before the Contract Value is completely withdrawn, the scheduled withdrawals will continue to be paid to the New Contract Owner’s Beneficiary(ies). The Contract Value invested in the Variable Sub-Accounts will be subject to investment risk until it is withdrawn.

We reserve the right to offer additional death settlement options.

Death of Annuitant

If the Annuitant dies prior to the Payout Start Date, then the surviving Contract Owners will have the Options available to the New Contract Owner, determined by the applicable following category in which the New Contract Owner is defined, unless:

 

 

The Annuitant was also the Contract Owner, in which case the Death of Owner provisions above apply; or

 

 

The Contract Owner is a grantor trust not established by a business, in which case the Beneficiary(ies) will be deemed the New Contract Owners and the Death of Contract Owner provisions above will apply.

Surviving Contract Owner Categories

Category 1.    If the Contract Owner is a living person, prior to the Annuitant’s death, the Contract Owner must choose from among the death settlement Options A, B, or D described below. If the Contract Owner does not choose one of these Options, then Option D will apply.

Category 2.    If the Contract Owner is a non-living person such as a corporation or a trust, the Contract Owner must choose from death settlement Options A or C described below. If the Contract Owner does not choose one of these Options, then Option C will apply.

The death settlement options we currently offer are:

Option A.    The Contract Owner may elect to receive the Death Proceeds in a lump sum.

Option B.    The Contract Owner may elect to apply the Death Proceeds to one of the Income Plans described above. Such income payments must begin within one year of the date of death.

Option C.    The Contract Owner may elect to receive the Contract Value payable within 5 years of the date of death. The Contract Value, as of the date we receive the first Complete Request for Settlement, will be reset to equal the Death Proceeds as of that date. Any excess amount of the Death Proceeds over the Contract Value on that date will be allocated to the Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market – Class Y Sub-Account unless the Contract Owner provides other allocation instructions.

The Contract Owner may not make any additional purchase payments under this option. Withdrawal charges will be waived for any withdrawals made during the 5-year period after the date of death; however, amounts withdrawn may be subject to Market Value Adjustments. The Contract Owner may exercise all rights set forth in the Transfers provision.

Option D.    The Contract Owner may elect to continue the Contract and the youngest Contract Owner will become the new Annuitant. The Contract Value of the continued Contract will not be adjusted to equal the Death Proceeds.

We reserve the right to offer additional death settlement options.

Qualified Contracts

The death settlement options for Qualified Contracts, including IRAs, may be different to conform with the individual tax requirements of each type of Qualified Contract. Please refer to your Endorsement for IRAs or 403(b) plans, if applicable, for additional information on your death settlement options. In the case of certain Qualified Plans, the terms of the Qualified Plan Endorsement and the plans may govern the right to benefits, regardless of the terms of the Contract.

Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option and Death of Co-Annuitant

We offer a Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option that may be added to your Contract subject to the following conditions:

 

 

The individually owned Contract must be either a traditional, Roth, or Simplified Employee Pension IRA.

 

 

The Contract Owner’s spouse must be the sole Primary Beneficiary of the Contract and will be the named Co-Annuitant.

 

 

The Contract Owner must be age 90 or younger on the Rider Application Date; and the Co-Annuitant

 

 

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must be age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date.

 

 

On or after May 1, 2005, the Option may be added only when we issue the Contract or within 6 months of the Contract Owner’s marriage. You may not add the Option to your Contract without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the Option. We may require proof of marriage in a form satisfactory to us.

Under the Spousal Protection Benefit Option, the Co-Annuitant will be considered to be an Annuitant under the Contract during the Accumulation Phase except that the “Death of Annuitant” provision does not apply on the death of the Co-Annuitant, and the latest Payout Start Date will be based solely on the Contract Owner’s age.

You may change the Co-Annuitant to a new spouse only if you provide proof of remarriage in a form satisfactory to us. Once we accept a change, the change will take effect on the date you signed the request. Each change is subject to any payment we make or other action we take before we accept it. At any time, there may be only one Co-Annuitant under your Contract.

There is an annual Rider Fee of 0.10% of the Contract Value for new Options added on or after January 1, 2005. For Options added prior to this date, there is no charge for this Option. We reserve the right to assess an annual Rider Fee not to exceed 0.15% for Options added in the future. Once this Option is added to your Contract, we guarantee that we will not increase what we charge you for this Option. For Contracts purchased on or after January 1, 2005, we may discontinue offering the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option at any time prior to the time you elect to receive it.

The option will terminate upon the date termination is accepted by us or will terminate on the earliest of the following occurrences:

 

 

upon the death of the Co-Annuitant (as of the date we determine the Death Proceeds);

 

 

upon the death of the Contract Owner (as of the date we determine the Death Proceeds);

 

 

on the date the Contract is terminated;

 

 

on the Payout Start Date; or

 

 

on the date you change the beneficiary of the Contract and the change is accepted by us;

 

 

for options added on or after January 1, 2005, the Owner may terminate the option upon the divorce of the Owner and the Co-Annuitant by providing written notice and proof of divorce in a form satisfactory to us;

 

 

for options added prior to January 1, 2005, the Owner may terminate this option at anytime by written notice in a form satisfactory to us.

Once terminated, a new Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option cannot be added to the Contract unless the last Option attached to the Contract was terminated due to divorce or a change of beneficiary.

Death of Co-Annuitant.    If the Co-Annuitant dies prior to the Payout Start Date, subject to the following conditions, the Contract will be continued according to Option D under the “Death of Owner” provision of your Contract:

 

 

The Co-Annuitant must have been your legal spouse on the date of his or her death; and

 

 

Option D of the “Death of Owner” provision of your Contract has not previously been exercised.

The Contract may only be continued once under Option D under the “Death of Owner” provision. For a description of Option D, see the “Death of Owner” section of this prospectus.

Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts and Death of Co-Annuitant

We offer a Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for certain Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts established under Code Section 408(a) that may be added to your Contract. CSP may not be available in all states. CSP is subject to the following conditions (“CSP Conditions”):

 

 

The beneficially owned Contract must be a Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or a Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA.

 

 

The Annuitant must be the beneficial owner of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA.

 

 

The Co-Annuitant must be the legal spouse of the Annuitant. Only one Co-Annuitant may be named.

 

 

The Co-Annuitant must be the sole beneficiary of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or the Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA.

 

 

The Annuitant must be age 90 or younger on the CSP Application Date.

 

 

The Co-Annuitant must be age 79 or younger on the CSP Application Date.

 

 

On or after May 1, 2005, the CSP may be added only when we issue the Contract or within 6 months of the beneficial owner’s marriage. You may not add the CSP to your Contract without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the CSP. We may require proof of marriage in a form satisfactory to us.

 

 

We have made no payments under any Income Plan.

 

 

There is an annual Rider Fee of 0.10% of the Contract Value for new Options added on or after

 

 

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January 1, 2005. For Options added prior to this date, there is no charge for this Option. We reserve the right to increase the annual Rider Fee to up to 0.15% of the Contract Value.

Under CSP, the Co-Annuitant will be considered to be an Annuitant under the Contract during the Accumulation Phase except that:

 

 

The Co-Annuitant will not be considered to be an Annuitant for purposes of determining the Payout Start Date.

 

 

The “Death of Annuitant” provision of the Contract does not apply on the death of the Co-Annuitant.

 

 

The Co-Annuitant is not considered the beneficial owner of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or the Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA.

You may change the Co-Annuitant to a new spouse only if you provide proof of remarriage in a form satisfactory to us. Once we accept a change, the change will take effect on the date you signed the request. Each change is subject to any payment we make or other action we take before we accept it. At any time, there may only be one Co-Annuitant under your Contract.

For Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Options for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts added on or after January 1, 2005, there is an annual Rider Fee of 0.10% of the Contract Value for this Option. For Options added prior to this date, there is no charge for this Option. We reserve the right to assess an annual Rider Fee not to exceed 0.15% for Options added in the future. Once this Option is added to your Contract, we guarantee that we will not increase what we charge you for this Option. For Contracts issued on or after January 1, 2005, we may discontinue offering the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts at any time to new Contract Owners and to existing Contract Owners who did not elect the Option prior to the date of discontinuance.

The Owner may terminate CSP upon the divorce of the Annuitant and the Co-Annuitant by providing written notice and proof of divorce in a form satisfactory to us. The Owner may also terminate CSP upon a change in the beneficiary of the IRA by providing written notice and proof of the change in a form satisfactory to us. CSP

will terminate upon the date termination is accepted by us or on the earliest of the following occurrences:

 

 

On the date CSP is terminated as described above; or

 

 

Upon the death of the Annuitant; or

 

 

Upon the death of the Co-Annuitant; or

 

 

On the date the Contract is terminated; or

 

 

On the Payout Start Date.

Once terminated, a new CSP cannot be added to the Contract unless the last option attached to the Contract was terminated due to divorce or change of beneficiary of the IRA.

Death of Co-Annuitant.    This section applies if:

 

 

The CSP Conditions are met.

 

 

The Annuitant was, at the time of the Co-Annuitant’s death, the beneficial owner of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA.

 

 

We have received proof satisfactory to us that the Co-Annuitant has died.

 

 

The Co-Annuitant was, at the time of the Co-Annuitant’s death, the sole beneficiary of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA, and

 

 

the Co-Annuitant was, at the time of the Co-Annuitant’s death, the legal spouse of the Annuitant.

If this section applies and if the Co-Annuitant dies prior to the Payout Start Date, then, subject to the following conditions, the Contract may be continued according to Option D under the “Death of Owner” provisions under the same terms and conditions that would apply if the Co-Annuitant were the Owner of the Contract before death and the sole new Owner of the Contract were the Annuitant provided that:

 

 

The Co-Annuitant was the legal spouse of the Annuitant on the date of Annuitant’s death.

 

 

The Owner does not thereafter name a new Co-Annuitant; and

 

 

The Owner of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA remains the Custodian; and

 

 

The Contract may only be continued once.

 

 

More Information

 

 

ALLSTATE

Allstate Life is the issuer of the Contract. Allstate Life was organized in 1957 as a stock life insurance company under the laws of the State of Illinois.

Allstate Life is a wholly owned subsidiary of Allstate Insurance Company, a stock property-liability insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Illinois. All of the capital stock issued and outstanding of

 

 

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Allstate Insurance Company is owned by Allstate Insurance Holdings, LLC, which is wholly owned by The Allstate Corporation.

Allstate Life is licensed to operate in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and all jurisdictions except the State of New York. We intend to offer the Contract in those jurisdictions in which we are licensed. Our home office is located at 3100 Sanders Road, Northbrook, Illinois, 60062.

Effective June 1, 2006, Allstate Life entered into an agreement (“the Agreement”) with Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiary, The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“PICA”) pursuant to which Allstate Life sold, through a combination of coinsurance and modified coinsurance reinsurance, substantially all of its variable annuity business. Pursuant to the Agreement Allstate Life and PICA also entered into an administrative services agreement which provides that PICA or an affiliate administer the Variable Account and the Contracts. The benefits and provisions of the Contracts have not been changed by these transactions and agreements. None of the transactions or agreements have changed the fact that we are primarily liable to you under your Contract.

VARIABLE ACCOUNT

Allstate Life established the Allstate Financial Advisors Separate Account I in 1999. We have registered the Variable Account with the SEC as a unit investment trust. The SEC does not supervise the management of the Variable Account or Allstate Life.

We own the assets of the Variable Account. The Variable Account is a segregated asset account under Illinois law. That means we account for the Variable Account’s income, gains and losses separately from the results of our other operations. It also means that only the assets of the Variable Account that are in excess of the reserves and other Contract liabilities with respect to the Variable Account are subject to liabilities relating to our other operations. Our obligations arising under the Contracts are general corporate obligations of Allstate Life.

The Variable Account consists of multiple Variable Sub-Accounts, each of which invests in a corresponding Portfolio. We may add new Variable Sub-Accounts or eliminate one or more of them, if we believe marketing, tax, or investment conditions so warrant. We do not guarantee the investment performance of the Variable Account, its Sub-Accounts or the Portfolios. We may use the Variable Account to fund our other annuity contracts. We will account separately for each type of annuity contract funded by the Variable Account.

THE PORTFOLIOS

Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions.    We automatically reinvest all dividends and capital gains distributions from the Portfolios in shares of the distributing Portfolios at their net asset value.

Voting Privileges.    As a general matter, you do not have a direct right to vote the shares of the Portfolios held by the Variable Sub-Accounts to which you have allocated your Contract Value. Under current law, however, you are entitled to give us instructions on how to vote those shares on certain matters. Based on our present view of the law, we will vote the shares of the Portfolios that we hold directly or indirectly through the Variable Account in accordance with instructions that we receive from Contract Owners entitled to give such instructions.

As a general rule, before the Payout Start Date, the Contract Owner or anyone with a voting interest is the person entitled to give voting instructions. The number of shares that a person has a right to instruct will be determined by dividing the Contract Value allocated to the applicable Variable Sub-Account by the net asset value per share of the corresponding Portfolio as of the record date of the meeting. After the Payout Start Date the person receiving income payments has the voting interest. The payee’s number of votes will be determined by dividing the reserve for such Contract allocated to the applicable Sub-Account by the net asset value per share of the corresponding Portfolio. The votes decrease as income payments are made and as the reserves for the Contract decrease.

We will vote shares attributable to Contracts for which we have not received instructions, as well as shares attributable to us, in the same proportion as we vote shares for which we have received instructions, unless we determine that we may vote such shares in our own discretion. We will apply voting instructions to abstain on any item to be voted upon on a pro-rata basis to reduce the votes eligible to be cast.

We reserve the right to vote Portfolio shares as we see fit without regard to voting instructions to the extent permitted by law. If we disregard voting instructions, we will include a summary of that action and our reasons for that action in the next semi-annual financial report we send to you.

Changes in Portfolios.    If the shares of any of the Portfolios are no longer available for investment by the Variable Account or if, in our judgment, further investment in such shares is no longer desirable in view of the purposes of the Contract, we may eliminate that Portfolio and substitute shares of another eligible investment fund. Any substitution of securities will comply with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940. We also may add new Variable Sub-Accounts that invest in additional underlying funds. We will notify you in advance of any change.

Conflicts of Interest.    Certain of the Portfolios sell their shares to separate accounts underlying both variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts. It is conceivable that in the future it may be unfavorable for variable life insurance separate accounts and variable

 

 

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annuity separate accounts to invest in the same Portfolio. The board of directors/trustees of these Portfolios monitors for possible conflicts among separate accounts buying shares of the Portfolios. Conflicts could develop for a variety of reasons. For example, differences in treatment under tax and other laws or the failure by a separate account to comply with such laws could cause a conflict. To eliminate a conflict, the Portfolio’s board of directors/trustees may require a separate account to withdraw its participation in a Portfolio. A Portfolio’s net asset value could decrease if it had to sell investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate account withdrawing because of a conflict.

THE CONTRACT

Distribution.    The Contracts are distributed exclusively by their principal underwriter, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (formerly, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated) (“Morgan Stanley & Co.”). Morgan Stanley & Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, is located at 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036. Morgan Stanley & Co. is a registered broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is a member of the New York Stock Exchange and FINRA. Contracts are sold through the registered representatives of Morgan Stanley & Co. These registered representatives are also licensed as insurance agents by applicable state insurance authorities and appointed as agents of Allstate Life in order to sell the Contracts.

We will pay commissions to Morgan Stanley & Co. for selling the Contracts. We may pay to Morgan Stanley & Co. up to a maximum sales commission of 6.0% of purchase payments. In addition, we may pay ongoing annual compensation of up to 1.40% of Contract value. To compensate Morgan Stanley for the costs of distribution, insurance licensing, due diligence and other home office services, we pay Morgan Stanley an additional percentage of purchase payments not exceeding 0.80% and a percentage of Contract Value not exceeding 0.20%. Commissions and annual compensation, when combined, could exceed 8.5% of total premium payments. Individual representatives receive a portion of compensation paid to Morgan Stanley & Co. in accordance with Morgan Stanley & Co.’s practices.

We also make additional payments to Morgan Stanley & Co. for promotional marketing and educational expenses and to reimburse certain expenses of registered representatives relating to sales of Contracts. For more information on the exact compensation arrangement associated with this Contract, please consult your registered representative.

In addition, Morgan Stanley & Co. may pay annually to its representatives, from its profits, a persistency bonus that will take into account, among other things, the length of time purchase payments have been held under the Contract and Contract Value.

The Contracts are no longer sold to new customers, however, existing customers can continue to hold the Contracts and make additional purchase payments. The Contracts were sold exclusively by Morgan Stanley & Co. and its affiliates to its clients.

Morgan Stanley & Co. does not receive compensation for its role as principal underwriter.

Effective June 1, 2009, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Inc. (“Citi”) established a new broker dealer, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“MSSB”), as part of a joint venture that included the Global Wealth Management Group within Morgan Stanley & Co. In furtherance of this joint venture, effective June 1, 2009, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC was added as an additional party to the General Agency/Selling Agreement related to sales of the Contracts through the Morgan Stanley channel of MSSB. Compensation amounts previously paid to Morgan Stanley & Co. are now paid to MSSB.

Administration.    We have primary responsibility for all administration of the Contracts and the Variable Account. We entered into an administrative services agreement with The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“PICA”) whereby, PICA or an affiliate provides administrative services to the Variable Account and the Contracts on our behalf. In addition, PICA entered into a master services agreement with se2, LLC, of 5801 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66636, whereby se2, LLC provides certain business process outsourcing services with respect to the Contracts. se2, LLC may engage other service providers to provide certain administrative functions. These service providers may change over time, and as of December 31, 2013, consisted of the following: NTT DATA Process Services, LLC (administrative services) located at PO Box 4201, Boston, MA 02211; RR Donnelley Global Investment Markets (compliance printing and mailing) located at 111 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606; Jayhawk File Express, LLC (file storage and document destruction) located at 601 E. 5th Street, Topeka, KS 66601-2596; Co-Sentry.net, LLC (back-up printing and disaster recovery) located at 9394 West Dodge Rd, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68114; Convey Compliance Systems, Inc. (withholding calculations and tax statement mailing) located at 3650 Annapolis Lane, Suite 190, Plymouth, MN 55447; Spangler Graphics, LLC (compliance mailings) located at 29305 44th Street, Kansas City, KS 66106; Veritas Document Solutions, LLC (compliance mailings) located at 913 Commerce Ct, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089; Records Center of Topeka, a division of Underground Vaults & Storage, Inc. (back-up tapes storage) located at 1540 NW Gage Blvd. #6, Topeka, KS 66618; Venio LLC, d/b/a Keane (lost shareholder search) located at PO Box 1508, Southeastern, PA 19399-1508; DST Systems, Inc. (FAN mail, positions, prices) located at 333 West 11 Street, 5th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64105.

 

 

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In administering the Contracts, the following services are provided, among others:

 

 

maintenance of Contract Owner records;

 

 

Contract Owner services;

 

 

calculation of unit values;

 

 

maintenance of the Variable Account; and

 

 

preparation of Contract Owner reports.

We will send you Contract statements at least annually. We will also send you transaction confirmations. You should notify us promptly in writing of any address change. You should read your statements and confirmations carefully and verify their accuracy. You should contact us promptly if you have a question about a periodic statement or a confirmation. We will investigate all complaints and make any necessary adjustments retroactively, but you must notify us of a potential error within a reasonable time after the date of the questioned statement. If you wait too long, we will make the adjustment as of the date that we receive notice of the potential error.

We will also provide you with additional periodic and other reports, information and prospectuses as may be required by federal securities laws.

ANNUITIES HELD WITHIN A QUALIFIED PLAN

If you use the Contract within an employer sponsored qualified retirement plan, the plan may impose different or additional conditions or limitations on withdrawals, waivers of withdrawal charges, death benefits, Payout Start Dates, income payments, and other Contract features. In addition, adverse tax consequences may result if Qualified Plan limits on distributions and other conditions are not met. Please consult your Qualified Plan administrator for more information. Allstate Life no longer issues deferred annuities to employer sponsored qualified retirement plans.

LEGAL MATTERS

All matters of Illinois law pertaining to the Contracts, including the validity of the Contracts and Allstate Life’s right to issue such Contracts under Illinois insurance law, have been passed upon by Angela K. Fontana, General Counsel of Allstate Life.

 

 

Taxes

 

 

The following discussion is general and is not intended as tax advice. Allstate Life makes no guarantee regarding the tax treatment of any Contract or transaction involving a Contract.

Federal, state, local and other tax consequences of ownership or receipt of distributions under an annuity contract depend on your individual circumstances. If you are concerned about any tax consequences with regard to your individual circumstances, you should consult a competent tax adviser.

TAXATION OF ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Allstate Life is taxed as a life insurance company under Part I of Subchapter L of the Code. Since the Variable Account is not an entity separate from Allstate Life, and its operations form a part of Allstate Life, it will not be taxed separately. Investment income and realized capital gains of the Variable Account are automatically applied to increase reserves under the Contract. Under existing federal income tax law, Allstate Life believes that the Variable Account investment income and capital gains will not be taxed to the extent that such income and gains are applied to increase the reserves under the Contract. Accordingly, Allstate Life does not anticipate that it will incur any federal income tax liability attributable to the Variable Account, and therefore Allstate Life does not intend to make provisions for any such taxes. If Allstate Life is taxed on investment income or capital gains of the Variable Account, then Allstate Life may impose a charge against the Variable Account in order to make provision for such taxes.

TAXATION OF VARIABLE ANNUITIES IN GENERAL

Tax Deferral.    Generally, you are not taxed on increases in the Contract Value until a distribution occurs. This rule applies only where:

 

 

the Contract Owner is a natural person,

 

 

the investments of the Variable Account are “adequately diversified” according to Treasury Department regulations, and

 

 

Allstate Life is considered the owner of the Variable Account assets for federal income tax purposes.

Non-Natural Owners.    Non-natural owners are also referred to as Non Living Owners in this prospectus. As a general rule, annuity contracts owned by non-natural persons such as corporations, trusts, or other entities are not treated as annuity contracts for federal income tax purposes. The income on such contracts does not enjoy tax deferral and is taxed as ordinary income received or accrued by the non-natural owner during the taxable year.

Exceptions to the Non-Natural Owner Rule.    There are several exceptions to the general rule that annuity contracts held by a non-natural owner are not treated as annuity contracts for federal income tax purposes. Contracts will generally be treated as held by a natural person if the nominal owner is a trust or other entity which holds the contract as agent for a natural person. However, this special exception will not apply in the case of an employer who is the nominal owner of an annuity

 

 

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contract under a non-Qualified deferred compensation arrangement for its employees. Other exceptions to the non-natural owner rule are: (1) contracts acquired by an estate of a decedent by reason of the death of the decedent; (2) certain qualified contracts; (3) contracts purchased by employers upon the termination of certain Qualified Plans; (4) certain contracts used in connection with structured settlement agreements; and (5) immediate annuity contracts, purchased with a single premium, when the annuity starting date is no later than a year from purchase of the annuity and substantially equal periodic payments are made, not less frequently than annually, during the annuity period.

Grantor Trust Owned Annuity.    Contracts owned by a grantor trust are considered owned by a non-natural owner. Grantor trust owned contracts receive tax deferral as described in the Exceptions to the Non-Natural Owner Rule section. In accordance with the Code, upon the death of the annuitant, the death benefit must be paid. According to your Contract, the Death Benefit is paid to the beneficiary. A trust named beneficiary, including a grantor trust, has two options for receiving any death benefits: 1) a lump sum payment, or 2) payment deferred up to five years from date of death.

Diversification Requirements.    For a Contract to be treated as an annuity for federal income tax purposes, the investments in the Variable Account must be “adequately diversified” consistent with standards under Treasury Department regulations. If the investments in the Variable Account are not adequately diversified, the Contract will not be treated as an annuity contract for federal income tax purposes. As a result, the income on the Contract will be taxed as ordinary income received or accrued by the Contract owner during the taxable year. Although Allstate Life does not have control over the Portfolios or their investments, we expect the Portfolios to meet the diversification requirements.

Ownership Treatment.    The IRS has stated that a contract owner will be considered the owner of separate account assets if he possesses incidents of ownership in those assets, such as the ability to exercise investment control over the assets. At the time the diversification regulations were issued, the Treasury Department announced that the regulations do not provide guidance concerning circumstances in which investor control of the separate account investments may cause a Contract owner to be treated as the owner of the separate account. The Treasury Department also stated that future guidance would be issued regarding the extent that owners could direct sub-account investments without being treated as owners of the underlying assets of the separate account.

Your rights under the Contract are different than those described by the IRS in private and published rulings in which it found that Contract owners were not owners of separate account assets. For example, if your contract

offers more than twenty (20) investment alternatives you have the choice to allocate premiums and contract values among a broader selection of investment alternatives than described in such rulings. You may be able to transfer among investment alternatives more frequently than in such rulings. These differences could result in you being treated as the owner of the Variable Account. If this occurs, income and gain from the Variable Account assets would be includible in your gross income. Allstate Life does not know what standards will be set forth in any regulations or rulings which the Treasury Department may issue. It is possible that future standards announced by the Treasury Department could adversely affect the tax treatment of your Contract. We reserve the right to modify the Contract as necessary to attempt to prevent you from being considered the federal tax owner of the assets of the Variable Account. However, we make no guarantee that such modification to the Contract will be successful.

Taxation of Partial and Full Withdrawals.    If you make a partial withdrawal under a Non-Qualified Contract, amounts received are taxable to the extent the Contract Value, without regard to surrender charges, exceeds the investment in the Contract. The investment in the Contract is the gross premium paid for the contract minus any amounts previously received from the Contract if such amounts were properly excluded from your gross income. If you make a full withdrawal under a Non-Qualified Contract, the amount received will be taxable only to the extent it exceeds the investment in the Contract.

Taxation of Annuity Payments.    Generally, the rule for income taxation of annuity payments received from a Non-Qualified Contract provides for the return of your investment in the Contract in equal tax-free amounts over the payment period. The balance of each payment received is taxable. For fixed annuity payments, the amount excluded from income is determined by multiplying the payment by the ratio of the investment in the Contract (adjusted for any refund feature or period certain) to the total expected value of annuity payments for the term of the Contract. If you elect variable annuity payments, the amount excluded from taxable income is determined by dividing the investment in the Contract by the total number of expected payments. The annuity payments will be fully taxable after the total amount of the investment in the Contract is excluded using these ratios. If any variable payment is less than the excludable amount you should contact a competent tax advisor to determine how to report any unrecovered investment. The federal tax treatment of annuity payments is unclear in some respects. As a result, if the IRS should provide further guidance, it is possible that the amount we calculate and report to the IRS as taxable could be different. If you die, and annuity payments cease before the total amount of the investment in the Contract is recovered, the unrecovered amount will be allowed as a deduction for your last taxable year.

 

 

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Partial Annuitization

Effective January 1, 2011, an individual may partially annuitize their non-qualified annuity if the contract so permits. The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 included a provision which allows for a portion of a non-qualified annuity, endowment or life insurance contract to be annuitized while the balance is not annuitized. The annuitized portion must be paid out over 10 or more years or over the lives of one or more individuals. The annuitized portion of the contract is treated as a separate contract for purposes of determining taxability of the payments under IRC section 72. We do not currently permit partial annuitization.

Taxation of Level Monthly Variable Annuity Payments.    You may have an option to elect a variable income payment stream consisting of level monthly payments that are recalculated annually. Although we will report your levelized payments to the IRS in the year distributed, it is possible the IRS could determine that receipt of the first monthly payout of each annual amount is constructive receipt of the entire annual amount. If the IRS were to take this position, the taxable amount of your levelized payments would be accelerated to the time of the first monthly payout and reported in the tax year in which the first monthly payout is received.

Withdrawals After the Payout Start Date.    Federal tax law is unclear regarding the taxation of any additional withdrawal received after the Payout Start Date. It is possible that a greater or lesser portion of such a payment could be taxable than the amount we determine.

Distribution at Death Rules.    In order to be considered an annuity contract for federal income tax purposes, the Contract must provide:

 

 

if any Contract Owner dies on or after the Payout Start Date but before the entire interest in the Contract has been distributed, the remaining portion of such interest must be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution being used as of the date of the Contract Owner’s death;

 

 

if any Contract Owner dies prior to the Payout Start Date, the entire interest in the Contract will be distributed within 5 years after the date of the Contract Owner’s death. These requirements are satisfied if any portion of the Contract Owner’s interest that is payable to (or for the benefit of) a designated Beneficiary is distributed over the life of such Beneficiary (or over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the Beneficiary) and the distributions begin within 1 year of the Contract Owner’s death. If the Contract Owner’s designated Beneficiary is the surviving spouse of the Contract Owner, the Contract may be continued with the surviving spouse as the new Contract Owner;

 

 

if the Contract Owner is a non-natural person, then the Annuitant will be treated as the Contract Owner

   

for purposes of applying the distribution at death rules. In addition, a change in the Annuitant on a Contract owned by a non-natural person will be treated as the death of the Contract Owner.

Prior to a recent Supreme Court decision, and consistent with Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), same sex marriages under state law were not recognized as same sex marriages for purposes of federal law. However, in United States v. Windsor, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of DOMA as unconstitutional, thereby recognizing for federal law purposes a valid same sex marriage. The Windsor decision means that the favorable tax benefits afforded by the federal tax law to an opposite sex spouse under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) are now available to a same sex spouse.

On August 29, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued guidance on its position regarding same sex marriages for federal tax purposes. If a couple is married in a jurisdiction (including a foreign country) that recognizes same sex marriages, that marriage will be recognized for all federal tax purposes regardless of the law in the jurisdiction where they reside. However, the IRS did not recognize civil unions and registered domestic partnerships as marriages for federal tax purposes. Currently, if a state does not recognize a civil union or a registered domestic partnership as a marriage, it is not a marriage for federal tax purposes.

There are several unanswered questions regarding the scope and impact of the Windsor case both as to the application of federal and state tax law. Absent further guidance from a state to the contrary, we will tax report and withhold at the state level consistent with the characterization of a given transaction under federal tax law (for example, a tax free rollover).

Please consult with your tax or legal advisor before electing the Spousal Benefit for a same sex spouse or civil union partner.

Taxation of Annuity Death Benefits.    Death Benefit amounts are included in income as follows:

 

 

if distributed in a lump sum, the amounts are taxed in the same manner as a total withdrawal, or

 

 

if distributed under an Income Plan, the amounts are taxed in the same manner as annuity payments.

Medicare Tax on Net Investment Income    The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as the 2010 Health Care Act, included a new Medicare tax on investment income. This new tax, which is effective in 2013, assesses a 3.8% surtax on the lesser of (1) net investment income or (2) the excess of “modified adjusted gross income” over a threshold amount. The “threshold amount” is $250,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly, $125,000 for married taxpayers filing separately, $200,000 for single taxpayers, and

 

 

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approximately $12,000 for trusts. The taxable portion of payments received as a withdrawal, surrender, annuity payment, death benefit payment or any other actual or deemed distribution under the contract will be considered investment income for purposes of this surtax.

Penalty Tax on Premature Distributions.    A 10% penalty tax applies to the taxable amount of any premature distribution from a non-Qualified Contract. The penalty tax generally applies to any distribution made prior to the date you attain age 59 1/2. However, no penalty tax is incurred on distributions:

 

 

made on or after the date the Contract Owner attains age 59 1/2,

 

 

made as a result of the Contract Owner’s death or becoming totally disabled,

 

 

made in substantially equal periodic payments (as defined by the Code) over the Contract Owner’s life or life expectancy, or over the joint lives or joint life expectancies of the Contract Owner and the Beneficiary,

 

 

made under an immediate annuity, or

 

 

attributable to investment in the Contract before August 14, 1982.

You should consult a competent tax advisor to determine how these exceptions may apply to your situation.

Substantially Equal Periodic Payments.    With respect to non-Qualified Contracts using substantially equal periodic payments or immediate annuity payments as an exception to the penalty tax on premature distributions, any additional withdrawal or other material modification of the payment stream would violate the requirement that payments must be substantially equal. Failure to meet this requirement would mean that the income portion of each payment received prior to the later of 5 years or the Contract Owner’s attaining age 59 1/2 would be subject to a 10% penalty tax unless another exception to the penalty tax applied. The tax for the year of the modification is increased by the penalty tax that would have been imposed without the exception, plus interest for the years in which the exception was used. A material modification does not include permitted changes described in published IRS rulings. You should consult a competent tax advisor prior to creating or modifying a substantially equal periodic payment stream.

Tax Free Exchanges under Internal Revenue Code Section 1035.    A 1035 exchange is a tax-free exchange of a non-Qualified life insurance contract, endowment contract or annuity contract into a non-Qualified annuity contract. The contract owner(s) must be the same on the old and new contract. Basis from the old contract carries over to the new contract so long as we receive that information from the relinquishing company. If basis information is never received, we will assume that all

exchanged funds represent earnings and will allocate no cost basis to them.

Partial Exchanges.     The IRS has issued rulings that permit partial exchanges of annuity contracts. Effective for exchanges on or after October 24, 2011, where there is a surrender or distribution from either the initial annuity contract or receiving annuity contract within 180 days of the date on which the partial exchange was completed, the IRS will apply general tax rules to determine the substance and treatment of the original transfer.

If a partial exchange is retroactively negated, the amount originally transferred to the recipient contract is treated as a withdrawal from the source contract, taxable to the extent of any gain in that contract on the date of the exchange. An additional 10% tax penalty may also apply if the Contract Owner is under age 59 1/2. Your Contract may not permit partial exchanges.

Taxation of Ownership Changes.    If you transfer a non-Qualified Contract without full and adequate consideration to a person other than your spouse (or to a former spouse incident to a divorce), you will be taxed on the difference between the Contract Value and the investment in the Contract at the time of transfer. Any assignment or pledge (or agreement to assign or pledge) of the Contract Value is taxed as a withdrawal of such amount or portion and may also incur the 10% penalty tax.

Aggregation of Annuity Contracts.    The Code requires that all non-Qualified deferred annuity contracts issued by Allstate Life (or its affiliates) to the same Contract Owner during any calendar year be aggregated and treated as one annuity contract for purposes of determining the taxable amount of a distribution.

INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING

Generally, Allstate Life is required to withhold federal income tax at a rate of 10% from all non-annuitized distributions. The customer may elect out of withholding by completing and signing a withholding election form. If no election is made or no U.S. taxpayer identification number is provided we will automatically withhold the required 10% of the taxable amount. In certain states, if there is federal withholding, then state withholding is also mandatory.

Allstate Life is required to withhold federal income tax using the wage withholding rates for all annuitized distributions. The customer may elect out of withholding by completing and signing a withholding election form. If no election is made, we will automatically withhold using married with three exemptions as the default. If no U.S. taxpayer identification number is provided, we will automatically withhold using single with zero exemptions as the default. In certain states, if there is federal withholding, then state withholding is also mandatory.

Election out of withholding is valid only if the customer provides a U.S. residence address and taxpayer identification number.

 

 

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Generally, Code Section 1441 provides that Allstate Life as a withholding agent must withhold 30% of the taxable amounts paid to a non-resident alien. A non-resident alien is someone other than a U.S. citizen or resident alien. We require an original IRS Form W-8BEN at issue to certify the owners’ foreign status. Withholding may be reduced or eliminated if covered by an income tax treaty between the U.S. and the non-resident alien’s country of residence if the payee provides a U.S. taxpayer identification number on a fully completed Form W-8BEN. A U.S. taxpayer identification number is a social security number or an individual taxpayer identification number (“ITIN”). ITINs are issued by the IRS to non-resident alien individuals who are not eligible to obtain a social security number. The U.S. does not have a tax treaty with all countries nor do all tax treaties provide an exclusion or lower withholding rate for annuities.

TAX QUALIFIED CONTRACTS

The income on tax sheltered annuity (TSA) and IRA investments is tax deferred, and the income from annuities held by such plans does not receive any additional tax deferral. You should review the annuity features, including all benefits and expenses, prior to purchasing an annuity as a TSA or IRA. Tax Qualified Contracts are contracts purchased as or in connection with:

 

 

Individual Retirement Annuities (IRAs) under Code Section 408(b);

 

 

Roth IRAs under Code Section 408A;

 

 

Simplified Employee Pension (SEP IRA) under Code Section 408(k);

 

 

Savings Incentive Match Plans for Employees (SIMPLE IRA) under Code Section 408(p);

 

 

Tax Sheltered Annuities under Code Section 403(b);

 

 

Corporate and Self Employed Pension and Profit Sharing Plans under Code Section 401; and

 

 

State and Local Government and Tax-Exempt Organization Deferred Compensation Plans under Code Section 457.

Allstate Life reserves the right to limit the availability of the Contract for use with any of the retirement plans listed above or to modify the Contract to conform with tax requirements. If you use the Contract within an employer sponsored qualified retirement plan, the plan may impose different or additional conditions or limitations on withdrawals, waiver of charges, death benefits, Payout Start Dates, income payments, and other Contract features. In addition, adverse tax consequences may result if Qualified Plan limits on distributions and other conditions are not met. Please consult your Qualified Plan administrator for more information. Allstate Life no longer issues deferred annuities to employer sponsored qualified retirement plans.

The tax rules applicable to participants with tax qualified annuities vary according to the type of contract and the terms and conditions of the endorsement. Adverse tax consequences may result from certain transactions such as excess contributions, premature distributions, and, distributions that do not conform to specified commencement and minimum distribution rules. Allstate Life can issue an individual retirement annuity on a rollover or transfer of proceeds from a decedent’s IRA, TSA, or employer sponsored retirement plan under which the decedent’s surviving spouse is the beneficiary. Allstate Life does not offer an individual retirement annuity that can accept a transfer of funds for any other, non-spousal, beneficiary of a decedent’s IRA, TSA, or employer sponsored qualified retirement plan.

Please refer to your Endorsement for IRAs or 403(b) plans, if applicable, for additional information on your death settlement options. In the case of certain Qualified Plans, the terms of the Qualified Plan Endorsement and the plans may govern the right to benefits, regardless of the terms of the Contract.

Taxation of Withdrawals from an Individually Owned Tax Qualified Contract.    If you make a partial withdrawal under a Tax Qualified Contract other than a Roth IRA, the portion of the payment that bears the same ratio to the total payment that the investment in the Contract (i.e., nondeductible IRA contributions) bears to the Contract Value, is excluded from your income. We do not keep track of nondeductible contributions, and generally all tax reporting of distributions from Tax Qualified Contracts other than Roth IRAs will indicate that the distribution is fully taxable.

“Qualified distributions” from Roth IRAs are not included in gross income. “Qualified distributions” are any distributions made more than five taxable years after the taxable year of the first contribution to any Roth IRA and which are:

 

 

made on or after the date the Contract Owner attains age 59 1/2,

 

 

made to a beneficiary after the Contract Owner’s death,

 

 

attributable to the Contract Owner being disabled, or

 

 

made for a first time home purchase (first time home purchases are subject to a lifetime limit of $10,000).

“Nonqualified distributions” from Roth IRAs are treated as made from contributions first and are included in gross income only to the extent that distributions exceed contributions.

Required Minimum Distributions.    Generally, Tax Qualified Contracts (excluding Roth IRAs) require minimum distributions upon reaching age 70 1/2. Failure to withdraw the required minimum distribution will result in a 50% tax penalty on the shortfall not withdrawn

 

 

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from the Contract. Effective December 31, 2005, the IRS requires annuity contracts to include the actuarial present value of other benefits for purposes of calculating the required minimum distribution amount. These other benefits may include accumulation, income, or death benefits. Not all income plans offered under the Contract satisfy the requirements for minimum distributions. Because these distributions are required under the Code and the method of calculation is complex, please see a competent tax advisor.

The Death Benefit and Tax Qualified Contracts.    Pursuant to the Code and IRS regulations, an IRA (e.g., traditional IRA, Roth IRA, SEP IRA and SIMPLE IRA) may not invest in life insurance contracts. However, an IRA may provide a death benefit that equals the greater of the purchase payments or the Contract Value. The Contract offers a death benefit that in certain circumstances may exceed the greater of the purchase payments or the Contract Value. We believe that the Death Benefits offered by your Contract do not constitute life insurance under these regulations.

It is also possible that certain death benefits that offer enhanced earnings could be characterized as an incidental death benefit. If the death benefit were so characterized, this could result in current taxable income to a Contract Owner. In addition, there are limitations on the amount of incidental death benefits that may be provided under Qualified Plans, such as in connection with a TSA or employer sponsored qualified retirement plan.

Allstate Life reserves the right to limit the availability of the Contract for use with any of the Qualified Plans listed above.

Penalty Tax on Premature Distributions from Tax Qualified Contracts.    A 10% penalty tax applies to the taxable amount of any premature distribution from a Tax Qualified Contract. The penalty tax generally applies to any distribution made prior to the date you attain age 59 1/2. However, no penalty tax is incurred on distributions:

 

 

made on or after the date the Contract Owner attains age 59 1/2,

 

 

made as a result of the Contract Owner’s death or total disability,

 

 

made in substantially equal periodic payments (as defined by the Code) over the Contract Owner’s life or life expectancy, or over the joint lives or joint life expectancies of the Contract Owner and the Beneficiary,

 

 

made after separation from service after age 55 (does not apply to IRAs),

 

 

made pursuant to an IRS levy,

 

 

made for certain medical expenses,

 

made to pay for health insurance premiums while unemployed (applies only for IRAs),

 

 

made for qualified higher education expenses (applies only for IRAs)

 

 

made for a first time home purchase (up to a $10,000 lifetime limit and applies only for IRAs), and

 

 

from an IRA or attributable to elective deferrals under a 401(k) plan, 403(b) annuity, or certain similar arrangements made to individuals who (because of their being members of a reserve component) are ordered or called to active duty after Sept. 11, 2001, for a period of more than 179 days or for an indefinite period; and made during the period beginning on the date of the order or call to duty and ending at the close of the active duty period.

During the first 2 years of the individual’s participation in a SIMPLE IRA, distributions that are otherwise subject to the premature distribution penalty, will be subject to a 25% penalty tax.

You should consult a competent tax advisor to determine how these exceptions may apply to your situation.

Substantially Equal Periodic Payments on Tax Qualified Contracts.    With respect to Tax Qualified Contracts using substantially equal periodic payments as an exception to the penalty tax on premature distributions, any additional withdrawal or other material modification of the payment stream would violate the requirement that payments must be substantially equal. Failure to meet this requirement would mean that the income portion of each payment received prior to the later of 5 years or the taxpayer’s attaining age 59 1/2 would be subject to a 10% penalty tax unless another exception to the penalty tax applied. The tax for the year of the modification is increased by the penalty tax that would have been imposed without the exception, plus interest for the years in which the exception was used. A material modification does not include permitted changes described in published IRS rulings. You should consult a competent tax advisor prior to creating or modifying a substantially equal periodic payment stream.

Income Tax Withholding on Tax Qualified Contracts.    Generally, Allstate Life is required to withhold federal income tax at a rate of 10% from all non-annuitized distributions that are not considered “eligible rollover distributions.” The customer may elect out of withholding by completing and signing a withholding election form. If no election is made or if no U.S. taxpayer identification number is provided, we will automatically withhold the required 10% from the taxable amount. In certain states, if there is federal withholding, then state withholding is also mandatory. Allstate Life is required to withhold federal income tax at a rate of 20% on all “eligible rollover distributions” unless you elect to make a “direct rollover” of such

 

 

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amounts to an IRA or eligible retirement plan. Eligible rollover distributions generally include all distributions from Tax Qualified Contracts, including TSAs but excluding IRAs, with the exception of:

 

 

required minimum distributions, or,

 

 

a series of substantially equal periodic payments made over a period of at least 10 years, or,

 

 

a series of substantially equal periodic payments made over the life (joint lives) of the participant (and beneficiary), or,

 

 

hardship distributions.

With respect to any Contract held under a Section 457 plan or by the trustee of a Section 401 Pension or Profit Sharing Plan, we will not issue payments directly to a plan participant or beneficiary. Consequently, the obligation to comply with the withholding requirements described above will be the responsibility of the plan.

For all annuitized distributions that are not subject to the 20% withholding requirement, Allstate Life is required to withhold federal income tax using the wage withholding rates. The customer may elect out of withholding by completing and signing a withholding election form. If no election is made, we will automatically withhold using married with three exemptions as the default. If no U.S. taxpayer identification number is provided, we will automatically withhold using single with zero exemptions as the default. In certain states, if there is federal withholding, then state withholding is also mandatory.

Election out of withholding is valid only if the customer provides a U.S. residence address and taxpayer identification number.

Generally, Code Section 1441 provides that Allstate Life as a withholding agent must withhold 30% of the taxable amounts paid to a non-resident alien. A non-resident alien is someone other than a U.S. citizen or resident alien. We require an original IRS Form W-8BEN at issue to certify the owners’ foreign status. Withholding may be reduced or eliminated if covered by an income tax treaty between the U.S. and the non-resident alien’s country of residence if the payee provides a U.S. taxpayer identification number on a fully completed Form W-8BEN. A U.S. taxpayer identification number is a social security number or an individual taxpayer identification number (“ITIN”). ITINs are issued by the IRS to non-resident alien individuals who are not eligible to obtain a social security number. The U.S. does not have a tax treaty with all countries nor do all tax treaties provide an exclusion or lower withholding rate for annuities.

Charitable IRA Distributions.    Prior law provided a charitable giving incentive permitting tax-free IRA distributions for charitable purposes. As of the beginning of 2014, this provision has expired and has not been

extended. It is possible that Congress will extend this provision retroactively to include some or all of 2014.

For distributions in tax years beginning after 2005 and before 2014, these rules provided an exclusion from gross income, up to $100,000 for otherwise taxable IRA distributions from a traditional or Roth IRA that are qualified charitable distributions. To constitute a qualified charitable distribution, the distribution must be made (1) directly by the IRA trustee to certain qualified charitable organizations and (2) on or after the date the IRA owner attains age 70 1/2. Distributions that are excluded from income under this provision are not taken into account in determining the individual’s deductions, if any, for charitable contributions.

The IRS has indicated that an IRA trustee is not responsible for determining whether a distribution to a charity is one that satisfies the requirements of the charitable giving incentive. Per IRS instructions, we report these distributions as normal IRA distributions on Form 1099-R. Individuals are responsible for reflecting the distributions as charitable IRA distributions on their personal tax returns.

Individual Retirement Annuities.    Code Section 408(b) permits eligible individuals to contribute to an individual retirement program known as an Individual Retirement Annuity (IRA). Individual Retirement Annuities are subject to limitations on the amount that can be contributed and on the time when distributions may commence. Certain distributions from other types of qualified retirement plans may be “rolled over” on a tax-deferred basis into an Individual Retirement Annuity.

Roth Individual Retirement Annuities.    Code Section 408A permits eligible individuals to make nondeductible contributions to an individual retirement program known as a Roth Individual Retirement Annuity. Roth Individual Retirement Annuities are subject to limitations on the amount that can be contributed and on the time when distributions may commence.

A traditional Individual Retirement Account or Annuity may be converted or “rolled over” to a Roth Individual Retirement Annuity. For distributions after 2007, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 allows distributions from qualified retirement plans including tax sheltered annuities and governmental Section 457 plans to be rolled over directly into a Roth IRA, subject to the usual rules that apply to conversions from a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. The income portion of a conversion or rollover distribution is taxable currently, but is exempted from the 10% penalty tax on premature distributions. Prior to January 1, 2010, income and filing status limitations applied to rollovers from non-Roth accounts to a Roth IRA. Effective January 1, 2005, the IRS requires conversions of annuity contracts to include the actuarial present value of other benefits for purposes of valuing the taxable amount of the conversion.

 

 

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Annuities Held By Individual Retirement Accounts (commonly known as Custodial IRAs).    Code Section 408 permits a custodian or trustee of an Individual Retirement Account to purchase an annuity as an investment of the Individual Retirement Account. If an annuity is purchased inside of an Individual Retirement Account, then the Annuitant must be the same person as the beneficial owner of the Individual Retirement Account.

If you have a contract issued as an IRA under Code Section 408(b) and request to change the ownership to an IRA custodian permitted under Section 408, we will treat a request to change ownership from an individual to a custodian as an indirect rollover. We will send a Form 1099R to report the distribution and the custodian should issue a Form 5498 for the contract value contribution.

Generally, the death benefit of an annuity held in an Individual Retirement Account must be paid upon the death of the Annuitant. However, in most states, the Contract permits the custodian or trustee of the Individual Retirement Account to continue the Contract in the accumulation phase, with the Annuitant’s surviving spouse as the new Annuitant, if the following conditions are met:

 

1) The custodian or trustee of the Individual Retirement Account is the owner of the annuity and has the right to the death proceeds otherwise payable under the Contract;

 

2) The deceased Annuitant was the beneficial owner of the Individual Retirement Account;

 

3) We receive a complete request for settlement for the death of the Annuitant; and

 

4) The custodian or trustee of the Individual Retirement Account provides us with a signed certification of the following:

(a) The Annuitant’s surviving spouse is the sole beneficiary of the Individual Retirement Account;

(b) The Annuitant’s surviving spouse has elected to continue the Individual Retirement Account as his or her own Individual Retirement Account; and

(c) The custodian or trustee of the Individual Retirement Account has continued the Individual Retirement Account pursuant to the surviving spouse’s election.

Simplified Employee Pension IRA (SEP IRA).    Code Section 408(k) allows eligible employers to establish simplified employee pension plans for their employees using individual retirement annuities. These employers may, within specified limits, make deductible contributions on behalf of the employees to the individual retirement annuities. Employers intending to use the Contract in connection with such plans should seek competent tax advice.

Savings Incentive Match Plans for Employees (SIMPLE IRA).    Code Section 408(p) allows eligible employers with 100 or fewer employees to establish SIMPLE retirement plans for their employees using individual retirement annuities. In general, a SIMPLE IRA consists of a salary deferral program for eligible employees and matching or nonelective contributions made by employers. Employers intending to purchase the Contract as a SIMPLE IRA should seek competent tax and legal advice. SIMPLE IRA plans must include the provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2007 (EGTRRA) to avoid adverse tax consequences. If your current SIMPLE IRA plan uses IRS Model Form 5304-SIMPLE with a revision date of March 2012 or later, then your plan is up to date. If your plan has a revision date prior to March 2012, please consult with your tax or legal advisor to determine the action you need to take in order to comply with this requirement.

To determine if you are eligible to contribute to any of the above listed IRAs (traditional, Roth, SEP, or SIMPLE), please refer to IRS Publication 590 and your competent tax advisor.

Tax Sheltered Annuities.    Code Section 403(b) provides tax-deferred retirement savings plans for employees of certain non-profit and educational organizations. Under Section 403(b), any contract used for a 403(b) plan must provide that distributions attributable to salary reduction contributions made after 12/31/88, and all earnings on salary reduction contributions, may be made only on or after the date the employee:

 

 

attains age 59 1/2,

 

 

severs employment,

 

 

dies,

 

 

becomes disabled, or

 

 

incurs a hardship (earnings on salary reduction contributions may not be distributed on account of hardship).

These limitations do not apply to withdrawals where Allstate Life is directed to transfer some or all of the Contract Value to another 403(b) plan. Generally, we do not accept funds in 403(b) contracts that are subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

Caution: Under IRS regulations we can accept contributions, transfers and rollovers only if we have entered into an information-sharing agreement, or its functional equivalent, with the applicable employer or its plan administrator. Unless your contract is grandfathered from certain provisions in these regulations, we will only process certain transactions (e.g, transfers, withdrawals, hardship distributions and, if applicable, loans) with employer approval. This means that if you request one of these transactions we will not consider your request to be in good order, and will not therefore process the

 

 

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transaction, until we receive the employer’s approval in written or electronic form.

Corporate and Self-Employed Pension and Profit Sharing Plans.    Section 401(a) of the Code permits corporate employers to establish various types of tax favored retirement plans for employees. Self-employed individuals may establish tax favored retirement plans for themselves and their employees (commonly referred to as “H.R.10” or “Keogh”). Such retirement plans may permit the purchase of annuity contracts. Allstate Life no longer issues annuity contracts to employer sponsored qualified retirement plans.

There are two owner types for contracts intended to qualify under Section 401(a): a qualified plan fiduciary or an annuitant owner.

 

 

A qualified plan fiduciary exists when a qualified plan trust that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code is the owner. The qualified plan trust must have its own tax identification number and a named trustee acting as a fiduciary on behalf of the plan. The annuitant should be the person for whose benefit the contract was purchased.

 

 

An annuitant owner exists when the tax identification number of the owner and annuitant are the same, or the annuity contract is not owned by a qualified plan trust. The annuitant should be the person for whose benefit the contract was purchased.

If a qualified plan fiduciary is the owner of the contract, the qualified plan must be the beneficiary so that death benefits from the annuity are distributed in accordance with the terms of the qualified plan. Annuitant owned contracts require that the beneficiary be the annuitant’s spouse (if applicable), which is consistent with the required IRS language for qualified plans under Section 401(a). A completed Annuitant Owned Qualified Plan Designation of Beneficiary form is required in order to change the beneficiary of an annuitant owned Qualified Plan contract.

State and Local Government and Tax-Exempt Organization Deferred Compensation Plans.    Section 457 of the Code permits employees of state and local governments and tax-exempt organizations to defer a portion of their compensation without paying current taxes. The employees must be participants in an eligible deferred compensation plan. In eligible governmental plans, all assets and income must be held in a trust/custodial account/annuity contract for the exclusive benefit of the participants and their beneficiaries. To the extent the Contracts are used in connection with a non-governmental eligible plan, employees are considered general creditors of the employer and the employer as owner of the Contract has the sole right to the proceeds of the Contract. Under eligible 457 plans, contributions made for the benefit of the employees will not be includible in the employees’ gross income until distributed from the plan. Allstate Life no longer issues annuity contracts to 457 plans.

 

 

Annual Reports and Other Documents

 

 

Allstate Life’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, is incorporated herein by reference, which means that it is legally a part of this prospectus.

All other reports filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act since the Form 10-K Annual Report, including filings made on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K, and all documents or reports we file with the SEC under the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and before we terminate the offering of the securities under this prospectus are also incorporated herein by reference, which means that they are legally a part of this prospectus.

Statements in this prospectus, or in documents that we file later with the SEC and that legally become a part of this prospectus, may change or supersede statements in other documents that are legally part of this prospectus. Accordingly, only the statement that is changed or replaced will legally be a part of this prospectus.

We file our Exchange Act documents and reports, including our annual report on Form 10-K quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K electronically on the SEC’s “EDGAR” system using the identifying number CIK No. 0000352736. The SEC maintains a Web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC. The address of the site is http://www.sec.gov. You also can view these materials at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street NE, Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549-2001. For more information on the operations of SEC’s Public Reference Room, call 1-202-551-8090.

If you have received a copy of this prospectus, and would like a free copy of any document incorporated herein by reference (other than exhibits not specifically incorporated by reference into the text of such documents), please write or call us at P.O. Box 758565, Topeka, KS 66675-8565 or 1-800-457-7617.

 

 

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Statement of Additional Information

Table of Contents

 

 

Additions, Deletions, or Substitutions of Investments

    2   

The Contracts

    2   

Purchase of Contracts

    2   

Tax-Free Exchange (1035 Exchanges, Rollovers and Transfers)

    3   

Calculation of Accumulation Unit Values

    3   

Net Investment Factor

    3   

Calculation of Variable Income Payments

    4   

Calculation of Annuity Unit Values

    5   

General Matters

    5   

Incontestability

    5   

Settlements

    5   

Safekeeping of the Variable Account’s Assets

    5   

Premium Taxes

    6   

Tax Reserves

    6   

Experts

    6   

Financial Statements

    6   

Appendix A – Accumulation Unit Values

       
 

THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE. WE DO NOT AUTHORIZE ANYONE TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE OFFERING DESCRIBED IN THIS PROSPECTUS OTHER THAN AS CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS.

 

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Appendix A

Contract Comparison Chart

 

 

Feature

 

Allstate Variable Annuity

 

Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share

DCA Fixed Account Option  

3 to 6 month transfer periods

7 to 12 month transfer periods

 

3 to 6 month transfer periods

7 to 12 month transfer periods

Standard Fixed Account Option   1-, 3-*, 5-*, and 7-* year guarantee periods   N/A
MVA Fixed Account Option**   3-, 5-, 7-, and 10- year guarantee periods   3-, 5-, 7-, and 10- year guarantee periods

Mortality and Expense

Risk Charge

(Base Contract)

  1.10%   1.50%

Withdrawal Charge

(% of purchase payment)

  7/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 4/ 3/ 2   7/ 6/ 5

Withdrawal Charge

Waivers

 

Confinement, Terminal

Illness, Unemployment

 

Confinement, Terminal

Illness, Unemployment

The Fixed Account Options available depend on the type of Contract you have purchased and the state in which your Contract was issued. The table summarizes the availability of the Fixed Account Options in general. Please check with your Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor for specific details for your state.

 

* Available only in states in which the MVA Fixed Account Option is not offered.

 

** Not available in states in which the 3-, 5-, or 7-year Standard Fixed Account Options are offered.

 

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Appendix B – Market Value Adjustment

 

 

The Market Value Adjustment is based on the following:

 

I   =   the Treasury Rate for a maturity equal to the term length of the Guarantee Period Account for the week preceding the establishment of the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account;
J   =   the Treasury Rate for a maturity equal to the term length of the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account for the week preceding the date amounts are transferred or withdrawn from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the date we determine the Death Proceeds, or the Payout Start Date, as the case may be (“Market Value Adjustment Date”).
N   =   the number of whole and partial years from the Market Value Adjustment Date to the expiration of the term length of the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account.

Treasury Rate means the U.S. Treasury Note Constant Maturity yield as reported in Federal Reserve Board Statistical Release H.15. If such yields cease to be available in Federal Reserve Board Statistical Release H.15, then we will use an alternate source for such information in our discretion.

The Market Value Adjustment factor is determined from the following formula:

.9 × [I-(J + .0025)] × N

The denominator of the MVA formula includes a factor, currently equal to 0.0025 or 25 basis points. The factor is an adjustment that is applied when an MVA is assessed (regardless of whether the MVA is positive or negative) and, relative to when no factor is applied, will reduce the amount being surrendered or transferred from the MVA Fixed Guarantee Period Account.

To determine the Market Value Adjustment, we will multiply the Market Value Adjustment factor by the amount transferred, withdrawn, paid as Death Proceeds, or applied to an Income Plan from a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account at any time other than during the 30 day period after such Guarantee Period Account expires. NOTE: These examples assume that premium taxes are not applicable.

 

Examples Of Market Value Adjustment
Purchase Payment:   $10,000 allocated to a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account
Guarantee Period:   5 years
Interest Rate:   4.50%
Full Withdrawal:   End of Contract Year 3
Contract:   Allstate Variable Annuity*

 

Example 1: (Assumes Declining Interest Rates)
Step 1:   Calculate Contract Value at End of Contract Year 3:   =   $10,000.00 × (1.045)3 = $11,411.66
Step 2:   Calculate the Free Withdrawal Amount:   =   .15 × $10,000 = $1500
Step 3:   Calculate the Withdrawal Charge:   =   .06 × ($10,000 – $1,500) = $510
Step 4:   Calculate the Market Value Adjustment:   I   =   4.50%
    J   =   4.20%
        730 DAYS  
    N   =     = 2
        365 DAYS  
    Market Value Adjustment Factor: .9 × [I – (J + .0025)] × N
    =   .9 × [.045 - (.042 + .0025)] × 2 = .0009
   

Market Value Adjustment = Market Value Adjustment Factor × Amount

Subject To Market Value Adjustment:

    =   .0009 × $11,411.66 = $10.27
Step 5:   Calculate the amount received by Contract owner as a result of full withdrawal at the end of Contract Year 3:   =   $11,411.66 - $510 + $10.27 = $10,911.93

 

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Example 2: (Assumes Rising Interest Rates)
Step 1:   Calculate Contract Value at End of Contract Year 3:   =   $10,000.00 × (1.045)3 = $11,411.66
Step 2:   Calculate The Free Withdrawal Amount:   =   .15 × $10,000 = $1,500
Step 3:   Calculate the Withdrawal Charge:   =   0.06 × ($10,000 – $1,500) = $510
Step 4:   Calculate the Market Value Adjustment:   I   =   4.50%
    J   =   4.80%
        730 DAYS  
    N   =     = 2
        365 DAYS  
    Market Value Adjustment Factor: .9 × [I – (J + .0025)] × N
    =   .9 × [(.045 – (.048 + .0025)] × (2) = -.0099
    Market Value Adjustment = Market Value Adjustment Factor × Amount Subject To Market Value Adjustment:
    =   -.0099 × $11,411.66 = -$112.98
Step 5:   Calculate the amount received by Contract owner as a result of full withdrawal at the end of Contract Year 3:   =   $11,411.66 - $510 - $112.98 = $10,788.68

 

* These examples assume the election of the Allstate Variable Annuity Contract for the purpose of illustrating the Market Value Adjustment calculation. The amounts would be different under the Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share Contract, which has different expenses and withdrawal charges.

 

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Appendix C

Example of Calculation of Income Protection Benefit

 

 

Appendix C illustrates how we calculate the amount guaranteed under the Income Protection Benefit Option. Please remember that you are looking at an example only. Please also remember that the Income Protection Benefit Option may only be added to Income Plans 1 and/or 2, and only to those Income Plans for which you have selected variable income payments.

To illustrate the calculation of the amount guaranteed under the Income Protection Benefit Option, we assume the following:

 

Adjusted age of Annuitant on the Payout Start Date:   65
Sex of Annuitant:   male
Income Plan selected:   1
Payment frequency:   monthly
Amount applied to variable income payments under the Income Plan:   $100,000.00

The example assumes that the withdrawal charge period has expired for all purchase payments. In accordance with the terms of the Contract, the following additional assumptions apply:

 

Assumed investment rate:   3%
Guaranteed minimum variable income payment:   85% of the initial variable amount income value

Step 1 – Calculation of the initial variable amount income value:

Using the assumptions stated above, the initial monthly income payment is $5.49 per $1,000 applied to variable income payments under Income Plan 1. Therefore, the initial variable amount income value = $100,000 X $5.49/1000 = $549.00.

Step 2 – Calculation of the amount guaranteed under the Income Protection Benefit Option:

guaranteed minimum variable income payment = 85% X initial variable amount income value = 85% X $549.00 = $466.65.

Step 3 – Illustration of the effect of the minimum payment guarantee under the Income Protection Benefit Option:

If in any month your variable income payments would fall below the amount guaranteed under the Income Protection Benefit Option, your payment for that month will equal the guaranteed minimum variable income payment. For example, you would receive $466.65 even if the amount of your monthly income payment would have been less than that as a result of declining investment experience. On the other hand, if your monthly income payment is greater than the minimum guaranteed $466.65, you would receive the greater amount.

 

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Appendix D

Withdrawal Adjustment Example – Income Benefits*

 

 

Issue Date: January 1, 2003

Initial Purchase Payment: $50,000.

 

                    Income Benefit Amount  
Date  

Type of

Occurrence

 

Beginning

Contract

Value

   

Transaction

Amount

   

Contract

Value After

Occurrence

    Maximum
Anniversary
Value
   

5%

Roll-Up Value**

 
1/1/04   Contract Anniversary   $ 55,000        _      $ 55,000      $ 55,000      $ 52,500   
7/1/04   Partial Withdrawal   $ 60,000      $ 15,000      $ 45,000      $ 41,250      $ 40,176   

The following shows how we compute the adjusted income benefits in the example above. Please note that the withdrawal adjustment reduces the Maximum Anniversary Value by the same proportion as the withdrawal reduces the Contract Value. The withdrawal adjustment reduces the 5% Roll-Up Value part dollar-for-dollar and part proportionally.

 

Maximum Anniversary Value Income Benefit

             
Partial Withdrawal Amount    (a)    $ 15,000   
Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (b)    $ 60,000   
Value of Income Benefit Amount Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (c)    $ 55,000   
Withdrawal Adjustment    [(a)/(b)]*(c)    $ 13,750   
Adjusted Income Benefit         $ 41,250   

5 % Roll-Up Value Income Benefit**

             
Total Partial Withdrawal Amount    (a)    $ 15,000   

STEP I – Dollar For Dollar Portion

             
Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (b)    $ 60,000   
Value of Income Benefit Amount Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal (assumes 181 days worth of interest on $52,500 and $54,600, respectively)    (c)    $ 53,786   
Partial Withdrawal Amount (Corridor = 5% of Roll-Up Value on 1/1/04)    (d)    $ 2,625   
Dollar for Dollar Withdrawal Adjustment (discounted for a half year’s worth of interest)    (e) = (d) * 1.05 ^-0.5    $ 2,562   
Contract Value After Step 1    (b’) = (b) - (d)    $ 57,375   
Adjusted Income Benefit After Step 1    (c’) = (c) - (e)    $ 51,224   

STEP 2 – Proportional Portion

             
Partial Withdrawal Amount    (a’) = (a) - (d)    $ 12,375   
Proportional Adjustment    (a’) /(b’) * (c’)    $ 11,048   
Contract Value After Step 2    (b’) - (a’)    $ 45,000   
Adjusted Income Benefit After Step 2         $ 40,176   

 

* For purpose of illustrating the withdrawal adjustment calculation, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values and Maximum Anniversary Value for all Contracts, net of applicable fees and charges. Actual income benefit amounts will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract. Please remember that you are looking at an example and that your investment performance may be greater or lower than the figures shown.

 

** In certain states, the Roll-Up Value Income Benefit accumulates interest on a daily basis at a rate equivalent to 3% per year rather than 5%. If calculations assumed an interest rate of 3% per year, the adjusted income benefit would be lower.

 

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Appendix E

Withdrawal Adjustment Example – Death Benefits*

 

 

Issue Date: January 1, 2007

Initial Purchase Payment: $50,000

 

                          Death Benefit Amount  
Date  

Type of

Occurrence

 

Beginning

Contract

Value

   

Transaction

Amount

   

Contract

Value After

Occurrence

   

Purchase

Payment
Value

   

Maximum

Anniversary

Value

   

Enhanced

Beneficiary
Value**

 
1/1/2008   Contract Anniversary   $ 55,000        _      $ 55,000      $ 50,000      $ 55,000      $ 52,500   
7/1/2008   Partial Withdrawal   $ 60,000      $ 15,000      $ 45,000      $ 37,500      $ 41,250      $ 40,339   

The following shows how we compute the adjusted death benefits in the example above. Please note that the withdrawal reduces the Purchase Payment Value, the Maximum Anniversary Value, and the Enhanced Beneficiary Value by the same proportion as the withdrawal reduces the Contract Value.

 

Purchase Payment Value Death Benefit

             
Partial Withdrawal Amount    (a)    $ 15,000   
Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (b)    $ 60,000   
Value of Death Benefit Amount Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (c)    $ 50,000   
Withdrawal Adjustment    [(a)/(b)]*(c)    $ 12,500   
Adjusted Death Benefit         $ 37,500   

MAV Death Benefit

             
Partial Withdrawal Amount    (a)    $ 15,000   
Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (b)    $ 60,000   
Value of Death Benefit Amount Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (c)    $ 55,000   
Withdrawal Adjustment    [(a)/(b)]*(c)    $ 13,750   
Adjusted Death Benefit         $ 41,250   
Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit**              
Partial Withdrawal Amount    (a)    $ 15,000   
Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (b)    $ 60,000   

Value of Death Benefit Amount Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal

(assumes 181 days worth of interest on $52,500 and $54,600, respectively)

   (c)    $ 53,786   
Withdrawal Adjustment    [(a)/(b)]*(c)    $ 13,446   
Adjusted Death Benefit         $ 40,339   

 

* For purpose of illustrating the withdrawal adjustment calculation, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values and Maximum Anniversary Value for all Contracts, net of applicable fees and charges. Actual death benefit amounts will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract. Please remember that you are looking at an example and that your investment performance may be greater or lower than the figures shown.

 

** Calculations for the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit assumed that interest accumulates on a daily basis at a rate equivalent to 5% per year. In certain states, the benefit provides for interest that accumulates at a rate of 3% per year. If calculations assumed an interest rate of 3% per year, the adjusted death benefit would be lower.

 

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Appendix F

Calculation of Earnings Protection Death Benefit*

 

 

The following are examples of the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option. For illustrative purposes, the examples assume Earnings in each case. Please remember that you are looking at examples and that your investment performance may be greater or lower than the figures shown.

Example 1: Elected When Contract Was Issued Without Any Subsequent Additions or Withdrawals

In this example, assume that the oldest Contract Owner is age 55 on the Rider Application Date and elects the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option when the Contract is issued. The Contract Owner makes an initial purchase payment of $100,000. After four years, the Contract Owner dies. On the date Allstate Life receives a Complete Request for Settlement, the Contract Value is $125,000. Prior to his death, the Contract Owner did not make any additional purchase payments or take any withdrawals.

 

Excess of Earnings Withdrawals    =    $0
Purchase Payments in the 12 months prior to death    =    $0
In-Force Premium    =   

$100,000

($100,000+ $0 - $0)

In-Force Earnings    =   

$25,000

($125,000- $100,000)

Earnings Protection Death Benefit**    =    40% * $25,000 = $10,000

Since 40% of In-Force Earnings is less than 100% of the In-Force Premium (excluding purchase payments in the 12 months prior to death), the In-Force Earnings are used to compute the Earnings Protection Death Benefit amount.

 

* For purposes of illustrating the calculation of Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values for all Contracts, net of applicable fees and charges. Actual death benefit amounts will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract.

 

** If the oldest Contract Owner or Annuitant had been over age 70, and both were age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit would be 25% of the In-Force Earnings ($6,250.00).

Example 2: Elected When Contract Was Issued With Subsequent Withdrawals

In this example, assume the same facts as above, except that the Contract Owner has taken a withdrawal of $10,000 during the second year of the Contract. Immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Contract Value is $105,000. Here, $5,000 of the withdrawal is in excess of the In-Force Earnings at the time of the withdrawal. The Contract Value on the date Allstate Life receives a Complete Request for Settlement will be assumed to be $114,000.

 

Excess of Earnings Withdrawals    =   

$5,000

($10,000-$5,000)

Purchase Payments in the 12 months prior to death    =    $0
In-Force Premium    =   

$95,000

($100,000+$0-$5,000)

In-Force Earnings    =   

$19,000

($114,000-$95,000)

Earnings Protection Death Benefit**    =    40%*$19,000=$7,600

Since 40% of In-Force Earnings is less than 100% of the In-Force Premium (excluding purchase payments in the 12 months prior to death), the In-Force Earnings are used to compute the Earnings Protection Death Benefit amount.

 

* For purposes of illustrating the calculation of Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values for all Contracts, net of applicable fees and charges. Actual death benefit amounts will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract.

 

** If the oldest Contract Owner or Annuitant had been over age 70, and both were age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit would be 25% of the In-Force Earnings ($4,750.00).

Example 3: Elected After Contract Was Issued With Subsequent Additions and Withdrawals

This example is intended to illustrate the effect of adding the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option after the Contract has been issued and the effect of later purchase payments. In this example, assume that the oldest Contract Owner is age 72 on the Rider Application Date. At the time the Contract is issued, the Contract Owner makes a purchase payment of $100,000. After two years pass, the Contract Owner elects to add the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option. On the date this Rider is added, the Contract Value is $110,000. Two years later, the Contract Owner withdraws $50,000. Immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Contract Value is $130,000. Another two years later, the

 

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Contract Owner makes an additional purchase payment of $40,000. Immediately after the additional purchase payment, the Contract Value is $130,000. Two years later, the Contract Owner dies with a Contract Value of $140,000 on the date Allstate Life receives a Complete Request for Settlement.

 

Excess of Earnings Withdrawals    =   

$30,000

($50,000-$20,000)

Purchase Payments in the 12 months prior to death    =    $0
In-Force Premium    =   

$120,000

($110,000+$40,000-$30,000)

In-Force Earnings    =   

$20,000

($140,000-$120,000)

Earnings Protection Death Benefit**    =    25%*$20,000=$5,000

In this example, In-Force Premium is equal to the Contract Value on Rider Application Date plus the additional purchase payment and minus the Excess-of-Earnings Withdrawal.

Since 25% of In-Force Earnings is less than 50% of the In-Force Premium (excluding purchase payments in the 12 months prior to death ), the In-Force Earnings are used to compute the Earnings Protection Death Benefit amount.

 

* For purposes of illustrating the calculation of Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values for all Contracts, net of applicable fees and charges. Actual death benefit amounts will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract.

 

** If the oldest Contract Owner or Annuitant had been age 70 or younger on the Rider Application Date, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit would be 40% of the In-Force Earnings ($8,000.00).

Example 4: Spousal Continuation

This example is intended to illustrate the effect of a surviving spouse electing to continue the Contract upon the death of the Contract Owner on a Contract with the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option. In this example, assume that the oldest Contract Owner is age 60 at the time the Contract is purchased (with the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option and MAV Death Benefit Option) with a $100,000 purchase payment. Five years later the Contract Owner dies and the surviving spouse elects to continue the Contract. The Contract Value and Maximum Anniversary Value at this time are $150,000 and $160,000, respectively.

 

Excess of Earnings Withdrawals    =    $0
Purchase Payments in the 12 months prior to death    =    $0
In-Force Premium    =   

$100,000

($100,000+$0-$0)

In-Force Earnings    =   

$50,000

($150,000-$100,000)

Earnings Protection Death Benefit**    =    40%*$50,000=$20,000
Contract Value    =    $150,000
Death Benefit    =    $160,000
Earnings Protection Death Benefit    =    $20,000
Continuing Contract Value    =   

$180,000

($160,000+$20,000)

Since 40% of In-Force Earnings is less than 100% of the In-Force Premium (excluding purchase payments in the 12 months prior to death), the In-Force Earnings are used to compute the Earnings Protection Death Benefit amount.

Assume the surviving spouse is age 72 when the Contract is continued. At this time, the surviving spouse has the option to continue the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option at an additional mortality and expense risk charge of 0.40% and with an In-Force Premium amount equal to the Contract Value and the Rider Date reset to the date the Contract is continued. If this selection is made, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit will be equal to the lesser of 25% of the In-Force Earnings and 50% of In-Force Premium. Otherwise, the surviving spouse may elect to terminate the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option at the time of continuation.

 

* For purposes of illustrating the calculation of Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values and Maximum Anniversary Values for all Contracts, net of applicable fees and charges. Actual death benefit amounts will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract.

 

** If the oldest Contract Owner or Annuitant had been over age 70, and both were age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit would be 25% of the In-Force Earnings ($12,500.00).

 

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Appendix G

Withdrawal Adjustment Example – TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit*

 

Issue Date: January 2, 2007

Initial Purchase Payment: $50,000

Initial Benefit Base: $50,000

 

Date  

Type of

Occurrence

 

Beginning

Contract

Value

   

Transaction

Amount

   

Contract

Value After

Occurrence

    Benefit
Base
 
1/2/2008   Contract Anniversary   $ 55,000        _      $ 55,000      $ 50,000   
7/2/2008   Partial Withdrawal   $ 60,000      $ 15,000      $ 45,000      $ 37,500   

The following shows how we compute the adjusted Benefit Bases in the example above. Please note the withdrawal reduces the Benefit Bases by the same proportion as the withdrawal reduces the Contract Value.

 

               

Benefit Base

             
Partial Withdrawal Amount    (a)    $ 15,000   
Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (b)    $ 60,000   
Value of Benefit Base Amount Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal    (c)    $ 50,000   
Withdrawal Adjustment    [(a)/(b)]*(c)    $ 12,500   
Adjusted Benefit Base         $ 37,500   

* For purpose of illustrating the withdrawal adjustment calculation, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values, net of applicable fees and charges for all Contracts. Actual Contract Values will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract. Please remember that you are looking at an example and that your investment performance may be greater or lower than the figures shown.

 

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Appendix H – SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option Calculation Examples

 

 

Example 1: Assume you purchase an Allstate Variable Annuity contract with a $100,000 initial purchase payment and add the SureIncome Option at issue.

Your Benefit Base is $100,000, which is your initial purchase payment of $100,000. Your Benefit Payment is $8,000, which is 8% of your initial purchase payment. Your Benefit Payment Remaining for this Benefit Year is $8,000, which is equal to your Benefit Payment at the beginning of this Benefit Year.

Example 2: Assume Example 1 is continued and an additional purchase payment of $40,000 is made in the first Benefit Year.

The Benefit Base is increased to $140,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000). The Benefit Payment is increased to $11,200, which is your prior Benefit Payment ($8,000) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000). The Benefit Payment Remaining is increased to $11,200, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your additional purchase payment ($8,000) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

Example 3: Assume Example 1 is continued and a withdrawal of $8,000 is made during the first Benefit Year.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $92,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($8,000). The Benefit Payment is unchanged and remains $8,000. The Benefit Payment Remaining in the first Benefit Year is $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($8,000) less your withdrawal ($8,000).

Example 4: Assume example 1 is continued and a withdrawal of $25,000 is made during the first Benefit Year. Assume the Contract Value prior to the withdrawal was $130,000. Because the $25,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining, the Benefit Base and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($130,000 – $25,000) and ($100,000 – $25,000) = $75,000. The Benefit Payment remains $8,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($8,000) and (8% x ($130,000 – $25,000)) = $8,000. There is no Benefit Payment Remaining because the withdrawal has reduced it to $0.

Example 5: Assume example 3 is continued and an additional withdrawal of $5,000 is taken in the same year (the first Benefit Year). Assume the Contract Value prior to the additional withdrawal was $60,000. Because the $5,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining ($0), the Benefit Base and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $55,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($60,000 – $5,000) and ($92,000 – $5,000) = $55,000. The Benefit Payment is reduced to $4,400, determined by the following formula: the lesser of ($8,000) and ((8% x ($60,000 – $5,000)) = $4,400. The Benefit Payment Remaining is unchanged at $0.

Example 6: Assume example 5 is continued and an additional Purchase Payment of 40,000 is made in the same year (the first Benefit Year).

The Benefit Base is increased to $95,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($55,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000). The Benefit Payment is increased to $7,600, which is your prior Benefit Payment ($4,400) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000). The Benefit Payment Remaining is increased to $3,200, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your additional purchase payment ($0) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

Example 7: Assume example 6 is continued and an additional withdrawal of $3,200 is taken in the same year (the first Benefit Year).

The Benefit Base is reduced to $91,800, which is your prior Benefit Base ($95,000) less your withdrawal ($3,200). The Benefit Payment is unchanged and remains $7,600. The Benefit Payment Remaining is reduced to $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($3,200) less your withdrawal ($3,200).

 

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Appendix I – SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit

Option Calculation Examples

 

 

Example 1: Assume you purchase an Allstate Variable Annuity contract with a $100,000 initial purchase payment and add the SureIncome Plus Option at issue.

Your Benefit Base is $100,000, which is your initial purchase payment of $100,000.

Your SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is $100,000, which is your initial purchase payment of $100,000.

Your Benefit Payment is $8,000, which is 8% of your initial purchase payment.

Your Benefit Payment Remaining for this Benefit Year is $8,000, which is equal to your Benefit Payment at the beginning of this Benefit Year.

Example 2: Assume Example 1 is continued and an additional purchase payment of $40,000 is made in the first Benefit Year.

The Benefit Base is increased to $140,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is increased to $140,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($100,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment is increased to $11,200, which is your prior Benefit Payment ($8,000) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is increased to $11,200, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your additional purchase payment ($8,000) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

Example 3: Assume Example 1 is continued and a withdrawal of $8,000 is made during the first Benefit Year.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $92,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($8,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $92,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($8,000).

The Benefit Payment is unchanged and remains $8,000.

The Benefit Payment Remaining in the first Benefit Year is $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($8,000) less your withdrawal ($8,000).

Example 4: Assume Example 1 is continued and a withdrawal of $25,000 is made during the first Benefit Year. Assume the Contract Value prior to the withdrawal was $130,000. Because the $25,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining, the Benefit Base, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($130,000 – $25,000) and ($100,000 – $25,000) = $75,000.

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($130,000 – $25,000) and ($100,000 – $25,000) = $75,000.

The Benefit Payment remains $8,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($8,000) and (8% × ($130,000 – $25,000)) = $8,000

There is no Benefit Payment Remaining because the withdrawal has reduced it to $0.

Example 5: Assume Example 3 is continued and an additional withdrawal of $5,000 is taken in the same year (the first Benefit Year). Assume the Contract Value prior to the additional withdrawal was $60,000. Because the $5,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining ($0), the Benefit Base and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $55,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($60,000 – $5,000) and ($92,000 – $5,000) = $55,000.

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $55,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($60,000 – $5,000) and ($92,000 – $5,000) = $55,000.

 

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The Benefit Payment is reduced to $4,400, determined by the following formula: the lesser of ($8,000) and ((8% × ($60,000 – $5,000)) = $4,400.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is unchanged at $0.

Example 6: Assume Example 5 is continued and an additional Purchase Payment of 40,000 is made in the same year (the first Benefit Year).

The Benefit Base is increased to $95,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($55,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is increased to $95,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($55,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment is increased to $7,600, which is your prior Benefit Payment ($4,400) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is increased to $3,200, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your additional purchase payment ($0) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

Example 7: Assume Example 6 is continued and an additional withdrawal of $3,200 is taken in the same year (the first Benefit Year).

The Benefit Base is reduced to $91,800, which is your prior Benefit Base ($95,000) less your withdrawal ($3,200).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $91,800, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($95,000) less your withdrawal ($3,200).

The Benefit Payment is unchanged, because the amount withdrawn does not exceed the Benefit Payment Remaining, and remains $7,600.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is reduced to $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($3,200) less your withdrawal ($3,200).

Example 8: Assume Example 1 is continued and on the first Contract Anniversary the Contract Value prior to deduction of annual fees is $160,000.

The SureIncome Plus Option Fee is $650, which is 0.65% × the Benefit Base ($100,000) prior to updating the Benefit Base based on the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary.

The final Contract Value is $159,350, which the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary after deduction of annual fees (assume SureIncome Plus Option Fee is the only annual fee applicable).

The Benefit Base is increased to $159,350, which is the greater of your current Benefit Base ($100,000) and the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($159,350).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit remains $100,000.

The Benefit Payment is increased to $12,748, which is the greater of your current Benefit Payment ($8,000) and 8% × the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($159,350).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is updated to $12,748, which is the Benefit Payment on the Contract Anniversary.

Example 9: Assume Example 8 is continued, no withdrawals or purchase payments are applied during the second Contract Year and on the second Contract Anniversary the Contract Value prior to deduction of annual fees is $60,000.

The SureIncome Plus Option Fee is $1,035.78, which is 0.65% × the Benefit Base ($159,350) prior to updating the Benefit Base based on the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary.

The final Contract Value is $58,964.22, which the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary after deduction of annual fees (assume SureIncome Plus Option Fee is the only annual fee applicable).

The Benefit Base remains $159,350, which is the greater of your current Benefit Base ($159,350) and the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($58,964.22).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit remains $100,000.

The Benefit Payment is remains $12,748, which is the greater of your current Benefit Payment $12,748 and 8% × the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($58,964.22).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is updated to $12,748, which is the Benefit Payment on the Contract Anniversary.

 

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Appendix J – SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit

Option Calculation Examples

 

 

Example 1: Assume you purchase an Allstate Variable Annuity contract with $100,000 initial purchase payment, are attained age 55 at issue, and add the SureIncome For Life Option at issue (you are the SureIncome Covered Life).

Your Benefit Base is $100,000, which is your initial purchase payment of $100,000.

Your SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is $100,000, which is your initial purchase payment of $100,000.

Your Benefit Payment is $4,000, which is 4% of your initial purchase payment.

Your Benefit Payment Remaining for this Benefit Year is $4,000, which is equal to your Benefit Payment at the beginning of this Benefit Year.

Note: The Benefit Payment remains $4,000 until you turn age 60 (as long as the Contract Value on any of the prior Contract Anniversaries have not caused any of the guarantees under the Option to be updated). At that point, if no withdrawals have been taken, your Benefit Payment & Benefit Payment Remaining are updated to 5% x current Benefit Base ($5,000 = 5% × $100,000, assuming your Benefit Base is still $100,000).

Example 2: Assume Example 1 is continued and an additional purchase payment of $40,000 is made in the first Benefit Year.

The Benefit Base is increased to $140,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is increased to $140,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($100,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment is increased to $5,600, which is your prior Benefit Payment ($4,000) plus 4% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is increased to $5,600, which is your prior Benefit Payment Remaining ($4,000) plus 4% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

Note: The Benefit Payment remains $5,600 until you turn age 60 (for the purposes of this example it is assumed the maximum anniversary value on any of the prior Contract Anniversaries has not increased the Benefit Payment). At that point, if no withdrawals have been taken, your Benefit Payment & Benefit Payment Remaining are updated to 5% x current Benefit Base ($7,000 = 5% × $140,000, assuming your Benefit Base is still $140,000).

Example 3a: Assume Example 1 is continued and the first withdrawal, equal to $4,000, is made during the first Benefit Year.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $96,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($4,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $96,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($4,000).

The Benefit Payment is unchanged and remains $4,000.

The Benefit Payment Remaining in the first Benefit Year is $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($4,000) less your withdrawal ($4,000).

Note: The Withdrawal Benefit Factor is locked at 4% because the age at first withdrawal is age 55.

Example 3b: Assume Example 1 is continued and the first withdrawal, equal to $5,000, is made during the sixth Benefit Year and you have attained age 60 (assume the Contract Values have not increased any SureIncome For Life Option guarantees on any prior Contract Anniversaries).

The Benefit Base is reduced to $95,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($5,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $95,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($5,000).

Because the first withdrawal occurs at attained age 60, the Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining prior to the withdrawal are updated to 5% x current Benefit Base (5% × $100,000 = $5,000).

The Benefit Payment remains $5,000 after withdrawal.

 

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The Benefit Payment Remaining in the first Benefit Year is $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($5,000) less your withdrawal ($5,000).

Note: The Withdrawal Benefit Factor is locked at 5% because the age at first withdrawal is age 60.

Example 3c: Assume Example 1 is continued and the first withdrawal, equal to $6,000, is made during the sixteenth Benefit Year and you have attained age 70 (assume the Contract Values have not increased any SureIncome For Life Option guarantees on any prior Contract Anniversaries).

The Benefit Base is reduced to $94,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($6,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $94,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($6,000).

Because the first withdrawal occurs at attained age 70, the Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining prior to the withdrawal are updated to 6% × current Benefit Base (6% × $100,000 = $6,000).

The Benefit Payment remains $6,000 after withdrawal.

The Benefit Payment Remaining in the first Benefit Year is $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($6,000) less your withdrawal ($6,000).

Note: The Withdrawal Benefit Factor is locked at 6% because the age at first withdrawal is age 70.

Example 4a: Assume Example 1 is continued and a withdrawal of $25,000 is made during the first Benefit Year. Assume the Contract Value prior to the withdrawal was $130,000. Because the $25,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining, the Benefit Base, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($130,000 – $25,000) and ($100,000 – $25,000) = $75,000.

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($130,000 – $25,000) and ($100,000 – $25,000) = $75,000.

The Benefit Payment is reduced to $3,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($4,000) and (4% × $75,000) = $3,000.

There is no Benefit Payment Remaining because the withdrawal has reduced it to $0.

Note: The Withdrawal Benefit Factor is locked at 4% because the age at first withdrawal is age 55.

Example 4b: Assume Example 1 is continued and a withdrawal of $25,000 is made during the sixth Benefit Year (assume the Contract Values have not increased any SureIncome For Life Option guarantees on any prior Contract Anniversaries). Assume the Contract Value prior to the withdrawal was $130,000. Because the $25,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining, the Benefit Base, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($130,000 – $25,000) and ($100,000 – $25,000) = $75,000.

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($130,000 – $25,000) and ($100,000 – $25,000) = $75,000.

Because the first withdrawal occurs at attained age 60, the Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining prior to the withdrawal are updated to 5% X current Benefit Base prior to the withdrawal (5% × $100,000 = $5,000).

The Benefit Payment is reduced to $3,750, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($5,000) and (5% × $75,000) = $3,750.

There is no Benefit Payment Remaining because the withdrawal has reduced it to $0.

Note: The Withdrawal Benefit Factor is locked at 5% because the age at first withdrawal is age 60.

Example 5: Assume Example 3a is continued and an additional withdrawal of $5,000 is taken in the same year (the first Benefit Year). Assume the Contract Value prior to the additional withdrawal was $60,000. Because the $5,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining ($0), the Benefit Base and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

 

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The Benefit Base is reduced to $55,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($60,000 – $5,000) and ($96,000 – $5,000) = $55,000.

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $55,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($60,000 – $5,000) and ($96,000 – $5,000) = $55,000.

The Benefit Payment is reduced to $2,200, determined by the following formula: the lesser of ($4,000) and (4% × $55,000) = $2,200.

Example 6: Assume Example 5 is continued and an additional Purchase Payment of 40,000 is made in the same year (the first Benefit Year).

The Benefit Base is increased to $95,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($55,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is increased to $95,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($55,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment is increased to $3,800, which is your prior Benefit Payment ($2,200) plus 4% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is increased to $1,600, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your additional purchase payment ($0) plus 4% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

Example 7: Assume Example 6 is continued and an additional withdrawal of $1,600 is taken in the same year (the first Benefit Year).

The Benefit Base is reduced to $93,400, which is your prior Benefit Base ($95,000) less your withdrawal ($1,600).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $93,400, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($95,000) less your withdrawal ($1,600).

The Benefit Payment is unchanged and remains $3,800.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is reduced to $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($1,600) less your withdrawal ($1,600).

Example 8: Assume Example 1 is continued and on the first Contract Anniversary the Contract Value prior to deduction of annual fees is $160,000.

The SureIncome For Life Option Fee is $650, which is 0.65% × the Benefit Base ($100,000) prior to updating the Benefit Base based on the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary.

The final Contract Value is $159,350, which the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary after deduction of annual fees (assume SureIncome For Life Option Fee is the only annual fee applicable).

The Benefit Base is increased to $159,350, which is the greater of your current Benefit Base ($100,000) and the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($159,350).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit remains $100,000.

The Benefit Payment is increased to $6,374, which is the greater of your current Benefit Payment ($4,000) and 4% of the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($159,350).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is updated to $6,374, which is the Benefit Payment on the Contract Anniversary.

Note: The Benefit Payment remains $6,374 until you turn age 60 (for the purposes of this example it is assumed the maximum anniversary value on any of the prior Contract Anniversaries has not increased the Benefit Payment). At that point, if no withdrawals have been taken, your Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining are updated to 5% × current Benefit Base ($7,967.50 = 5% × $159,350, assuming your Benefit Base is still $159,350).

Example 9: Assume Example 8 is continued, no withdrawals or purchase payments are applied during the second Contract Year and on the second Contract Anniversary the Contract Value prior to deduction of annual fees is $60,000.

The SureIncome For Life Option Fee is $1,035.78, which is 0.65% × the Benefit Base ($159,350) prior to updating for the Benefit Base based on the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary.

The final Contract Value is $58,964.22, which the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary after deduction of annual fees (assume SureIncome For Life Option Fee is the only annual fee applicable).

 

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The Benefit Base is remains $159,350, which is the greater of your current Benefit Base ($159,350) and the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($58,964.22).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit remains $100,000.

The Benefit Payment is remains $6,374, which is the greater of your current Benefit Payment $6,374 and 4% × the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($58,964.22).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is updated to $6,374, which is the Benefit Payment on the Contract Anniversary.

 

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Appendix K – Accumulation Unit Values

 

 

Appendix K presents the Accumulation Unit Values and number of Accumulation Units outstanding for each Variable Sub-Account since the Variable Sub-Accounts were first offered under the Contracts. This Appendix includes Accumulation Unit Values representing the highest and lowest available combinations of Contract charges that affect Accumulation Unit Values for each Contract. The Statement of Additional Information, which is available upon request without charge, contains the Accumulation Unit Values for all other available combinations of Contract charges that affect Accumulation Unit Values for each Contract. Please contact us at 1-800-457-7617 to obtain a copy of the Statement of Additional Information.

In addition, no Accumulation Unit Values are shown for Contracts with administrative expense charges of 0.30% which applies to Contracts purchased on or after January 1, 2005, and prior to October 17, 2005; effective October 17, 2005, and thereafter, the administrative expense charge applied to such Contracts is 0.19%.

The Allstate Variable Annuity Contracts, the Allstate Variable Annuity-L Share Contracts and all available Benefit Options were first offered on May 1, 2003. All of the Variable Sub-Accounts shown below were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2003 except for the Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund – Series II Sub-Account, FTVIP Franklin High Income Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Franklin Income Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account, and FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account, which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2004, and the AllianceBernstein VPS International Value – Class B Sub-Account, the AllianceBernstein VPS Utility Income – Class B Sub-Account, the AllianceBernstein VPS Value – Class B Sub-Account, the Fidelity VIP Contrafund – Service Class 2 Sub-Account, the Fidelity VIP Growth & Income – Service Class 2 Sub-Account, the Fidelity VIP High Income – Service Class 2 Sub-Account, the Fidelity VIP Mid Cap – Service Class 2 Sub-Account, the FTVIP Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities – Class 2 Sub-Account, the FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – Class 2 Sub-Account, the Goldman Sachs VIT Structured Small Cap Equity Sub-Account, the Goldman Sachs VIT Structured U.S. Equity Sub-Account, the Goldman Sachs VIT Large Cap Value Fund Sub-Account, the Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Sub-Account and the Putnam VT New Value – Class IB Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on April 30, 2005, and the Invesco V.I. Core Equity – Series II Sub-Account, the Fidelity VIP Money Market – Service Class 2 Sub-Account, the PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy – Advisor Shares Sub-Account, PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond – Advisor Shares Sub-Account, PIMCO Real Return – Advisor Shares Sub-Account, PIMCO Total Return – Advisor Shares Sub-Account and the Invesco Van Kampen V.I. International Growth Equity Fund – Series II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2006 and the Putnam VT Equity Income Fund – Class IB Sub-Account which was first offered under the Contracts on February 13, 2009 and the Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund – Series II Sub-Account, the Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund – Series II Sub-Account and the Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund – Series II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on April 29, 2011.

The names of the following Sub-Accounts changed since December 31, 2013. The names shown in the tables of Accumulation Units correspond to the name of the Sub-Account as of December 31, 2013:

 

Sub-Account Name as of December 31, 2013
(as appears in the following tables of Accumulation Unit Values)
  Sub-Account Name on/about May 1, 2014
FTVIP Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund – Class 2   FTVIP Franklin Flex Cap Growth VIP Fund – Class 2
FTVIP Franklin High Income Securities Fund – Class 2   FTVIP Franklin High Income VIP Fund – Class 2
FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund – Class 2   FTVIP Franklin Income VIP Fund – Class 2
FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund – Class 2   FTVIP Franklin Mutual Global Discovery VIP Fund – Class 2
FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund – Class 2   FTVIP Franklin Mutual Shares VIP Fund – Class 2
FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund – Class 2   FTVIP Templeton Foreign VIP Fund – Class 2
Goldman Sachs VIT Structured Small Cap Equity Fund   Goldman Sachs VIT Small Cap Equity Insights Fund – Institutional
Goldman Sachs VIT Structured U.S. Equity Fund   Goldman Sachs VIT U.S. Equity Insights Fund – Institutional

 

105          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth and Income Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2004        $12.313       $13.518        415,731   
      2005        $13.518       $13.957        444,440   
      2006        $13.957       $16.118        392,648   
      2007        $16.118       $16.682        336,404   
      2008        $16.682       $9.766        303,800   
      2009        $9.766       $11.601        269,512   
      2010        $11.601       $12.917        234,256   
      2011        $12.917       $13.525        156,985   
      2012        $13.525       $15.652        120,487   
      2013        $15.652       $20.795        92,701   

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2004        $12.479       $14.108        170,808   
      2005        $14.108       $15.547        369,989   
      2006        $15.547       $15.157        387,737   
      2007        $15.157       $16.855        356,669   
      2008        $16.855       $9.550        305,855   
      2009        $9.550       $12.525        289,591   
      2010        $12.525       $14.193        243,621   
      2011        $14.193       $14.146        200,172   
      2012        $14.146       $15.859        158,132   
      2013        $15.859       $20.934        108,680   

AllianceBernstein VPS International Value Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2005        $10.000       $11.902        347,354   
      2006        $11.902       $15.875        662,259   
      2007        $15.875       $16.544        645,090   
      2008        $16.544       $7.629        670,721   
      2009        $7.629       $10.118        567,122   
      2010        $10.118       $10.417        530,629   
      2011        $10.417       $8.284        501,353   
      2012        $8.284       $9.337        410,187   
      2013        $9.337       $11.312        267,416   

AllianceBernstein VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2004        $11.511       $12.311        104,368   
      2005        $12.311       $13.956        129,269   
      2006        $13.956       $13.688        116,723   
      2007        $13.688       $15.350        109,489   
      2008        $15.350       $9.118        91,770   
      2009        $9.118       $12.341        77,990   
      2010        $12.341       $13.379        53,765   
      2011        $13.379       $12.775        40,933   
      2012        $12.775       $14.642        33,944   
      2013        $14.642       $19.801        28,873   

 

106          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

AllianceBernstein VPS Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2004        $13.642       $16.034        220,201   
      2005        $16.034       $16.877        394,485   
      2006        $16.877       $19.026        422,123   
      2007        $19.026       $19.066        377,632   
      2008        $19.066       $12.092        342,681   
      2009        $12.092       $17.028        285,949   
      2010        $17.028       $21.278        246,911   
      2011        $21.278       $19.193        187,137   
      2012        $19.193       $22.444        140,237   
      2013        $22.444       $30.492        99,926   

AllianceBernstein VPS Utility Income Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2005        $10.000       $10.978        46,526   
      2006        $10.978       $13.383        85,825   
      2007        $13.383       $16.121        86,127   
      2008        $16.121       $10.064        59,080   
      2009        $10.064       $10.904        0   

AllianceBernstein VPS Value Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2005        $10.000       $10.757        58,921   
      2006        $10.757       $12.852        107,014   
      2007        $12.852       $12.157        92,965   
      2008        $12.157       $7.078        73,569   
      2009        $7.078       $8.456        67,766   
      2010        $8.456       $9.301        55,429   
      2011        $9.301       $8.834        48,835   
      2012        $8.834       $10.075        28,973   
      2013        $10.075       $13.574        10,514   

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000       $11.917        557,027   
      2006        $11.917       $13.108        934,340   
      2007        $13.108       $15.177        953,870   
      2008        $15.177       $8.586        906,812   
      2009        $8.586       $11.481        842,828   
      2010        $11.481       $13.251        782,880   
      2011        $13.251       $12.716        577,610   
      2012        $12.716       $14.578        525,027   
      2013        $14.578       $18.844        310,655   

Fidelity VIP Growth & Income Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000       $11.114        148,705   
      2006        $11.114       $12.382        257,982   
      2007        $12.382       $13.670        244,669   
      2008        $13.670       $7.840        250,198   
      2009        $7.840       $9.830        230,522   
      2010        $9.830       $11.114        221,910   
      2011        $11.114       $11.120        191,412   
      2012        $11.120       $12.980        157,595   
      2013        $12.980       $17.072        103,004   

 

107          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP High Income Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000       $10.498        130,227   
      2006        $10.498       $11.506        227,510   
      2007        $11.506       $11.645        234,374   
      2008        $11.645       $8.605        210,481   
      2009        $8.605       $12.186        179,059   
      2010        $12.186       $13.673        158,631   
      2011        $13.673       $13.999        135,359   
      2012        $13.999       $15.749        102,536   
      2013        $15.749       $16.431        79,604   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000       $12.136        226,223   
      2006        $12.136       $13.466        356,831   
      2007        $13.466       $15.330        369,677   
      2008        $15.330       $9.139        324,260   
      2009        $9.139       $12.607        321,406   
      2010        $12.607       $16.000        308,116   
      2011        $16.000       $14.080        206,809   
      2012        $14.080       $15.921        169,812   
      2013        $15.921       $21.353        122,323   

Fidelity VIP Money Market Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000       $10.235        114,860   
      2007        $10.235       $10.603        159,940   
      2008        $10.603       $10.755        520,911   
      2009        $10.755       $10.667        464,222   
      2010        $10.667       $10.537        375,839   
      2011        $10.537       $10.403        315,165   
      2012        $10.403       $10.269        271,519   
      2013        $10.269       $10.138        228,872   

FTVIP Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000       $11.178        40,690   
      2006        $11.178       $11.608        94,418   
      2007        $11.608       $13.099        92,942   
      2008        $13.099       $8.364        90,854   
      2009        $8.364       $10.978        87,018   
      2010        $10.978       $12.591        86,487   
      2011        $12.591       $11.832        84,137   
      2012        $11.832       $12.761        57,261   
      2013        $12.761       $17.318        31,809   

 

108          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Franklin High Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000       $10.717        126,010   
      2005        $10.717       $10.930        201,704   
      2006        $10.930       $11.800        182,881   
      2007        $11.800       $11.963        173,502   
      2008        $11.963       $9.048        157,840   
      2009        $9.048       $12.745        126,761   
      2010        $12.745       $14.248        120,554   
      2011        $14.248       $14.706        78,938   
      2012        $14.706       $16.775        59,491   
      2013        $16.775       $17.855        50,520   

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000       $11.263        117,847   
      2005        $11.263       $11.297        701,458   
      2006        $11.297       $13.185        908,698   
      2007        $13.185       $13.503        885,514   
      2008        $13.503       $9.376        810,005   
      2009        $9.376       $12.550        729,159   
      2010        $12.550       $13.958        645,367   
      2011        $13.958       $14.107        535,353   
      2012        $14.107       $15.686        383,121   
      2013        $15.686       $17.642        276,618   

FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000       $11.405        76,341   
      2006        $11.405       $13.854        155,329   
      2007        $13.854       $15.294        183,230   
      2008        $15.294       $10.801        172,918   
      2009        $10.801       $13.148        162,316   
      2010        $13.148       $14.530        159,207   
      2011        $14.530       $13.919        143,035   
      2012        $13.919       $15.574        89,435   
      2013        $15.574       $19.618        49,948   

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000       $10.974        89,975   
      2005        $10.974       $11.976        415,887   
      2006        $11.976       $13.995        488,856   
      2007        $13.995       $14.294        445,687   
      2008        $14.294       $8.874        404,303   
      2009        $8.874       $11.041        333,595   
      2010        $11.041       $12.119        277,117   
      2011        $12.119       $11.838        237,390   
      2012        $11.838       $13.349        172,382   
      2013        $13.349       $16.901        130,791   

 

109          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000       $11.543        91,246   
      2005        $11.543       $12.553        664,497   
      2006        $12.553       $15.049        828,191   
      2007        $15.049       $17.150        745,295   
      2008        $17.150       $10.093        641,464   
      2009        $10.093       $13.653        575,128   
      2010        $13.653       $14.610        506,308   
      2011        $14.610       $12.888        453,275   
      2012        $12.888       $15.041        322,679   
      2013        $15.041       $18.258        242,191   

Goldman Sachs VIT Large Cap Value Fund

                               
      2005        $10.000       $10.546        109,697   
      2006        $10.546       $12.766        149,560   
      2007        $12.766       $12.633        161,324   
      2008        $12.633       $8.266        137,300   
      2009        $8.266       $9.654        160,660   
      2010        $9.654       $10.596        115,320   
      2011        $10.596       $9.722        106,309   
      2012        $9.722       $11.432        84,725   
      2013        $11.432       $15.035        53,862   

Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Fund

                               
      2005        $10.000       $11.401        203,640   
      2006        $11.401       $13.074        222,560   
      2007        $13.074       $13.247        203,257   
      2008        $13.247       $8.275        163,375   
      2009        $8.275       $10.876        148,557   
      2010        $10.876       $13.420        128,149   
      2011        $13.420       $12.403        111,768   
      2012        $12.403       $14.503        88,862   
      2013        $14.503       $19.025        50,158   

Goldman Sachs VIT Structured Small Cap Equity Fund

                               
      2005        $10.000       $11.367        347,710   
      2006        $11.367       $12.598        450,996   
      2007        $12.598       $10.356        463,960   
      2008        $10.356       $6.763        422,890   
      2009        $6.763       $8.523        384,856   
      2010        $8.523       $10.948        336,667   
      2011        $10.948       $10.879        278,687   
      2012        $10.879       $12.117        222,764   
      2013        $12.117       $16.221        174,494   

 

110          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Goldman Sachs VIT Structured U.S. Equity Fund

                               
      2005        $10.000       $11.295        154,801   
      2006        $11.295       $12.587        252,665   
      2007        $12.587       $12.132        262,920   
      2008        $12.132       $7.600        251,425   
      2009        $7.600       $9.089        221,142   
      2010        $9.089       $10.124        201,152   
      2011        $10.124       $10.398        171,843   
      2012        $10.398       $11.747        143,631   
      2013        $11.747       $15.946        88,619   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Franchise
Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.853       $12.493        143,473   
      2005        $12.493       $13.275        181,523   
      2006        $13.275       $13.448        174,613   
      2007        $13.448       $15.483        157,178   
      2008        $15.483       $7.777        145,869   
      2009        $7.777       $12.715        140,339   
      2010        $12.715       $15.007        122,371   
      2011        $15.007       $13.867        98,771   
      2012        $13.867       $15.522        92,509   
      2013        $15.522       $21.419        82,131   

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $13.408       $15.158        366,700   
      2005        $15.158       $16.781        592,052   
      2006        $16.781       $19.981        628,145   
      2007        $19.981       $21.249        569,614   
      2008        $21.249       $12.287        535,515   
      2009        $12.287       $16.878        440,565   
      2010        $16.878       $20.356        359,531   
      2011        $20.356       $20.260        293,048   
      2012        $20.260       $23.412        218,660   
      2013        $23.412       $30.953        162,452   

Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.268       $12.876        74,440   
      2005        $12.876       $13.801        78,672   
      2006        $13.801       $14.449        66,299   
      2007        $14.449       $15.935        62,808   
      2008        $15.935       $9.024        55,950   
      2009        $9.024       $10.753        53,464   
      2010        $10.753       $12.229        46,413   
      2011        $12.229       $11.092        41,810   
      2012        $11.092       $12.739        0   

 

111          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.525       $14.519        1,368,363   
      2005        $14.519       $14.921        2,024,042   
      2006        $14.921       $17.092        2,064,458   
      2007        $17.092       $16.478        1,899,584   
      2008        $16.478       $10.442        1,630,400   
      2009        $10.442       $13.235        1,426,710   
      2010        $13.235       $15.115        1,220,309   
      2011        $15.115       $14.606        1,021,451   
      2012        $14.606       $17.145        746,490   
      2013        $17.145       $22.958        579,967   

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund—Series II

                               
      2006        $10.000       $10.804        59,634   
      2007        $10.804       $11.504        52,025   
      2008        $11.504       $7.913        49,165   
      2009        $7.913       $9.996        44,333   
      2010        $9.996       $10.780        40,181   
      2011        $10.780       $10.610        39,159   
      2012        $10.610       $11.898        23,407   
      2013        $11.898       $15.143        20,945   

Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.260       $13.095        556,690   
      2005        $13.095       $13.619        590,383   
      2006        $13.619       $14.900        513,182   
      2007        $14.900       $15.280        433,504   
      2008        $15.280       $9.584        394,305   
      2009        $9.584       $11.725        311,712   
      2010        $11.725       $12.754        273,597   
      2011        $12.754       $12.582        206,876   
      2012        $12.582       $14.701        149,052   
      2013        $14.701       $18.976        121,281   

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income
Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.622       $12.793        215,383   
      2005        $12.793       $13.561        424,921   
      2006        $13.561       $15.070        488,356   
      2007        $15.070       $15.374        463,892   
      2008        $15.374       $11.734        366,052   
      2009        $11.734       $14.187        339,381   
      2010        $14.187       $15.689        287,074   
      2011        $15.689       $15.286        283,842   
      2012        $15.286       $16.957        204,049   
      2013        $16.957       $20.904        139,771   

 

112          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund—Series II

                               
      2011        $10.000       $12.554        127,266   
      2012        $12.554       $14.053        97,661   
      2013        $14.053       $16.959        84,934   

Invesco V.I. Global Dividend Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.971       $14.679        331,007   
      2005        $14.679       $15.385        355,868   
      2006        $15.385       $18.468        304,398   
      2007        $18.468       $19.462        274,405   
      2008        $19.462       $11.317        240,021   
      2009        $11.317       $12.972        199,739   
      2010        $12.972       $14.326        177,987   
      2011        $14.326       $15.462        0   

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income
Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.423       $13.994        706,160   
      2005        $13.994       $15.157        998,766   
      2006        $15.157       $17.352        1,008,188   
      2007        $17.352       $17.559        900,886   
      2008        $17.559       $11.750        780,887   
      2009        $11.750       $14.394        719,108   
      2010        $14.394       $15.941        593,027   
      2011        $15.941       $15.380        500,922   
      2012        $15.380       $17.359        362,479   
      2013        $17.359       $22.922        277,198   

Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund—Series II

                               
      2013        $10.000       $19.631        36,666   

Invesco V.I. High Yield Securities Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.331       $12.255        191,354   
      2005        $12.255       $12.330        181,345   
      2006        $12.330       $13.268        165,461   
      2007        $13.268       $13.607        142,464   
      2008        $13.607       $10.315        111,487   
      2009        $10.315       $14.690        90,257   
      2010        $14.690       $15.944        74,319   
      2011        $15.944       $15.999        58,774   
      2012        $15.999       $18.715        43,280   
      2013        $18.715       $19.315        0   

Invesco V.I. Income Builder Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.666       $12.750        132,998   
      2005        $12.750       $13.430        130,194   
      2006        $13.430       $15.108        112,840   
      2007        $15.108       $15.339        84,148   
      2008        $15.339       $11.137        66,790   
      2009        $11.137       $13.731        59,867   
      2010        $13.731       $15.199        48,617   
      2011        $15.199       $16.184        0   

 

113          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2011        $10.000       $8.279        200,401   
      2012        $8.279       $9.419        195,048   
      2013        $9.419       $11.038        171,400   

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000       $10.826        41,968   
      2005        $10.826       $11.463        87,736   
      2006        $11.463       $12.559        75,209   
      2007        $12.559       $13.547        66,771   
      2008        $13.547       $9.537        63,651   
      2009        $9.537       $12.224        58,380   
      2010        $12.224       $13.729        53,132   
      2011        $13.729       $12.671        44,645   
      2012        $12.671       $13.835        21,254   
      2013        $13.835       $17.544        16,562   

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.864       $14.589        91,273   
      2005        $14.589       $16.001        90,402   
      2006        $16.001       $16.573        90,586   
      2007        $16.573       $19.237        81,088   
      2008        $19.237       $10.095        75,417   
      2009        $10.095       $15.583        70,514   
      2010        $15.583       $19.577        54,925   
      2011        $19.577       $17.516        48,586   
      2012        $17.516       $19.300        32,738   
      2013        $19.300       $26.025        26,423   

Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.114       $13.188        779,233   
      2005        $13.188       $13.596        1,205,985   
      2006        $13.596       $15.462        1,252,976   
      2007        $15.462       $16.026        1,151,976   
      2008        $16.026       $9.923        1,135,623   
      2009        $9.923       $12.348        1,011,779   
      2010        $12.348       $13.967        900,102   
      2011        $13.967       $13.999        620,524   
      2012        $13.999       $15.961        493,120   
      2013        $15.961       $20.727        350,780   

 

114          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Value Opportunities
Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.922       $14.138        197,926   
      2005        $14.138       $14.713        205,195   
      2006        $14.713       $16.404        175,011   
      2007        $16.404       $16.412        160,793   
      2008        $16.412       $7.791        177,479   
      2009        $7.791       $11.363        148,519   
      2010        $11.363       $11.995        127,880   
      2011        $11.995       $11.439        105,881   
      2012        $11.439       $13.284        73,457   
      2013        $13.284       $17.476        55,614   

Invesco Van Kampen V.I. International Growth Equity Fund—Series II

                               
      2006        $10.000       $10.761        66,650   
      2007        $10.761       $12.136        72,239   
      2008        $12.136       $6.166        96,162   
      2009        $6.166       $8.311        86,149   
      2010        $8.311       $9.016        84,235   
      2011        $9.016       $9.828        0   

Morgan Stanley VIS—Global Infrastructure Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $11.505       $13.660        45,533   
      2005        $13.660       $15.420        95,239   
      2006        $15.420       $18.270        90,617   
      2007        $18.270       $21.647        86,092   
      2008        $21.647       $14.221        80,258   
      2009        $14.221       $16.681        44,277   
      2010        $16.681       $17.576        41,418   
      2011        $17.576       $20.095        33,660   
      2012        $20.095       $23.492        19,773   
      2013        $23.492       $27.257        16,794   

Morgan Stanley VIS Aggressive Equity Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $12.234       $13.583        35,573   
      2005        $13.583       $16.455        37,997   
      2006        $16.455       $17.484        37,633   
      2007        $17.484       $20.603        35,654   
      2008        $20.603       $10.372        34,174   
      2009        $10.372       $17.308        37,731   
      2010        $17.308       $21.481        25,726   
      2011        $21.481       $19.594        20,965   
      2012        $19.594       $21.587        16,935   
      2013        $21.587       $22.928        0   

 

115          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Morgan Stanley VIS European Equity Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $12.690       $14.090        102,460   
      2005        $14.090       $15.071        94,898   
      2006        $15.071       $19.322        90,663   
      2007        $19.322       $21.998        81,637   
      2008        $21.998       $12.411        71,612   
      2009        $12.411       $15.609        63,468   
      2010        $15.609       $16.480        56,422   
      2011        $16.480       $14.665        50,201   
      2012        $14.665       $17.104        41,377   
      2013        $17.104       $21.476        35,301   

Morgan Stanley VIS Global Advantage Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $12.603       $13.968        19,661   
      2005        $13.968       $14.677        18,678   
      2006        $14.677       $17.147        17,635   
      2007        $17.147       $19.748        13,437   
      2008        $19.748       $10.924        12,351   
      2009        $10.924       $10.445        0   

Morgan Stanley VIS Income Plus Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $10.311       $10.694        1,071,611   
      2005        $10.694       $10.881        2,234,712   
      2006        $10.881       $11.315        2,686,693   
      2007        $11.315       $11.808        2,527,529   
      2008        $11.808       $10.594        1,986,494   
      2009        $10.594       $12.789        1,790,282   
      2010        $12.789       $13.761        1,572,045   
      2011        $13.761       $14.224        1,319,372   
      2012        $14.224       $15.981        1,060,499   
      2013        $15.981       $15.903        840,679   

Morgan Stanley VIS Limited Duration Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $10.018       $10.005        691,339   
      2005        $10.005       $10.025        1,064,766   
      2006        $10.025       $10.295        1,070,500   
      2007        $10.295       $10.446        951,430   
      2008        $10.446       $8.742        779,527   
      2009        $8.742       $9.109        716,650   
      2010        $9.109       $9.191        583,997   
      2011        $9.191       $9.295        445,327   
      2012        $9.295       $9.454        353,553   
      2013        $9.454       $9.341        311,659   

 

116          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $9.936       $9.868        812,228   
      2005        $9.868       $9.988        1,150,064   
      2006        $9.988       $10.289        1,226,200   
      2007        $10.289       $10.629        1,227,382   
      2008        $10.629       $10.723        1,158,126   
      2009        $10.723       $10.586        1,026,288   
      2010        $10.586       $10.450        858,610   
      2011        $10.450       $10.317        675,122   
      2012        $10.317       $10.185        549,485   
      2013        $10.185       $10.054        414,508   

Morgan Stanley VIS Multi Cap Growth Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $11.884       $13.005        463,438   
      2005        $13.005       $15.136        529,631   
      2006        $15.136       $15.526        475,152   
      2007        $15.526       $18.273        433,093   
      2008        $18.273       $9.425        414,460   
      2009        $9.425       $15.895        310,698   
      2010        $15.895       $19.993        279,782   
      2011        $19.993       $18.361        250,814   
      2012        $18.361       $20.316        195,345   
      2013        $20.316       $30.155        164,580   

Morgan Stanley VIS Strategist Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $12.034       $13.080        290,870   
      2005        $13.080       $13.953        341,132   
      2006        $13.953       $15.805        321,608   
      2007        $15.805       $16.907        283,081   
      2008        $16.907       $12.650        228,394   
      2009        $12.650       $14.914        237,057   
      2010        $14.914       $15.678        224,263   
      2011        $15.678       $14.218        165,645   
      2012        $14.218       $14.971        140,330   
      2013        $14.971       $15.951        0   

PIMCO CommodityRealReturn® Strategy Portfolio—Advisor Shares

                               
      2006        $10.000       $9.517        40,712   
      2007        $9.517       $11.567        50,173   
      2008        $11.567       $6.411        51,624   
      2009        $6.411       $8.961        76,870   
      2010        $8.961       $10.991        85,668   
      2011        $10.991       $10.031        121,676   
      2012        $10.031       $10.408        99,352   
      2013        $10.408       $8.762        81,838   

 

117          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio—Advisor Shares

                               
      2006        $10.000       $10.732        10,024   
      2007        $10.732       $11.200        13,492   
      2008        $11.200       $9.434        13,090   
      2009        $9.434       $12.149        20,723   
      2010        $12.149       $13.438        21,287   
      2011        $13.438       $14.090        18,978   
      2012        $14.090       $16.376        16,314   
      2013        $16.376       $15.027        12,651   

PIMCO Real Return Portfolio—Advisor Shares

                               
      2006        $10.000       $10.146        37,825   
      2007        $10.146       $11.073        71,055   
      2008        $11.073       $10.151        126,069   
      2009        $10.151       $11.851        203,245   
      2010        $11.851       $12.635        181,438   
      2011        $12.635       $13.914        152,768   
      2012        $13.914       $14.922        158,204   
      2013        $14.922       $13.358        82,265   

PIMCO Total Return Portfolio—Advisor Shares

                               
      2006        $10.000       $10.329        311,062   
      2007        $10.329       $11.077        456,710   
      2008        $11.077       $11.450        458,173   
      2009        $11.450       $12.880        652,330   
      2010        $12.880       $13.732        598,564   
      2011        $13.732       $14.031        540,321   
      2012        $14.031       $15.164        478,520   
      2013        $15.164       $14.660        340,323   

Putnam VT Equity Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2009        $10.000       $8.191        321,699   
      2010        $8.191       $9.104        293,986   
      2011        $9.104       $9.160        267,769   
      2012        $9.160       $10.787        238,521   
      2013        $10.787       $14.099        195,644   

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.342       $12.114        89,594   
      2005        $12.114       $12.437        105,484   
      2006        $12.437       $13.740        97,467   
      2007        $13.740       $13.692        92,913   
      2008        $13.692       $8.011        71,820   
      2009        $8.011       $9.934        65,216   
      2010        $9.934       $10.868        58,715   
      2011        $10.868       $11.025        56,562   
      2012        $11.025       $12.247        46,089   
      2013        $12.247       $14.276        34,915   

 

118          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.318       $13.510        83,914   
      2005        $13.510       $14.034        93,677   
      2006        $14.034       $16.057        80,043   
      2007        $16.057       $14.892        74,546   
      2008        $14.892       $9.011        72,093   
      2009        $9.011       $11.547        54,941   
      2010        $11.547       $13.037        42,887   
      2011        $13.037       $12.272        32,445   
      2012        $12.272       $14.431        28,251   
      2013        $14.431       $19.327        22,294   

Putnam VT International Equity Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.688       $14.553        165,086   
      2005        $14.553       $16.118        239,237   
      2006        $16.118       $20.321        238,989   
      2007        $20.321       $21.736        222,845   
      2008        $21.736       $12.025        193,760   
      2009        $12.025       $14.794        172,893   
      2010        $14.794       $16.068        135,957   
      2011        $16.068       $13.175        103,342   
      2012        $13.175       $15.855        67,143   
      2013        $15.855       $20.043        54,001   

Putnam VT Investors Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.184       $13.547        5,886   
      2005        $13.547       $14.550        4,547   
      2006        $14.550       $16.364        3,355   
      2007        $16.364       $15.317        3,106   
      2008        $15.317       $9.140        2,276   
      2009        $9.140       $11.803        2,256   
      2010        $11.803       $13.273        2,240   
      2011        $13.273       $13.108        2,481   
      2012        $13.108       $15.116        2,212   
      2013        $15.116       $20.161        0   

Putnam VT New Value Fund—Class IB

                               
      2005        $10.000       $10.948        254,363   
      2006        $10.948       $12.538        372,360   
      2007        $12.538       $11.770        355,677   
      2008        $11.770       $6.418        365,722   
      2009        $6.418       $6.045        0   

 

119          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT Voyager Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.752       $12.184        135,230   
      2005        $12.184       $12.712        164,024   
      2006        $12.712       $13.230        169,816   
      2007        $13.230       $13.780        155,642   
      2008        $13.780       $8.565        145,665   
      2009        $8.565       $13.856        135,902   
      2010        $13.856       $16.522        110,339   
      2011        $16.522       $13.398        82,424   
      2012        $13.398       $15.107        62,350   
      2013        $15.107       $21.432        54,925   

UIF Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $11.319       $12.299        141,903   
      2005        $12.299       $13.614        159,451   
      2006        $13.614       $14.891        158,346   
      2007        $14.891       $15.638        147,971   
      2008        $15.638       $13.124        121,506   
      2009        $13.124       $16.856        109,210   
      2010        $16.856       $18.259        88,226   
      2011        $18.259       $19.265        64,103   
      2012        $19.265       $22.415        41,952   
      2013        $22.415       $20.189        37,494   

UIF Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $14.912       $18.105        100,831   
      2005        $18.105       $23.907        166,567   
      2006        $23.907       $32.371        223,116   
      2007        $32.371       $44.878        201,793   
      2008        $44.878       $19.162        160,087   
      2009        $19.162       $32.178        142,501   
      2010        $32.178       $37.782        115,955   
      2011        $37.782       $30.494        106,196   
      2012        $30.494       $36.071        83,613   
      2013        $36.071       $35.213        68,534   

UIF Global Franchise Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $12.251       $13.637        311,486   
      2005        $13.637       $15.073        581,451   
      2006        $15.073       $18.080        726,809   
      2007        $18.080       $19.591        683,552   
      2008        $19.591       $13.741        578,764   
      2009        $13.741       $17.574        497,576   
      2010        $17.574       $19.784        418,112   
      2011        $19.784       $21.297        369,041   
      2012        $21.297       $24.299        288,301   
      2013        $24.299       $28.702        194,680   

UIF Global Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2013        $10.000       $17.425        114,273   

 

120          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.1

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $11.715       $12.423        179,761   
      2005        $12.423       $14.161        189,322   
      2006        $14.161       $14.512        176,167   
      2007        $14.512       $17.427        199,929   
      2008        $17.427       $8.713        135,126   
      2009        $8.713       $14.203        117,702   
      2010        $14.203       $17.191        99,028   
      2011        $17.191       $16.453        77,957   
      2012        $16.453       $18.523        68,667   
      2013        $18.523       $27.010        63,435   

UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.116       $15.727        190,348   
      2005        $15.727       $18.210        270,496   
      2006        $18.210       $19.618        310,882   
      2007        $19.618       $23.743        294,553   
      2008        $23.743       $12.464        267,442   
      2009        $12.464       $19.361        207,754   
      2010        $19.361       $25.279        163,878   
      2011        $25.279       $23.163        126,912   
      2012        $23.163       $24.805        96,494   
      2013        $24.805       $33.663        72,600   

UIF Small Company Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.621       $15.993        150,004   
      2005        $15.993       $17.821        165,471   
      2006        $17.821       $19.674        151,653   
      2007        $19.674       $19.994        135,433   
      2008        $19.994       $11.755        122,362   
      2009        $11.755       $17.016        104,428   
      2010        $17.016       $21.258        81,572   
      2011        $21.258       $19.156        68,574   
      2012        $19.156       $21.689        53,087   
      2013        $21.689       $36.680        44,980   

UIF U.S. Real Estate Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $12.785       $17.172        267,480   
      2005        $17.172       $19.791        385,379   
      2006        $19.791       $26.896        379,250   
      2007        $26.896       $21.962        330,940   
      2008        $21.962       $13.428        286,772   
      2009        $13.428       $17.032        246,512   
      2010        $17.032       $21.776        199,546   
      2011        $21.776       $22.713        171,972   
      2012        $22.713       $25.921        130,073   
      2013        $25.921       $26.035        112,478   

 

* The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a mortality and expense risk charge of 1.10% and an administration expense charge of 0.19%.

 

121          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth and Income Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2004        $12.238       $13.313        30,581   
      2005        $13.313       $13.621        32,696   
      2006        $13.621       $15.586        30,707   
      2007        $15.586       $15.984        24,486   
      2008        $15.984       $9.271        20,315   
      2009        $9.271       $10.914        12,376   
      2010        $10.914       $12.041        11,728   
      2011        $12.041       $12.493        5,973   
      2012        $12.493       $14.326        5,447   
      2013        $14.326       $18.859        2,373   

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2004        $12.403       $13.894        6,926   
      2005        $13.894       $15.172        6,809   
      2006        $15.172       $14.657        6,796   
      2007        $14.657       $16.149        6,783   
      2008        $16.149       $9.067        6,959   
      2009        $9.067       $11.783        5,803   
      2010        $11.783       $13.230        4,467   
      2011        $13.230       $13.067        4,037   
      2012        $13.067       $14.515        0   
      2013        $14.515       $18.986        0   

AllianceBernstein VPS International Value Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2005        $10.000       $11.829        3,437   
      2006        $11.829       $15.635        3,209   
      2007        $15.635       $16.144        11,918   
      2008        $16.144       $7.376        15,561   
      2009        $7.376       $9.694        16,226   
      2010        $9.694       $9.889        17,324   
      2011        $9.889       $7.793        20,046   
      2012        $7.793       $8.703        4,541   
      2013        $8.703       $10.448        4,351   

AllianceBernstein VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2004        $11.441        $12.124        11,686   
      2005        $12.124        $13.620        11,685   
      2006        $13.620        $13.237        11,263   
      2007        $13.237        $14.708        11,262   
      2008        $14.708        $8.657        11,026   
      2009        $8.657        $11.609        11,026   
      2010        $11.609        $12.472        9,603   
      2011        $12.472        $11.800        5,377   
      2012        $11.800        $13.401        43   
      2013        $13.401        $17.958        40   

 

122          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

AllianceBernstein VPS Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2004        $13.558       $15.791        7,226   
      2005        $15.791       $16.471        7,449   
      2006        $16.471       $18.399        7,250   
      2007        $18.399       $18.269        5,854   
      2008        $18.269       $11.481        4,030   
      2009        $11.481       $16.019        2,222   
      2010        $16.019       $19.835        1,769   
      2011        $19.835       $17.729        908   
      2012        $17.729       $20.542        639   
      2013        $20.542       $27.654        639   

AllianceBernstein VPS Utility Income Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2005        $10.000       $10.911        1,315   
      2006        $10.911       $13.180        293   
      2007        $13.180       $15.732        273   
      2008        $15.732       $9.731        1,452   
      2009        $9.731       $10.473        0   

AllianceBernstein VPS Value Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2005        $10.000       $10.691        0   
      2006        $10.691       $12.657        0   
      2007        $12.657       $11.863        0   
      2008        $11.863       $6.844        0   
      2009        $6.844       $8.102        0   
      2010        $8.102       $8.830        0   
      2011        $8.830       $8.310        0   
      2012        $8.310       $9.391        0   
      2013        $9.391       $12.537        0   

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000       $11.844        6,441   
      2006        $11.844       $12.910        6,854   
      2007        $12.910       $14.810        5,944   
      2008        $14.810       $8.301        3,333   
      2009        $8.301       $10.999        8,133   
      2010        $10.999       $12.580        3,549   
      2011        $12.580       $11.962        3,089   
      2012        $11.962       $13.588        1,086   
      2013        $13.588       $17.405        796   

 

123          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Fidelity VIP Growth & Income Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000       $11.046        366   
      2006        $11.046       $12.194        1,882   
      2007        $12.194       $13.340        6,674   
      2008        $13.340       $7.580        7,366   
      2009        $7.580       $9.417        6,626   
      2010        $9.417       $10.551        6,679   
      2011        $10.551       $10.461        6,437   
      2012        $10.461       $12.098        1,674   
      2013        $12.098       $15.768        1,345   

Fidelity VIP High Income Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000       $10.434        3,328   
      2006        $10.434       $11.331        2,044   
      2007        $11.331       $11.364        1,883   
      2008        $11.364       $8.320        764   
      2009        $8.320       $11.675        459   
      2010        $11.675       $12.981        449   
      2011        $12.981       $13.169        427   
      2012        $13.169       $14.680        429   
      2013        $14.680       $15.177        482   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000       $12.062        290   
      2006        $12.062       $13.262        269   
      2007        $13.262       $14.959        251   
      2008        $14.959       $8.836        1,649   
      2009        $8.836       $12.078        2,487   
      2010        $12.078       $15.190        196   
      2011        $15.190       $13.245        176   
      2012        $13.245       $14.841        157   
      2013        $14.841       $19.723        0   

Fidelity VIP Money Market Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000       $10.172        0   
      2007        $10.172       $10.441        4,439   
      2008        $10.441       $10.495        8,295   
      2009        $10.495       $10.314        18,960   
      2010        $10.314       $10.095        5,453   
      2011        $10.095       $9.876        5,278   
      2012        $9.876       $9.660        2,725   
      2013        $9.660       $9.449        2,477   

 

124          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

FTVIP Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000       $11.110        0   
      2006        $11.110       $11.432        0   
      2007        $11.432       $12.782        5,150   
      2008        $12.782       $8.087        5,196   
      2009        $8.087       $10.518        5,010   
      2010        $10.518       $11.953        4,872   
      2011        $11.953       $11.130        4,980   
      2012        $11.130       $11.895        0   
      2013        $11.895       $15.995        0   

FTVIP Franklin High Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000       $10.652        1,781   
      2005        $10.652       $10.764        2,337   
      2006        $10.764       $11.515        2,364   
      2007        $11.515       $11.568        3,061   
      2008        $11.568       $8.669        2,025   
      2009        $8.669       $12.100        1,670   
      2010        $12.100       $13.404        1,579   
      2011        $13.404       $13.709        1,505   
      2012        $13.709       $15.495        1,069   
      2013        $15.495       $16.342        877   

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000       $11.194        1,924   
      2005        $11.194       $11.126        2,412   
      2006        $11.126       $12.868        2,245   
      2007        $12.868       $13.057        1,492   
      2008        $13.057       $8.984        1,577   
      2009        $8.984       $11.915        3,077   
      2010        $11.915       $13.131        2,990   
      2011        $13.131       $13.150        2,778   
      2012        $13.150       $14.489        1,313   
      2013        $14.489       $16.147        694   

FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000       $11.335        3,984   
      2006        $11.335       $13.644        3,791   
      2007        $13.644       $14.925        3,586   
      2008        $14.925       $10.444        3,182   
      2009        $10.444       $12.597        1,348   
      2010        $12.597       $13.794        1,262   
      2011        $13.794       $13.094        1,169   
      2012        $13.094       $14.517        0   
      2013        $14.517       $18.120        0   

 

125          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000       $10.907        7,597   
      2005        $10.907       $11.795        8,427   
      2006        $11.795       $13.658        8,625   
      2007        $13.658       $13.822        8,002   
      2008        $13.822       $8.502        7,984   
      2009        $8.502       $10.482        2,974   
      2010        $10.482       $11.401        2,980   
      2011        $11.401       $11.035        2,826   
      2012        $11.035       $12.330        832   
      2013        $12.330       $15.469        586   

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000       $11.472        0   
      2005        $11.472       $12.363        1,345   
      2006        $12.363       $14.686        1,891   
      2007        $14.686       $16.583        1,366   
      2008        $16.583       $9.670        2,607   
      2009        $9.670       $12.962        3,304   
      2010        $12.962       $13.744        2,228   
      2011        $13.744       $12.014        2,371   
      2012        $12.014       $13.893        1,906   
      2013        $13.893       $16.710        1,459   

Goldman Sachs VIT Large Cap Value Fund

                               
      2005        $10.000       $10.481        693   
      2006        $10.481       $12.573        531   
      2007        $12.573       $12.327        551   
      2008        $12.327       $7.992        538   
      2009        $7.992       $9.249        573   
      2010        $9.249       $10.060        579   
      2011        $10.060       $9.146        615   
      2012        $9.146       $10.656        591   
      2013        $10.656       $13.887        529   

Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Fund

                               
      2005        $10.000       $11.331        0   
      2006        $11.331       $12.875        0   
      2007        $12.875       $12.926        0   
      2008        $12.926       $8.001        0   
      2009        $8.001       $10.420        0   
      2010        $10.420       $12.740        0   
      2011        $12.740       $11.667        0   
      2012        $11.667       $13.519        0   
      2013        $13.519       $17.572        0   

 

126          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Goldman Sachs VIT Structured Small Cap Equity Fund

                               
      2005        $10.000       $11.298        607   
      2006        $11.298       $12.407        1,238   
      2007        $12.407       $10.106        1,346   
      2008        $10.106       $6.539        2,010   
      2009        $6.539       $8.166        2,421   
      2010        $8.166       $10.393        1,185   
      2011        $10.393       $10.234        1,177   
      2012        $10.234       $11.294        1,111   
      2013        $11.294       $14.982        891   

Goldman Sachs VIT Structured U.S. Equity Fund

                               
      2005        $10.000       $11.226        791   
      2006        $11.226       $12.397        1,419   
      2007        $12.397       $11.839        6,517   
      2008        $11.839       $7.349        6,690   
      2009        $7.349       $8.708        7,054   
      2010        $8.708       $9.611        7,071   
      2011        $9.611       $9.781        6,625   
      2012        $9.781       $10.950        959   
      2013        $10.950       $14.728        830   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Franchise
Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.781       $12.304        5,330   
      2005        $12.304       $12.955        4,868   
      2006        $12.955       $13.004        4,578   
      2007        $13.004       $14.835        4,090   
      2008        $14.835       $7.383        2,959   
      2009        $7.383       $11.962        1,813   
      2010        $11.962       $13.989        0   
      2011        $13.989       $12.809        0   
      2012        $12.809       $14.206        0   
      2013        $14.206       $19.425        0   

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $13.327       $14.928        9,406   
      2005        $14.928       $16.376        10,565   
      2006        $16.376       $19.322        10,421   
      2007        $19.322       $20.360        12,160   
      2008        $20.360       $11.665        11,195   
      2009        $11.665       $15.878        9,150   
      2010        $15.878       $18.975        8,826   
      2011        $18.975       $18.714        5,125   
      2012        $18.714       $21.429        2,565   
      2013        $21.429       $28.072        2,455   

 

127          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.193       $12.681        895   
      2005        $12.681       $13.468        890   
      2006        $13.468       $13.972        885   
      2007        $13.972       $15.268        880   
      2008        $15.268       $8.567        872   
      2009        $8.567       $10.116        0   
      2010        $10.116       $11.399        0   
      2011        $11.399       $10.245        0   
      2012        $10.245       $11.732        0   

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.449       $14.299        44,257   
      2005        $14.299       $14.561        49,881   
      2006        $14.561       $16.529        49,325   
      2007        $16.529       $15.788        50,066   
      2008        $15.788       $9.913        38,421   
      2009        $9.913       $12.451        21,619   
      2010        $12.451       $14.090        18,655   
      2011        $14.090       $13.491        9,842   
      2012        $13.491       $15.692        5,392   
      2013        $15.692       $20.821        5,079   

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund—Series II

                               
      2006        $10.000       $10.738        8,630   
      2007        $10.738       $11.329        8,588   
      2008        $11.329       $7.721        8,530   
      2009        $7.721       $9.665        8,483   
      2010        $9.665       $10.328        8,437   
      2011        $10.328       $10.072        405   
      2012        $10.072       $11.192        388   
      2013        $11.192       $14.115        366   

Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.185       $12.897        18,199   
      2005        $12.897       $13.291        22,604   
      2006        $13.291       $14.408        20,625   
      2007        $14.408       $14.641        19,418   
      2008        $14.641       $9.099        13,916   
      2009        $9.099       $11.030        8,360   
      2010        $11.030       $11.889        7,909   
      2011        $11.889       $11.622        4,437   
      2012        $11.622       $13.455        3,476   
      2013        $13.455       $17.209        3,158   

 

128          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income
Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.551       $12.599        8,845   
      2005        $12.599       $13.234        7,060   
      2006        $13.234       $14.573        7,902   
      2007        $14.573       $14.731        5,965   
      2008        $14.731       $11.140        776   
      2009        $11.140       $13.347        768   
      2010        $13.347       $14.625        763   
      2011        $14.625       $14.120        758   
      2012        $14.120       $15.520        753   
      2013        $15.520       $18.958        749   

Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund—Series II

                               
      2011        $10.000       $11.596        1,673   
      2012        $11.596       $12.862        1,416   
      2013        $12.862       $15.380        1,154   

Invesco V.I. Global Dividend Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.892       $14.457        11,314   
      2005        $14.457       $15.014        12,341   
      2006        $15.014       $17.859        11,659   
      2007        $17.859       $18.647        11,536   
      2008        $18.647       $10.745        11,196   
      2009        $10.745       $12.203        7,090   
      2010        $12.203       $13.354        6,673   
      2011        $13.354       $14.370        0   

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income
Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.347       $13.782        27,103   
      2005        $13.782       $14.792        32,255   
      2006        $14.792       $16.780        30,931   
      2007        $16.780       $16.825        29,153   
      2008        $16.825       $11.155        9,573   
      2009        $11.155       $13.541        6,001   
      2010        $13.541       $14.860        5,552   
      2011        $14.860       $14.206        4,995   
      2012        $14.206       $15.888        4,302   
      2013        $15.888       $20.788        3,864   

Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund—Series II

                               
      2013        $10.000       $17.804        0   

 

129          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Invesco V.I. High Yield Securities Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.262       $12.069        5,399   
      2005        $12.069       $12.033        7,464   
      2006        $12.033       $12.830        7,040   
      2007        $12.830       $13.037        6,708   
      2008        $13.037       $9.794        6,374   
      2009        $9.794       $13.820        1,346   
      2010        $13.820       $14.863        1,346   
      2011        $14.863       $14.779        1,346   
      2012        $14.779       $17.129        0   
      2013        $17.129       $17.627        0   

Invesco V.I. Income Builder Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.595       $12.556        388   
      2005        $12.556       $13.106        6,319   
      2006        $13.106       $14.610        5,300   
      2007        $14.610       $14.697        4,876   
      2008        $14.697       $10.574        4,428   
      2009        $10.574       $12.917        0   
      2010        $12.917       $14.168        0   
      2011        $14.168       $15.042        0   

Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2011        $10.000       $7.860        10,076   
      2012        $7.860       $8.860        0   
      2013        $8.860       $10.288        0   

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000       $10.760        0   
      2005        $10.760       $11.290        0   
      2006        $11.290       $12.256        0   
      2007        $12.256       $13.099        0   
      2008        $13.099       $9.137        0   
      2009        $9.137       $11.605        0   
      2010        $11.605       $12.915        0   
      2011        $12.915       $11.811        0   
      2012        $11.811       $12.779        0   
      2013        $12.779       $16.057        0   

 

130          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.785       $14.368        1,015   
      2005        $14.368       $15.616        429   
      2006        $15.616       $16.027        427   
      2007        $16.027       $18.433        424   
      2008        $18.433       $9.585        216   
      2009        $9.585       $14.660        0   
      2010        $14.660       $18.250        0   
      2011        $18.250       $16.180        0   
      2012        $16.180       $17.664        0   
      2013        $17.664       $23.602        0   

Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.040       $12.988        15,844   
      2005        $12.988       $13.268        23,949   
      2006        $13.268       $14.953        22,947   
      2007        $14.953       $15.355        28,701   
      2008        $15.355       $9.421        28,554   
      2009        $9.421       $11.617        26,320   
      2010        $11.617       $13.020        26,155   
      2011        $13.020       $12.931        8,009   
      2012        $12.931       $14.609        1,548   
      2013        $14.609       $18.798        1,298   

Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Value Opportunities
Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.843       $13.924        4,311   
      2005        $13.924       $14.359        3,964   
      2006        $14.359       $15.863        3,935   
      2007        $15.863       $15.725        3,632   
      2008        $15.725       $7.397        1,439   
      2009        $7.397       $10.689        213   
      2010        $10.689       $11.181        227   
      2011        $11.181       $10.565        232   
      2012        $10.565       $12.158        0   
      2013        $12.158       $15.848        0   

Invesco Van Kampen V.I. International Growth Equity Fund—Series II

                               
      2006        $10.000       $10.695        0   
      2007        $10.695       $11.951        7,868   
      2008        $11.951       $6.017        9,863   
      2009        $6.017       $8.036        9,439   
      2010        $8.036       $8.638        9,658   
      2011        $8.638       $9.388        0   

 

131          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Morgan Stanley VIS—Global Infrastructure Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $11.435       $13.453        1,096   
      2005        $13.453       $15.048        1,052   
      2006        $15.048       $17.668        1,007   
      2007        $17.668       $20.742        962   
      2008        $20.742       $13.501        894   
      2009        $13.501       $15.693        48   
      2010        $15.693       $16.385        0   
      2011        $16.385       $18.562        0   
      2012        $18.562       $21.502        0   
      2013        $21.502       $24.721        0   

Morgan Stanley VIS Aggressive Equity Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $12.159       $13.377        951   
      2005        $13.377       $16.058        951   
      2006        $16.058       $16.908        951   
      2007        $16.908       $19.741        951   
      2008        $19.741       $9.847        951   
      2009        $9.847       $16.283        762   
      2010        $16.283       $20.024        762   
      2011        $20.024       $18.099        762   
      2012        $18.099       $19.758        762   
      2013        $19.758       $20.924        0   

Morgan Stanley VIS European Equity Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $12.613       $13.877        3,942   
      2005        $13.877       $14.708        3,940   
      2006        $14.708       $18.685        3,935   
      2007        $18.685       $21.078        3,931   
      2008        $21.078       $11.783        3,926   
      2009        $11.783       $14.684        3,494   
      2010        $14.684       $15.362        3,491   
      2011        $15.362       $13.546        3,488   
      2012        $13.546       $15.654        3,486   
      2013        $15.654       $19.477        734   

Morgan Stanley VIS Global Advantage Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $12.526       $13.757        0   
      2005        $13.757       $14.323        0   
      2006        $14.323       $16.581        0   
      2007        $16.581       $18.922        0   
      2008        $18.922       $10.371        0   
      2009        $10.371       $9.888        0   

 

132          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Morgan Stanley VIS Income Plus Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $10.248       $10.532        31,834   
      2005        $10.532       $10.619        50,822   
      2006        $10.619       $10.942        41,532   
      2007        $10.942       $11.314        42,065   
      2008        $11.314       $10.058        22,447   
      2009        $10.058       $12.031        17,766   
      2010        $12.031       $12.828        15,605   
      2011        $12.828       $13.139        14,082   
      2012        $13.139       $14.627        8,708   
      2013        $14.627       $14.423        8,321   

Morgan Stanley VIS Limited Duration Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $9.957       $9.853        25,373   
      2005        $9.853       $9.783        23,571   
      2006        $9.783       $9.955        22,489   
      2007        $9.955       $10.008        21,727   
      2008        $10.008       $8.300        18,154   
      2009        $8.300       $8.569        1,103   
      2010        $8.569       $8.567        1,072   
      2011        $8.567       $8.586        1,044   
      2012        $8.586       $8.653        1,017   
      2013        $8.653       $8.472        994   

Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $9.875       $9.719        100,138   
      2005        $9.719       $9.747        106,824   
      2006        $9.747       $9.950        102,072   
      2007        $9.950       $10.185        9,365   
      2008        $10.185       $10.180        6,937   
      2009        $10.180       $9.959        20,745   
      2010        $9.959       $9.742        7,966   
      2011        $9.742       $9.530        5,569   
      2012        $9.530       $9.321        1,473   
      2013        $9.321       $9.118        1,636   

Morgan Stanley VIS Multi Cap Growth Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $11.812       $12.808        25,327   
      2005        $12.808       $14.771        23,766   
      2006        $14.771       $15.014        22,872   
      2007        $15.014       $17.509        19,501   
      2008        $17.509       $8.948        10,965   
      2009        $8.948       $14.953        10,337   
      2010        $14.953       $18.637        8,454   
      2011        $18.637       $16.960        7,847   
      2012        $16.960       $18.594        6,836   
      2013        $18.594       $27.348        4,126   

 

133          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Morgan Stanley VIS Strategist Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $11.961       $12.882        15,995   
      2005        $12.882       $13.617        13,820   
      2006        $13.617       $15.284        12,721   
      2007        $15.284       $16.199        11,588   
      2008        $16.199       $12.010        2,185   
      2009        $12.010       $14.030        1,977   
      2010        $14.030       $14.615        1,845   
      2011        $14.615       $13.133        1,710   
      2012        $13.133       $13.702        1,571   
      2013        $13.702       $14.557        0   

PIMCO CommodityRealReturn® Strategy Portfolio—Advisor Shares

                               
      2006        $10.000       $9.458        0   
      2007        $9.458       $11.391        796   
      2008        $11.391       $6.255        1,548   
      2009        $6.255       $8.664        971   
      2010        $8.664       $10.530        970   
      2011        $10.530       $9.523        1,019   
      2012        $9.523       $9.791        905   
      2013        $9.791       $8.167        923   

PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio—Advisor Shares

                               
      2006        $10.000       $10.666        0   
      2007        $10.666       $11.029        0   
      2008        $11.029       $9.206        502   
      2009        $9.206       $11.747        0   
      2010        $11.747       $12.874        0   
      2011        $12.874       $13.376        0   
      2012        $13.376       $15.405        0   
      2013        $15.405       $14.006        0   

PIMCO Real Return Portfolio—Advisor Shares

                               
      2006        $10.000       $10.084        0   
      2007        $10.084       $10.905        416   
      2008        $10.905       $9.905        5,427   
      2009        $9.905       $11.459        4,137   
      2010        $11.459       $12.105        806   
      2011        $12.105       $13.210        729   
      2012        $13.210       $14.037        667   
      2013        $14.037       $12.451        639   

 

134          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

PIMCO Total Return Portfolio—Advisor Shares

                               
      2006        $10.000       $10.265        0   
      2007        $10.265       $10.908        11,176   
      2008        $10.908       $11.173        14,260   
      2009        $11.173       $12.453        15,405   
      2010        $12.453       $13.157        14,701   
      2011        $13.157       $13.321        14,031   
      2012        $13.321       $14.265        3,274   
      2013        $14.265       $13.665        733   

Putnam VT Equity Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2009        $10.000       $7.847        5,922   
      2010        $7.847       $8.643        5,941   
      2011        $8.643       $8.617        5,683   
      2012        $8.617       $10.054        1,045   
      2013        $10.054       $13.022        940   

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.273       $11.931        1,133   
      2005        $11.931       $12.137        0   
      2006        $12.137       $13.287        0   
      2007        $13.287       $13.119        0   
      2008        $13.119       $7.606        0   
      2009        $7.606       $9.346        0   
      2010        $9.346       $10.131        0   
      2011        $10.131       $10.184        0   
      2012        $10.184       $11.209        0   
      2013        $11.209       $12.947        0   

Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.243       $13.306        12,788   
      2005        $13.306       $13.695        11,515   
      2006        $13.695       $15.528        10,443   
      2007        $15.528       $14.269        5,977   
      2008        $14.269       $8.555        4,752   
      2009        $8.555       $10.863        2,431   
      2010        $10.863       $12.152        2,163   
      2011        $12.152       $11.335        1,889   
      2012        $11.335       $13.208        1,607   
      2013        $13.208       $17.528        1,350   

 

135          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Putnam VT International Equity Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.611       $14.333        2,233   
      2005        $14.333       $15.730        1,975   
      2006        $15.730       $19.651        1,950   
      2007        $19.651       $20.827        1,940   
      2008        $20.827       $11.417        1,959   
      2009        $11.417       $13.918        1,731   
      2010        $13.918       $14.978        970   
      2011        $14.978       $12.169        918   
      2012        $12.169       $14.511        717   
      2013        $14.511       $18.177        717   

Putnam VT Investors Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.109       $13.342        0   
      2005        $13.342       $14.199        0   
      2006        $14.199       $15.825        0   
      2007        $15.825       $14.676        0   
      2008        $14.676       $8.678        0   
      2009        $8.678       $11.104        0   
      2010        $11.104       $12.373        0   
      2011        $12.373       $12.107        0   
      2012        $12.107       $13.834        0   
      2013        $13.834       $18.285        0   

Putnam VT New Value Fund—Class IB

                               
      2005        $10.000       $10.881        1,554   
      2006        $10.881       $12.348        902   
      2007        $12.348       $11.485        5,080   
      2008        $11.485       $6.206        6,006   
      2009        $6.206       $5.838        0   

Putnam VT Voyager Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.680       $11.999        2,601   
      2005        $11.999       $12.405        2,052   
      2006        $12.405       $12.794        2,064   
      2007        $12.794       $13.203        201   
      2008        $13.203       $8.131        217   
      2009        $8.131       $13.035        174   
      2010        $13.035       $15.402        164   
      2011        $15.402       $12.376        198   
      2012        $12.376       $13.827        0   
      2013        $13.827       $19.437        0   

 

136          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

UIF Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $11.250       $12.113        793   
      2005        $12.113       $13.286        676   
      2006        $13.286       $14.400        593   
      2007        $14.400       $14.984        508   
      2008        $14.984       $12.460        409   
      2009        $12.460       $15.857        0   
      2010        $15.857       $17.021        0   
      2011        $17.021       $17.795        0   
      2012        $17.795       $20.516        0   
      2013        $20.516       $18.310        0   

UIF Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $14.821       $17.831        578   
      2005        $17.831       $23.331        1,273   
      2006        $23.331       $31.304        1,273   
      2007        $31.304       $43.002        1,297   
      2008        $43.002       $18.193        833   
      2009        $18.193       $30.272        830   
      2010        $30.272       $35.220        729   
      2011        $35.220       $28.167        757   
      2012        $28.167       $33.015        720   
      2013        $33.015       $31.936        705   

UIF Global Franchise Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $12.176       $13.430        4,254   
      2005        $13.430       $14.710        12,144   
      2006        $14.710       $17.484        12,292   
      2007        $17.484       $18.771        11,242   
      2008        $18.771       $13.046        8,277   
      2009        $13.046       $16.533        6,919   
      2010        $16.533       $18.443        4,966   
      2011        $18.443       $19.672        3,004   
      2012        $19.672       $22.240        2,545   
      2013        $22.240       $26.031        2,453   

UIF Global Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2013        $10.000       $15.803        1,444   

 

137          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.0

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $11.643       $12.234        1,444   
      2005        $12.234       $13.820        2,590   
      2006        $13.820       $14.033        2,582   
      2007        $14.033       $16.697        2,573   
      2008        $16.697       $8.272        2,559   
      2009        $8.272       $13.362        1,640   
      2010        $13.362       $16.025        1,636   
      2011        $16.025       $15.198        1,130   
      2012        $15.198       $16.953        1,130   
      2013        $16.953       $24.496        1,129   

UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.036       $15.489        7,472   
      2005        $15.489       $17.772        7,621   
      2006        $17.772       $18.972        7,340   
      2007        $18.972       $22.750        9,962   
      2008        $22.750       $11.833        10,113   
      2009        $11.833       $18.214        8,474   
      2010        $18.214       $23.565        7,296   
      2011        $23.565       $21.396        7,422   
      2012        $21.396       $22.703        392   
      2013        $22.703       $30.529        327   

UIF Small Company Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.538       $15.751        7,725   
      2005        $15.751       $17.392        7,880   
      2006        $17.392       $19.025        7,706   
      2007        $19.025       $19.158        7,661   
      2008        $19.158       $11.161        6,513   
      2009        $11.161       $16.008        6,542   
      2010        $16.008       $19.816        6,323   
      2011        $19.816       $17.694        2,841   
      2012        $17.694       $19.851        664   
      2013        $19.851       $33.266        664   

UIF U.S. Real Estate Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $12.707       $16.912        7,785   
      2005        $16.912       $19.314        8,404   
      2006        $19.314       $26.009        7,578   
      2007        $26.009       $21.043        7,640   
      2008        $21.043       $12.748        6,485   
      2009        $12.748       $16.022        1,695   
      2010        $16.022       $20.299        1,284   
      2011        $20.299       $20.979        1,252   
      2012        $20.979       $23.724        1,081   
      2013        $23.724       $23.611        961   

 

* The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a mortality and expense risk charge of 2.00% and an administration expense charge of 0.19%.

 

138          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth and Income Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2004        $12.279        $13.427        166,492   
      2005        $13.427        $13.807        447,898   
      2006        $13.807        $15.880        413,771   
      2007        $15.880        $16.369        345,766   
      2008        $16.369        $9.543        119,126   
      2009        $9.543        $11.291        103,086   
      2010        $11.291        $12.521        86,534   
      2011        $12.521        $13.057        68,395   
      2012        $13.057        $15.050        58,729   
      2013        $15.050        $19.914        38,007   

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2004        $12.446        $14.013        80,635   
      2005        $14.013        $15.380        325,340   
      2006        $15.380        $14.933        424,521   
      2007        $14.933        $16.538        373,318   
      2008        $16.538        $9.333        258,510   
      2009        $9.333        $12.191        182,344   
      2010        $12.191        $13.758        133,260   
      2011        $13.758        $13.657        111,522   
      2012        $13.657        $15.249        90,461   
      2013        $15.249        $20.047        65,115   

AllianceBernstein VPS International Value Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2005        $10.000        $11.870        200,944   
      2006        $11.870        $15.768        538,385   
      2007        $15.768        $16.365        527,670   
      2008        $16.365        $7.516        554,744   
      2009        $7.516        $9.928        455,435   
      2010        $9.928        $10.180        390,099   
      2011        $10.180        $8.062        345,808   
      2012        $8.062        $9.051        296,820   
      2013        $9.051        $10.920        242,388   

AllianceBernstein VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2004        $11.480        $12.228        66,960   
      2005        $12.228        $13.806        64,208   
      2006        $13.806        $13.486        50,284   
      2007        $13.486        $15.062        26,777   
      2008        $15.062        $8.911        22,011   
      2009        $8.911        $12.011        14,295   
      2010        $12.011        $12.969        7,561   
      2011        $12.969        $12.333        7,435   
      2012        $12.333        $14.079        9,994   
      2013        $14.079        $18.962        7,471   

 

139          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

AllianceBernstein VPS Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2004        $13.605        $15.926        101,345   
      2005        $15.926        $16.696        461,511   
      2006        $16.696        $18.746        547,841   
      2007        $18.746        $18.709        492,368   
      2008        $18.709        $11.817        266,076   
      2009        $11.817        $16.573        194,269   
      2010        $16.573        $20.626        143,862   
      2011        $20.626        $18.530        103,942   
      2012        $18.530        $21.580        74,466   
      2013        $21.580        $29.200        59,846   

AllianceBernstein VPS Utility Income Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2005        $10.000        $10.948        62,544   
      2006        $10.948        $13.293        104,446   
      2007        $13.293        $15.948        105,948   
      2008        $15.948        $9.915        75,031   
      2009        $9.915        $10.711        0   

AllianceBernstein VPS Value Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2005        $10.000        $10.728        24,330   
      2006        $10.728        $12.765        84,687   
      2007        $12.765        $12.025        73,715   
      2008        $12.025        $6.973        71,808   
      2009        $6.973        $8.297        55,919   
      2010        $8.297        $9.089        48,769   
      2011        $9.089        $8.598        33,726   
      2012        $8.598        $9.766        32,396   
      2013        $9.766        $13.104        21,888   

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000        $11.885        588,555   
      2006        $11.885        $13.020        1,179,793   
      2007        $13.020        $15.013        1,070,999   
      2008        $15.013        $8.458        834,097   
      2009        $8.458        $11.265        684,175   
      2010        $11.265        $12.949        489,383   
      2011        $12.949        $12.376        376,737   
      2012        $12.376        $14.130        286,081   
      2013        $14.130        $18.192        232,862   

 

140          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Fidelity VIP Growth & Income Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000        $11.084        109,025   
      2006        $11.084        $12.298        289,123   
      2007        $12.298        $13.523        274,217   
      2008        $13.523        $7.724        254,479   
      2009        $7.724        $9.645        230,339   
      2010        $9.645        $10.861        172,953   
      2011        $10.861        $10.823        119,785   
      2012        $10.823        $12.581        98,239   
      2013        $12.581        $16.481        72,942   

Fidelity VIP High Income Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000        $10.470        105,832   
      2006        $10.470        $11.428        211,031   
      2007        $11.428        $11.520        228,615   
      2008        $11.520        $8.478        148,744   
      2009        $8.478        $11.957        112,768   
      2010        $11.957        $13.362        83,389   
      2011        $13.362        $13.625        73,963   
      2012        $13.625        $15.266        63,548   
      2013        $15.266        $15.863        56,517   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000        $12.103        146,107   
      2006        $12.103        $13.375        305,980   
      2007        $13.375        $15.164        279,884   
      2008        $15.164        $9.003        190,988   
      2009        $9.003        $12.370        158,160   
      2010        $12.370        $15.635        119,897   
      2011        $15.635        $13.703        87,649   
      2012        $13.703        $15.433        62,588   
      2013        $15.433        $20.615        48,743   

Fidelity VIP Money Market Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.207        105,566   
      2007        $10.207        $10.531        233,662   
      2008        $10.531        $10.639        390,322   
      2009        $10.639        $10.509        307,616   
      2010        $10.509        $10.339        239,805   
      2011        $10.339        $10.166        117,660   
      2012        $10.166        $9.995        97,223   
      2013        $9.995        $9.827        79,730   

 

141          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000        $11.148        40,286   
      2006        $11.148        $11.530        133,880   
      2007        $11.530        $12.957        141,437   
      2008        $12.957        $8.240        128,083   
      2009        $8.240        $10.771        112,939   
      2010        $10.771        $12.304        93,989   
      2011        $12.304        $11.516        69,408   
      2012        $11.516        $12.369        57,440   
      2013        $12.369        $16.718        41,472   

FTVIP Franklin High Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.688        105,202   
      2005        $10.688        $10.856        171,901   
      2006        $10.856        $11.673        155,403   
      2007        $11.673        $11.786        114,261   
      2008        $11.786        $8.878        73,253   
      2009        $8.878        $12.455        64,034   
      2010        $12.455        $13.868        57,649   
      2011        $13.868        $14.256        48,513   
      2012        $14.256        $16.195        41,657   
      2013        $16.195        $17.168        32,294   

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.233        86,915   
      2005        $11.233        $11.221        769,097   
      2006        $11.221        $13.044        1,446,601   
      2007        $13.044        $13.304        1,392,292   
      2008        $13.304        $9.200        958,297   
      2009        $9.200        $12.264        762,025   
      2010        $12.264        $13.585        569,805   
      2011        $13.585        $13.674        418,754   
      2012        $13.674        $15.144        317,875   
      2013        $15.144        $16.963        278,082   

FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000        $11.374        64,062   
      2006        $11.374        $13.760        133,205   
      2007        $13.760        $15.129        128,508   
      2008        $15.129        $10.641        84,601   
      2009        $10.641        $12.901        70,890   
      2010        $12.901        $14.199        53,473   
      2011        $14.199        $13.547        37,875   
      2012        $13.547        $15.096        29,528   
      2013        $15.096        $18.940        21,548   

 

142          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.944        51,882   
      2005        $10.944        $11.896        475,155   
      2006        $11.896        $13.845        564,827   
      2007        $13.845        $14.083        513,207   
      2008        $14.083        $8.707        341,061   
      2009        $8.707        $10.790        277,165   
      2010        $10.790        $11.795        214,576   
      2011        $11.795        $11.475        137,727   
      2012        $11.475        $12.888        118,000   
      2013        $12.888        $16.251        96,679   

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.511        36,969   
      2005        $11.511        $12.468        860,022   
      2006        $12.468        $14.887        1,019,766   
      2007        $14.887        $16.896        920,177   
      2008        $16.896        $9.903        467,082   
      2009        $9.903        $13.342        349,030   
      2010        $13.342        $14.220        270,180   
      2011        $14.220        $12.493        215,424   
      2012        $12.493        $14.521        175,986   
      2013        $14.521        $17.555        142,148   

Goldman Sachs VIT Large Cap Value Fund

                               
      2005        $10.000        $10.517        76,141   
      2006        $10.517        $12.680        154,410   
      2007        $12.680        $12.497        172,441   
      2008        $12.497        $8.143        125,940   
      2009        $8.143        $9.472        102,650   
      2010        $9.472        $10.355        77,343   
      2011        $10.355        $9.462        64,372   
      2012        $9.462        $11.082        53,764   
      2013        $11.082        $14.515        45,095   

Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Fund

                               
      2005        $10.000        $11.370        121,130   
      2006        $11.370        $12.985        141,849   
      2007        $12.985        $13.104        125,334   
      2008        $13.104        $8.152        93,609   
      2009        $8.152        $10.672        83,346   
      2010        $10.672        $13.114        67,253   
      2011        $13.114        $12.071        60,767   
      2012        $12.071        $14.058        41,207   
      2013        $14.058        $18.367        34,269   

 

143          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Goldman Sachs VIT Structured Small Cap Equity Fund

                               
      2005        $10.000        $11.336        303,063   
      2006        $11.336        $12.513        551,622   
      2007        $12.513        $10.244        540,006   
      2008        $10.244        $6.663        417,070   
      2009        $6.663        $8.363        330,031   
      2010        $8.363        $10.698        228,901   
      2011        $10.698        $10.589        168,315   
      2012        $10.589        $11.745        123,621   
      2013        $11.745        $15.660        89,360   

Goldman Sachs VIT Structured U.S. Equity Fund

                               
      2005        $10.000        $11.265        108,569   
      2006        $11.265        $12.502        255,308   
      2007        $12.502        $12.001        267,974   
      2008        $12.001        $7.488        236,625   
      2009        $7.488        $8.918        199,427   
      2010        $8.918        $9.893        158,663   
      2011        $9.893        $10.120        123,858   
      2012        $10.120        $11.387        106,524   
      2013        $11.387        $15.394        84,330   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Franchise
Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.821        $12.409        101,974   
      2005        $12.409        $13.132        176,876   
      2006        $13.132        $13.249        193,340   
      2007        $13.249        $15.192        158,278   
      2008        $15.192        $7.600        100,605   
      2009        $7.600        $12.376        78,391   
      2010        $12.376        $14.547        60,020   
      2011        $14.547        $13.388        44,137   
      2012        $13.388        $14.924        38,887   
      2013        $14.924        $20.511        25,851   

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $13.372        $15.056        199,551   
      2005        $15.056        $16.600        428,687   
      2006        $16.600        $19.686        494,479   
      2007        $19.686        $20.850        407,795   
      2008        $20.850        $12.007        304,971   
      2009        $12.007        $16.427        236,510   
      2010        $16.427        $19.732        186,104   
      2011        $19.732        $19.559        141,406   
      2012        $19.559        $22.511        120,403   
      2013        $22.511        $29.641        96,748   

 

144          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.234        $12.789        21,060   
      2005        $12.789        $13.652        20,111   
      2006        $13.652        $14.235        19,172   
      2007        $14.235        $15.635        12,902   
      2008        $15.635        $8.819        9,631   
      2009        $8.819        $10.466        5,685   
      2010        $10.466        $11.854        4,182   
      2011        $11.854        $10.708        3,743   
      2012        $10.708        $12.282        0   

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.491        $14.421        699,495   
      2005        $14.421        $14.760        1,601,297   
      2006        $14.760        $16.840        1,655,939   
      2007        $16.840        $16.168        1,404,832   
      2008        $16.168        $10.204        899,592   
      2009        $10.204        $12.881        722,463   
      2010        $12.881        $14.652        585,755   
      2011        $14.652        $14.101        461,656   
      2012        $14.101        $16.485        375,359   
      2013        $16.485        $21.985        300,526   

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.797        21,750   
      2005        $10.797        $11.386        58,290   
      2006        $10.000        $10.775        21,343   
      2007        $10.775        $11.426        15,644   
      2008        $11.426        $7.827        8,455   
      2009        $7.827        $9.848        13,233   
      2010        $9.848        $10.577        9,478   
      2011        $10.577        $10.368        8,641   
      2012        $10.368        $11.580        8,476   
      2013        $11.580        $14.678        7,956   

Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.227        $13.007        240,939   
      2005        $13.007        $13.473        294,781   
      2006        $13.473        $14.680        280,797   
      2007        $14.680        $14.993        171,337   
      2008        $14.993        $9.366        122,838   
      2009        $9.366        $11.412        109,319   
      2010        $11.412        $12.363        92,715   
      2011        $12.363        $12.147        73,078   
      2012        $12.147        $14.135        63,001   
      2013        $14.135        $18.171        35,079   

 

145          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income
Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.590        $12.707        121,831   
      2005        $12.707        $13.415        355,800   
      2006        $13.415        $14.847        514,333   
      2007        $14.847        $15.086        413,713   
      2008        $15.086        $11.467        270,176   
      2009        $11.467        $13.808        201,195   
      2010        $13.808        $15.208        151,369   
      2011        $15.208        $14.757        128,724   
      2012        $14.757        $16.305        101,396   
      2013        $16.305        $20.018        84,040   

Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund—Series II

                               
      2011        $10.000        $12.120        53,809   
      2012        $12.120        $13.512        47,075   
      2013        $13.512        $16.240        37,330   

Invesco V.I. Global Dividend Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.936        $14.580        127,171   
      2005        $14.580        $15.219        144,625   
      2006        $15.219        $18.195        123,985   
      2007        $18.195        $19.096        99,611   
      2008        $19.096        $11.060        73,529   
      2009        $11.060        $12.625        67,838   
      2010        $12.625        $13.887        64,546   
      2011        $13.887        $14.968        0   

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income
Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.390        $13.900        319,496   
      2005        $13.900        $14.994        548,723   
      2006        $14.994        $17.096        594,846   
      2007        $17.096        $17.230        512,719   
      2008        $17.230        $11.482        375,128   
      2009        $11.482        $14.010        312,086   
      2010        $14.010        $15.452        248,674   
      2011        $15.452        $14.848        186,366   
      2012        $14.848        $16.691        153,252   
      2013        $16.691        $21.950        104,198   

Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund—Series II

                               
      2013        $10.000        $18.799        25,154   

 

146          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. High Yield Securities Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.301        $12.172        163,222   
      2005        $12.172        $12.197        175,113   
      2006        $12.197        $13.072        142,566   
      2007        $13.072        $13.351        93,648   
      2008        $13.351        $10.081        62,827   
      2009        $10.081        $14.298        47,661   
      2010        $14.298        $15.456        43,081   
      2011        $15.456        $15.446        41,148   
      2012        $15.446        $17.995        32,184   
      2013        $17.995        $18.548        0   

Invesco V.I. Income Builder Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.634        $12.664        47,530   
      2005        $12.664        $13.285        54,141   
      2006        $13.285        $14.885        49,117   
      2007        $14.885        $15.051        36,595   
      2008        $15.051        $10.884        18,279   
      2009        $10.884        $13.364        15,511   
      2010        $13.364        $14.733        14,674   
      2011        $14.733        $15.667        0   

Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2011        $10.000        $8.091        80,492   
      2012        $8.091        $9.167        69,569   
      2013        $9.167        $10.699        61,091   

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.753        $12.189        15,922   
      2005        $12.189        $12.626        20,572   
      2006        $11.386        $12.424        52,964   
      2007        $12.424        $13.346        45,968   
      2008        $13.346        $9.357        29,739   
      2009        $9.357        $11.946        22,776   
      2010        $11.946        $13.362        19,849   
      2011        $13.362        $12.282        15,109   
      2012        $12.282        $13.357        14,759   
      2013        $13.357        $16.868        12,502   

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.829        $14.490        22,291   
      2005        $14.490        $15.829        23,151   
      2006        $15.829        $16.329        22,049   
      2007        $16.329        $18.876        13,222   
      2008        $18.876        $9.866        7,991   
      2009        $9.866        $15.167        4,547   
      2010        $15.167        $18.977        4,031   
      2011        $18.977        $16.911        4,027   
      2012        $16.911        $18.557        3,956   
      2013        $18.557        $24.921        2,576   

 

147          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.081        $13.099        207,780   
      2005        $13.099        $13.449        360,938   
      2006        $13.449        $15.234        490,716   
      2007        $15.234        $15.725        473,195   
      2008        $15.725        $9.698        399,210   
      2009        $9.698        $12.018        347,195   
      2010        $12.018        $13.539        268,847   
      2011        $13.539        $13.515        216,637   
      2012        $13.515        $15.347        197,399   
      2013        $15.347        $19.849        168,419   

Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Value Opportunities
Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.887        $14.042        99,790   
      2005        $14.042        $14.555        111,926   
      2006        $14.555        $16.162        105,994   
      2007        $16.162        $16.104        77,794   
      2008        $16.104        $7.614        77,108   
      2009        $7.614        $11.059        68,921   
      2010        $11.059        $11.627        61,971   
      2011        $11.627        $11.043        50,108   
      2012        $11.043        $12.773        37,651   
      2013        $12.773        $16.735        21,852   

Invesco Van Kampen V.I. International Growth Equity Fund—Series II

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.731        110,844   
      2007        $10.731        $12.054        125,536   
      2008        $12.054        $6.100        137,445   
      2009        $6.100        $8.188        122,981   
      2010        $8.188        $8.846        105,229   
      2011        $8.846        $9.630        0   

Morgan Stanley VIS—Global Infrastructure Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $11.474        $13.568        31,117   
      2005        $13.568        $15.254        42,719   
      2006        $15.254        $18.000        35,485   
      2007        $18.000        $21.241        21,779   
      2008        $21.241        $13.897        14,062   
      2009        $13.897        $16.235        14,827   
      2010        $16.235        $17.038        16,061   
      2011        $17.038        $19.400        6,526   
      2012        $19.400        $22.588        6,841   
      2013        $22.588        $26.102        7,100   

 

148          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Morgan Stanley VIS Aggressive Equity Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $12.201        $13.491        10,689   
      2005        $13.491        $16.278        21,194   
      2006        $16.278        $17.226        26,698   
      2007        $17.226        $20.216        22,494   
      2008        $20.216        $10.136        10,781   
      2009        $10.136        $16.846        11,010   
      2010        $16.846        $20.823        10,083   
      2011        $20.823        $18.917        7,377   
      2012        $18.917        $20.756        5,796   
      2013        $20.756        $22.017        0   

Morgan Stanley VIS European Equity Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $12.656        $13.995        35,187   
      2005        $13.995        $14.909        39,213   
      2006        $14.909        $19.037        25,159   
      2007        $19.037        $21.585        17,986   
      2008        $21.585        $12.128        8,493   
      2009        $12.128        $15.192        6,505   
      2010        $15.192        $15.975        6,524   
      2011        $15.975        $14.158        6,082   
      2012        $14.158        $16.445        4,506   
      2013        $16.445        $20.566        3,716   

Morgan Stanley VIS Global Advantage Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $12.568        $13.874        16,323   
      2005        $13.874        $14.519        16,425   
      2006        $14.519        $16.894        14,916   
      2007        $16.894        $19.377        11,065   
      2008        $19.377        $10.675        8,445   
      2009        $10.675        $10.194        0   

Morgan Stanley VIS Income Plus Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $10.283        $10.622        643,073   
      2005        $10.622        $10.764        1,462,440   
      2006        $10.764        $11.148        1,916,928   
      2007        $11.148        $11.586        1,666,801   
      2008        $11.586        $10.353        1,135,993   
      2009        $10.353        $12.447        990,914   
      2010        $12.447        $13.339        784,873   
      2011        $13.339        $13.733        610,134   
      2012        $13.733        $15.366        519,616   
      2013        $15.366        $15.229        450,652   

 

149          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Morgan Stanley VIS Limited Duration Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $9.991        $9.937        413,637   
      2005        $9.937        $9.917        657,808   
      2006        $9.917        $10.143        667,110   
      2007        $10.143        $10.249        522,713   
      2008        $10.249        $8.543        396,358   
      2009        $8.543        $8.865        347,249   
      2010        $8.865        $8.909        289,396   
      2011        $8.909        $8.974        222,112   
      2012        $8.974        $9.090        152,310   
      2013        $9.090        $8.945        122,869   

Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $9.909        $9.802        428,989   
      2005        $9.802        $9.881        701,011   
      2006        $9.881        $10.137        795,045   
      2007        $10.137        $10.430        721,750   
      2008        $10.430        $10.479        651,907   
      2009        $10.479        $10.303        399,239   
      2010        $10.303        $10.130        358,976   
      2011        $10.130        $9.960        282,737   
      2012        $9.960        $9.792        232,097   
      2013        $9.792        $9.628        186,110   

Morgan Stanley VIS Multi Cap Growth Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $11.852        $12.918        184,114   
      2005        $12.918        $14.973        279,675   
      2006        $14.973        $15.297        435,170   
      2007        $15.297        $17.930        347,503   
      2008        $17.930        $9.210        282,038   
      2009        $9.210        $15.470        217,547   
      2010        $15.470        $19.380        154,281   
      2011        $19.380        $17.726        107,382   
      2012        $17.726        $19.534        83,437   
      2013        $19.534        $28.877        59,036   

Morgan Stanley VIS Strategist Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $12.001        $12.992        147,140   
      2005        $12.992        $13.803        196,467   
      2006        $13.803        $15.572        247,410   
      2007        $15.572        $16.589        178,415   
      2008        $16.589        $12.362        128,309   
      2009        $12.362        $14.515        104,362   
      2010        $14.515        $15.197        76,931   
      2011        $15.197        $13.726        57,644   
      2012        $13.726        $14.395        47,529   
      2013        $14.395        $15.318        0   

 

150          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

PIMCO CommodityRealReturn® Strategy Portfolio—Advisor Shares

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.491        78,439   
      2007        $9.491        $11.489        78,415   
      2008        $11.489        $6.341        86,439   
      2009        $6.341        $8.829        120,701   
      2010        $8.829        $10.784        116,277   
      2011        $10.784        $9.802        116,346   
      2012        $9.802        $10.130        104,071   
      2013        $10.130        $8.493        92,061   

PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio—Advisor Shares

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.703        13,419   
      2007        $10.703        $11.124        20,429   
      2008        $11.124        $9.332        24,792   
      2009        $9.332        $11.969        30,425   
      2010        $11.969        $13.185        24,441   
      2011        $13.185        $13.769        20,380   
      2012        $13.769        $15.938        17,497   
      2013        $15.938        $14.565        9,930   

PIMCO Real Return Portfolio—Advisor Shares

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.118        56,188   
      2007        $10.118        $10.998        149,722   
      2008        $10.998        $10.041        138,483   
      2009        $10.041        $11.675        117,920   
      2010        $11.675        $12.397        86,005   
      2011        $12.397        $13.598        62,061   
      2012        $13.598        $14.523        53,321   
      2013        $14.523        $12.948        41,061   

PIMCO Total Return Portfolio—Advisor Shares

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.300        333,924   
      2007        $10.300        $11.002        541,720   
      2008        $11.002        $11.326        436,998   
      2009        $11.326        $12.689        517,932   
      2010        $12.689        $13.474        442,840   
      2011        $13.474        $13.712        339,838   
      2012        $13.712        $14.759        290,898   
      2013        $14.759        $14.211        247,085   

Putnam VT Equity Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2009        $10.000        $8.037        208,702   
      2010        $8.037        $8.897        174,188   
      2011        $8.897        $8.915        138,176   
      2012        $8.915        $10.456        115,488   
      2013        $10.456        $13.611        97,648   

 

151          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.311        $12.033        50,051   
      2005        $12.033        $12.303        295,949   
      2006        $12.303        $13.538        78,718   
      2007        $13.538        $13.435        42,032   
      2008        $13.435        $7.829        30,400   
      2009        $7.829        $9.669        29,381   
      2010        $9.669        $10.535        21,966   
      2011        $10.535        $10.644        15,111   
      2012        $10.644        $11.775        11,969   
      2013        $11.775        $13.671        10,022   

Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.285        $13.419        34,565   
      2005        $13.419        $13.883        45,145   
      2006        $13.883        $15.820        30,417   
      2007        $15.820        $14.612        26,162   
      2008        $14.612        $8.806        13,522   
      2009        $8.806        $11.238        13,276   
      2010        $11.238        $12.637        8,470   
      2011        $12.637        $11.847        6,475   
      2012        $11.847        $13.875        4,969   
      2013        $13.875        $18.508        4,566   

Putnam VT International Equity Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.654        $14.455        104,567   
      2005        $14.455        $15.945        199,020   
      2006        $15.945        $20.022        301,515   
      2007        $20.022        $21.328        267,807   
      2008        $21.328        $11.752        200,134   
      2009        $11.752        $14.399        173,859   
      2010        $14.399        $15.575        129,035   
      2011        $15.575        $12.719        108,108   
      2012        $12.719        $15.244        88,184   
      2013        $15.244        $19.194        62,291   

Putnam VT Investors Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.151        $13.455        1,114   
      2005        $13.455        $14.394        1,108   
      2006        $14.394        $16.123        192   
      2007        $16.123        $15.030        191   
      2008        $15.030        $8.932        189   
      2009        $8.932        $11.488        187   
      2010        $11.488        $12.866        185   
      2011        $12.866        $12.654        183   
      2012        $12.654        $14.534        0   
      2013        $14.534        $19.307        0   

 

152          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

Putnam VT New Value Fund—Class IB

                               
      2005        $10.000        $10.918        162,309   
      2006        $10.918        $12.453        324,998   
      2007        $12.453        $11.643        289,114   
      2008        $11.643        $6.323        250,595   
      2009        $6.323        $5.953        0   

Putnam VT Voyager Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.720        $12.102        93,142   
      2005        $12.102        $12.575        148,490   
      2006        $12.575        $13.035        154,681   
      2007        $13.035        $13.521        111,462   
      2008        $13.521        $8.370        90,140   
      2009        $8.370        $13.486        66,820   
      2010        $13.486        $16.016        50,759   
      2011        $16.016        $12.935        49,709   
      2012        $12.935        $14.525        41,788   
      2013        $14.525        $20.524        31,535   

UIF Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $11.288        $12.216        69,282   
      2005        $12.216        $13.468        111,007   
      2006        $13.468        $14.671        95,830   
      2007        $14.671        $15.344        62,789   
      2008        $15.344        $12.825        38,419   
      2009        $12.825        $16.405        25,051   
      2010        $16.405        $17.699        17,996   
      2011        $17.699        $18.599        23,559   
      2012        $18.599        $21.552        18,811   
      2013        $21.552        $19.333        14,647   

UIF Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $14.872        $17.983        39,200   
      2005        $17.983        $23.650        293,630   
      2006        $23.650        $31.893        369,132   
      2007        $31.893        $44.036        317,054   
      2008        $44.036        $18.726        165,074   
      2009        $18.726        $31.319        122,124   
      2010        $31.319        $36.624        81,377   
      2011        $36.624        $29.439        56,860   
      2012        $29.439        $34.683        39,872   
      2013        $34.683        $33.721        29,287   

 

153          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

UIF Global Franchise Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $12.217        $13.545        234,429   
      2005        $13.545        $14.911        673,072   
      2006        $14.911        $17.813        953,357   
      2007        $17.813        $19.223        887,941   
      2008        $19.223        $13.429        700,311   
      2009        $13.429        $17.105        580,432   
      2010        $17.105        $19.178        264,878   
      2011        $19.178        $20.561        195,007   
      2012        $20.561        $23.364        148,626   
      2013        $23.364        $27.485        110,997   

UIF Global Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2013        $10.000        $16.686        38,545   

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $11.683        $12.339        103,097   
      2005        $12.339        $14.009        105,569   
      2006        $14.009        $14.298        73,771   
      2007        $14.298        $17.100        40,684   
      2008        $17.100        $8.515        31,807   
      2009        $8.515        $13.824        29,106   
      2010        $13.824        $16.664        19,742   
      2011        $16.664        $15.884        19,173   
      2012        $15.884        $17.810        15,083   
      2013        $17.810        $25.865        12,696   

UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.080        $15.621        107,152   
      2005        $15.621        $18.015        468,020   
      2006        $18.015        $19.329        587,636   
      2007        $19.329        $23.297        505,179   
      2008        $23.297        $12.180        275,791   
      2009        $12.180        $18.844        202,880   
      2010        $18.844        $24.504        148,110   
      2011        $24.504        $22.362        103,090   
      2012        $22.362        $23.850        77,960   
      2013        $23.850        $32.236        56,196   

UIF Small Company Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.584        $15.885        104,445   
      2005        $15.885        $17.630        105,122   
      2006        $17.630        $19.384        84,445   
      2007        $19.384        $19.619        39,071   
      2008        $19.619        $11.488        30,629   
      2009        $11.488        $16.562        22,825   
      2010        $16.562        $20.606        19,551   
      2011        $20.606        $18.493        15,235   
      2012        $18.493        $20.854        12,318   
      2013        $20.854        $35.126        9,491   

 

154          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

Basic Contract

Mortality & Expense = 1.5

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at Beginning
of Period
    Accumulation
Unit Value
at End
of Period
    Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End
of Period
 

UIF U.S. Real Estate Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $12.750        $17.057        172,705   
      2005        $17.057        $19.578        246,519   
      2006        $19.578        $26.499        221,922   
      2007        $26.499        $21.549        176,152   
      2008        $21.549        $13.122        143,148   
      2009        $13.122        $16.576        108,273   
      2010        $16.576        $21.108        83,837   
      2011        $21.108        $21.928        62,484   
      2012        $21.928        $24.924        47,116   
      2013        $24.924        $24.932        38,161   

 

* The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a mortality and expense risk charge of 1.50% and an administration expense charge of 0.19%.

 

155          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth and Income Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2004        $12.204        $13.222        13,342   
      2005        $13.222        $13.473        17,762   
      2006        $13.473        $15.354        14,584   
      2007        $15.354        $15.681        14,359   
      2008        $15.681        $9.058        9,079   
      2009        $9.058        $10.619        8,892   
      2010        $10.619        $11.669        7,903   
      2011        $11.669        $12.057        7,902   
      2012        $12.057        $13.769        7,901   
      2013        $13.769        $18.053        7,426   

AllianceBernstein VPS Growth Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2004        $12.369        $13.800        16,835   
      2005        $13.800        $15.008        10,239   
      2006        $15.008        $14.439        13,771   
      2007        $14.439        $15.843        9,151   
      2008        $15.843        $8.858        7,354   
      2009        $8.858        $11.465        7,307   
      2010        $11.465        $12.821        7,206   
      2011        $12.821        $12.611        7,079   
      2012        $12.611        $13.951        6,983   
      2013        $13.951        $18.174        6,207   

AllianceBernstein VPS International Value Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2005        $10.000        $11.797        9,446   
      2006        $11.797        $15.528        15,798   
      2007        $15.528        $15.968        19,309   
      2008        $15.968        $7.266        9,170   
      2009        $7.266        $9.510        4,424   
      2010        $9.510        $9.662        4,460   
      2011        $9.662        $7.582        4,564   
      2012        $7.582        $8.434        4,490   
      2013        $8.434        $10.083        5,687   

AllianceBernstein VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2004        $11.410        $12.042        4,534   
      2005        $12.042        $13.472        6,063   
      2006        $13.472        $13.040        6,062   
      2007        $13.040        $14.429        5,877   
      2008        $14.429        $8.458        5,876   
      2009        $8.458        $11.296        4,936   
      2010        $11.296        $12.086        4,308   
      2011        $12.086        $11.388        4,077   
      2012        $11.388        $12.881        4,076   
      2013        $12.881        $17.190        1,866   

 

156          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

AllianceBernstein VPS Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2004        $13.521        $15.684        11,695   
      2005        $15.684        $16.292        12,398   
      2006        $16.292        $18.125        20,551   
      2007        $18.125        $17.923        19,903   
      2008        $17.923        $11.217        11,021   
      2009        $11.217        $15.587        9,368   
      2010        $15.587        $19.222        7,286   
      2011        $19.222        $17.110        6,958   
      2012        $17.110        $19.744        6,870   
      2013        $19.744        $26.471        975   

AllianceBernstein VPS Utility Income Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2005        $10.000        $10.881        0   
      2006        $10.881        $13.091        4,381   
      2007        $13.091        $15.560        5,000   
      2008        $15.560        $9.586        4,780   
      2009        $9.586        $10.285        0   

AllianceBernstein VPS Value Portfolio—Class B

                               
      2005        $10.000        $10.662        1,874   
      2006        $10.662        $12.571        20,333   
      2007        $12.571        $11.733        3,520   
      2008        $11.733        $6.741        2,806   
      2009        $6.741        $7.948        2,613   
      2010        $7.948        $8.627        2,355   
      2011        $8.627        $8.086        2,077   
      2012        $8.086        $9.100        1,821   
      2013        $9.100        $12.100        1,562   

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000        $11.812        6,639   
      2006        $11.812        $12.822        18,110   
      2007        $12.822        $14.649        15,101   
      2008        $14.649        $8.177        7,743   
      2009        $8.177        $10.791        7,100   
      2010        $10.791        $12.291        7,165   
      2011        $12.291        $11.640        6,530   
      2012        $11.640        $13.167        6,435   
      2013        $13.167        $16.797        947   

 

157          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Fidelity VIP Growth & Income Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000        $11.016        2,529   
      2006        $11.016        $12.111        2,146   
      2007        $12.111        $13.194        2,099   
      2008        $13.194        $7.467        1,848   
      2009        $7.467        $9.239        1,636   
      2010        $9.239        $10.309        1,453   
      2011        $10.309        $10.179        1,275   
      2012        $10.179        $11.724        1,109   
      2013        $11.724        $15.218        944   

Fidelity VIP High Income Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000        $10.405        249   
      2006        $10.405        $11.254        0   
      2007        $11.254        $11.240        0   
      2008        $11.240        $8.196        0   
      2009        $8.196        $11.454        0   
      2010        $11.454        $12.683        0   
      2011        $12.683        $12.814        0   
      2012        $12.814        $14.226        0   
      2013        $14.226        $14.647        0   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000        $12.029        0   
      2006        $12.029        $13.172        5,260   
      2007        $13.172        $14.796        7,956   
      2008        $14.796        $8.704        2,971   
      2009        $8.704        $11.849        2,770   
      2010        $11.849        $14.841        2,544   
      2011        $14.841        $12.888        2,781   
      2012        $12.888        $14.381        2,905   
      2013        $14.381        $19.034        0   

Fidelity VIP Money Market Portfolio—Service Class 2

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.144        0   
      2007        $10.144        $10.370        5,931   
      2008        $10.370        $10.381        5,928   
      2009        $10.381        $10.160        8,066   
      2010        $10.160        $9.904        8,058   
      2011        $9.904        $9.649        8,052   
      2012        $9.649        $9.399        6,519   
      2013        $9.399        $9.157        6,389   

 

158          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

FTVIP Franklin Flex Cap Growth Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000        $11.079        0   
      2006        $11.079        $11.354        3,810   
      2007        $11.354        $12.643        3,613   
      2008        $12.643        $7.966        3,613   
      2009        $7.966        $10.318        2,610   
      2010        $10.318        $11.679        2,610   
      2011        $11.679        $10.830        2,363   
      2012        $10.830        $11.526        2,363   
      2013        $11.526        $15.437        0   

FTVIP Franklin High Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.623        0   
      2005        $10.623        $10.691        0   
      2006        $10.691        $11.390        0   
      2007        $11.390        $11.395        0   
      2008        $11.395        $8.505        0   
      2009        $8.505        $11.822        3,600   
      2010        $11.822        $13.043        4,654   
      2011        $13.043        $13.285        6,477   
      2012        $13.285        $14.954        6,506   
      2013        $14.954        $15.707        2,769   

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.164        0   
      2005        $11.164        $11.050        20,756   
      2006        $11.050        $12.728        13,478   
      2007        $12.728        $12.862        10,456   
      2008        $12.862        $8.813        4,438   
      2009        $8.813        $11.641        4,218   
      2010        $11.641        $12.777        7,074   
      2011        $12.777        $12.744        10,002   
      2012        $12.744        $13.983        9,831   
      2013        $13.983        $15.520        9,770   

FTVIP Mutual Global Discovery Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2005        $10.000        $11.304        0   
      2006        $11.304        $13.551        0   
      2007        $13.551        $14.762        0   
      2008        $14.762        $10.288        0   
      2009        $10.288        $12.358        0   
      2010        $12.358        $13.478        0   
      2011        $13.478        $12.741        0   
      2012        $12.741        $14.068        0   
      2013        $14.068        $17.488        0   

 

159          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.877        1,636   
      2005        $10.877        $11.715        7,047   
      2006        $11.715        $13.510        6,203   
      2007        $13.510        $13.616        17,832   
      2008        $13.616        $8.341        9,681   
      2009        $8.341        $10.241        10,310   
      2010        $10.241        $11.093        10,527   
      2011        $11.093        $10.694        5,967   
      2012        $10.694        $11.900        5,962   
      2013        $11.900        $14.868        8,962   

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund—Class 2

                               
      2004        $10.000        $11.441        410   
      2005        $11.441        $12.279        2,533   
      2006        $12.279        $14.527        2,484   
      2007        $14.527        $16.336        2,216   
      2008        $16.336        $9.487        2,125   
      2009        $9.487        $12.665        1,313   
      2010        $12.665        $13.374        1,321   
      2011        $13.374        $11.643        1,337   
      2012        $11.643        $13.408        1,332   
      2013        $13.408        $16.061        1,336   

Goldman Sachs VIT Large Cap Value Fund

                               
      2005        $10.000        $10.453        2,234   
      2006        $10.453        $12.487        2,533   
      2007        $12.487        $12.193        2,505   
      2008        $12.193        $7.873        2,277   
      2009        $7.873        $9.074        2,048   
      2010        $9.074        $9.828        1,809   
      2011        $9.828        $8.899        1,587   
      2012        $8.899        $10.326        1,371   
      2013        $10.326        $13.402        1,651   

Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Fund

                               
      2005        $10.000        $11.300        1,182   
      2006        $11.300        $12.788        1,177   
      2007        $12.788        $12.785        1,172   
      2008        $12.785        $7.881        1,166   
      2009        $7.881        $10.222        1,160   
      2010        $10.222        $12.448        1,155   
      2011        $12.448        $11.353        1,149   
      2012        $11.353        $13.100        1,145   
      2013        $13.100        $16.958        0   

 

160          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Goldman Sachs VIT Structured Small Cap Equity Fund

                               
      2005        $10.000        $11.267        5,369   
      2006        $11.267        $12.323        215   
      2007        $12.323        $9.995        391   
      2008        $9.995        $6.441        160   
      2009        $6.441        $8.011        156   
      2010        $8.011        $10.154        136   
      2011        $10.154        $9.958        131   
      2012        $9.958        $10.944        134   
      2013        $10.944        $14.459        124   

Goldman Sachs VIT Structured U.S. Equity Fund

                               
      2005        $10.000        $11.195        6,796   
      2006        $11.195        $12.312        227   
      2007        $12.312        $11.710        242   
      2008        $11.710        $7.239        162   
      2009        $7.239        $8.542        171   
      2010        $8.542        $9.390        172   
      2011        $9.390        $9.517        160   
      2012        $9.517        $10.611        161   
      2013        $10.611        $14.214        148   

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Franchise
Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.749        $12.220        12,541   
      2005        $12.220        $12.814        12,307   
      2006        $12.814        $12.811        10,564   
      2007        $12.811        $14.554        5,242   
      2008        $14.554        $7.213        1,120   
      2009        $7.213        $11.639        1,120   
      2010        $11.639        $13.556        38   
      2011        $13.556        $12.362        36   
      2012        $12.362        $13.654        586   
      2013        $13.654        $18.594        0   

Invesco V.I. American Value Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. American Value Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $13.290        $14.827        15,617   
      2005        $14.827        $16.199        13,461   
      2006        $16.199        $19.035        12,152   
      2007        $19.035        $19.975        11,997   
      2008        $19.975        $11.397        9,148   
      2009        $11.397        $15.450        9,100   
      2010        $15.450        $18.388        8,178   
      2011        $18.388        $18.061        7,619   
      2012        $18.061        $20.596        6,411   
      2013        $20.596        $26.871        5,675   

 

161          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.160        $12.595        3,493   
      2005        $12.595        $13.322        3,628   
      2006        $13.322        $13.764        3,264   
      2007        $13.764        $14.979        3,130   
      2008        $14.979        $8.371        2,970   
      2009        $8.371        $9.843        2,783   
      2010        $9.843        $11.047        740   
      2011        $11.047        $9.888        740   
      2012        $9.888        $11.307        0   

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.415        $14.201        67,986   
      2005        $14.201        $14.403        63,782   
      2006        $14.403        $16.282        44,758   
      2007        $16.282        $15.489        44,340   
      2008        $15.489        $9.686        37,134   
      2009        $9.686        $12.115        34,739   
      2010        $12.115        $13.654        26,921   
      2011        $13.654        $13.021        22,309   
      2012        $13.021        $15.083        19,682   
      2013        $15.083        $19.931        16,236   

Invesco V.I. Core Equity Fund—Series II

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.709        943   
      2007        $10.709        $11.252        852   
      2008        $11.252        $7.637        232   
      2009        $7.637        $9.520        231   
      2010        $9.520        $10.132        231   
      2011        $10.132        $9.841        230   
      2012        $9.841        $10.890        230   
      2013        $10.890        $13.678        19   

Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.152        $12.809        13,250   
      2005        $12.809        $13.147        9,282   
      2006        $13.147        $14.194        8,259   
      2007        $14.194        $14.363        8,238   
      2008        $14.363        $8.890        4,299   
      2009        $8.890        $10.733        4,299   
      2010        $10.733        $11.522        3,859   
      2011        $11.522        $11.217        3,850   
      2012        $11.217        $12.932        3,727   
      2013        $12.932        $16.473        3,078   

 

162          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Invesco V.I. Equity and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income
Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.519        $12.514        6,479   
      2005        $12.514        $13.090        4,656   
      2006        $13.090        $14.356        3,982   
      2007        $14.356        $14.452        3,982   
      2008        $14.452        $10.884        3,982   
      2009        $10.884        $12.987        3,982   
      2010        $12.987        $14.173        5,681   
      2011        $14.173        $13.627        8,582   
      2012        $13.627        $14.918        8,467   
      2013        $14.918        $18.148        5,303   

Invesco V.I. Global Core Equity Fund—Series II

                               
      2011        $10.000        $11.191        8,816   
      2012        $11.191        $12.363        8,771   
      2013        $12.363        $14.722        8,090   

Invesco V.I. Global Dividend Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.857        $14.359        15,771   
      2005        $14.359        $14.851        10,533   
      2006        $14.851        $17.593        11,598   
      2007        $17.593        $18.294        11,832   
      2008        $18.294        $10.498        11,267   
      2009        $10.498        $11.874        10,238   
      2010        $11.874        $12.941        8,822   
      2011        $12.941        $13.907        0   

Invesco V.I. Growth and Income Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income
Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.314        $13.689        22,591   
      2005        $13.689        $14.631        25,043   
      2006        $14.631        $16.530        23,686   
      2007        $16.530        $16.506        18,625   
      2008        $16.506        $10.899        17,211   
      2009        $10.899        $13.176        15,190   
      2010        $13.176        $14.400        12,800   
      2011        $14.400        $13.711        8,326   
      2012        $13.711        $15.271        8,274   
      2013        $15.271        $19.899        6,387   

Invesco V.I. High Yield Fund—Series II

                               
      2013        $10.000        $17.043        181   

 

163          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Invesco V.I. High Yield Securities Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.232        $11.987        8,598   
      2005        $11.987        $11.902        7,542   
      2006        $11.902        $12.639        6,543   
      2007        $12.639        $12.790        6,326   
      2008        $12.790        $9.569        4,724   
      2009        $9.569        $13.448        3,327   
      2010        $13.448        $14.404        2,616   
      2011        $14.404        $14.263        2,378   
      2012        $14.263        $16.464        2,370   
      2013        $16.464        $16.921        0   

Invesco V.I. Income Builder Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $11.563        $12.471        4,145   
      2005        $12.471        $12.964        4,121   
      2006        $12.964        $14.392        2,203   
      2007        $14.392        $14.419        2,185   
      2008        $14.419        $10.331        540   
      2009        $10.331        $12.569        537   
      2010        $12.569        $13.730        527   
      2011        $13.730        $14.557        0   

Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2011        $10.000        $7.679        1,144   
      2012        $7.679        $8.621        1,134   
      2013        $8.621        $9.969        0   

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Core Equity Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $10.000        $10.730        0   
      2005        $10.730        $11.213        0   
      2006        $11.213        $12.123        0   
      2007        $12.123        $12.904        0   
      2008        $12.904        $8.964        0   
      2009        $8.964        $11.339        0   
      2010        $11.339        $12.567        0   
      2011        $12.567        $11.446        0   
      2012        $11.446        $12.333        0   
      2013        $12.333        $15.433        0   

 

164          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.750        $14.270        4,072   
      2005        $14.270        $15.446        4,218   
      2006        $15.446        $15.788        4,206   
      2007        $15.788        $18.083        4,220   
      2008        $18.083        $9.364        4,072   
      2009        $9.364        $14.264        4,072   
      2010        $14.264        $17.685        4,072   
      2011        $17.685        $15.615        4,072   
      2012        $15.615        $16.978        4,072   
      2013        $16.978        $22.592        4,072   

Invesco V.I. S&P 500 Index Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.007        $12.900        11,431   
      2005        $12.900        $13.124        15,174   
      2006        $13.124        $14.730        18,338   
      2007        $14.730        $15.064        15,588   
      2008        $15.064        $9.205        12,007   
      2009        $9.205        $11.303        11,472   
      2010        $11.303        $12.617        11,274   
      2011        $12.617        $12.479        10,795   
      2012        $12.479        $14.041        10,598   
      2013        $14.041        $17.994        8,292   

Invesco V.I. Value Opportunities Fund—Series II
formerly, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Value Opportunities
Fund—Series II

                               
      2004        $12.808        $13.829        7,540   
      2005        $13.829        $14.203        7,400   
      2006        $14.203        $15.627        6,351   
      2007        $15.627        $15.427        4,004   
      2008        $15.427        $7.227        2,286   
      2009        $7.227        $10.401        2,023   
      2010        $10.401        $10.835        0   
      2011        $10.835        $10.197        0   
      2012        $10.197        $11.686        0   
      2013        $11.686        $15.170        0   

Invesco Van Kampen V.I. International Growth Equity Fund—Series II

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.665        0   
      2007        $10.665        $11.869        1,317   
      2008        $11.869        $5.951        1,300   
      2009        $5.951        $7.915        1,164   
      2010        $7.915        $8.474        1,154   
      2011        $8.474        $9.197        0   

 

165          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Morgan Stanley VIS—Global Infrastructure Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $11.404        $13.362        5,082   
      2005        $13.362        $14.885        2,882   
      2006        $14.885        $17.405        87   
      2007        $17.405        $20.349        87   
      2008        $20.349        $13.192        87   
      2009        $13.192        $15.270        87   
      2010        $15.270        $15.878        86   
      2011        $15.878        $17.914        86   
      2012        $17.914        $20.667        86   
      2013        $20.667        $23.664        86   

Morgan Stanley VIS Aggressive Equity Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $12.126        $13.286        2,497   
      2005        $13.286        $15.884        2,217   
      2006        $15.884        $16.656        2,744   
      2007        $16.656        $19.367        2,507   
      2008        $19.367        $9.621        2,256   
      2009        $9.621        $15.844        2,047   
      2010        $15.844        $19.405        314   
      2011        $19.405        $17.467        314   
      2012        $17.467        $18.990        314   
      2013        $18.990        $20.085        0   

Morgan Stanley VIS European Equity Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $12.579        $13.782        3,942   
      2005        $13.782        $14.548        3,757   
      2006        $14.548        $18.407        3,535   
      2007        $18.407        $20.679        1,743   
      2008        $20.679        $11.512        1,800   
      2009        $11.512        $14.288        324   
      2010        $14.288        $14.887        0   
      2011        $14.887        $13.073        0   
      2012        $13.073        $15.046        0   
      2013        $15.046        $18.644        0   

Morgan Stanley VIS Global Advantage Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $12.492        $13.663        1,851   
      2005        $13.663        $14.168        1,841   
      2006        $14.168        $16.334        1,807   
      2007        $16.334        $18.563        1,798   
      2008        $18.563        $10.133        1,782   
      2009        $10.133        $9.648        0   

 

166          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Morgan Stanley VIS Income Plus Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $10.220        $10.460        30,413   
      2005        $10.460        $10.504        27,233   
      2006        $10.504        $10.779        29,123   
      2007        $10.779        $11.100        28,661   
      2008        $11.100        $9.827        21,062   
      2009        $9.827        $11.707        17,702   
      2010        $11.707        $12.431        14,477   
      2011        $12.431        $12.681        9,962   
      2012        $12.681        $14.059        9,663   
      2013        $14.059        $13.806        9,202   

Morgan Stanley VIS Limited Duration Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $9.930        $9.786        45,574   
      2005        $9.786        $9.677        46,747   
      2006        $9.677        $9.807        22,019   
      2007        $9.807        $9.819        21,492   
      2008        $9.819        $8.109        20,130   
      2009        $8.109        $8.338        17,348   
      2010        $8.338        $8.302        12,482   
      2011        $8.302        $8.286        6,056   
      2012        $8.286        $8.317        6,033   
      2013        $8.317        $8.109        2,718   

Morgan Stanley VIS Money Market Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $9.848        $9.652        3,303   
      2005        $9.652        $9.641        3,661   
      2006        $9.641        $9.801        18,115   
      2007        $9.801        $9.992        5,039   
      2008        $9.992        $9.946        11,716   
      2009        $9.946        $9.690        10,603   
      2010        $9.690        $9.440        1,223   
      2011        $9.440        $9.197        1,176   
      2012        $9.197        $8.959        1,209   
      2013        $8.959        $8.728        1,296   

Morgan Stanley VIS Multi Cap Growth Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $11.780        $12.721        6,633   
      2005        $12.721        $14.611        9,698   
      2006        $14.611        $14.791        11,219   
      2007        $14.791        $17.177        10,970   
      2008        $17.177        $8.742        4,936   
      2009        $8.742        $14.550        3,635   
      2010        $14.550        $18.061        3,852   
      2011        $18.061        $16.368        3,861   
      2012        $16.368        $17.872        3,843   
      2013        $17.872        $26.178        2,880   

 

167          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Morgan Stanley VIS Strategist Portfolio—Class Y

                               
      2004        $11.928        $12.794        11,396   
      2005        $12.794        $13.469        10,665   
      2006        $13.469        $15.056        13,938   
      2007        $15.056        $15.893        14,434   
      2008        $15.893        $11.734        14,324   
      2009        $11.734        $13.652        13,966   
      2010        $13.652        $14.163        12,523   
      2011        $14.163        $12.675        9,565   
      2012        $12.675        $13.170        9,444   
      2013        $13.170        $13.974        0   

PIMCO CommodityRealReturn® Strategy Portfolio—Advisor Shares

                               
      2006        $10.000        $9.432        0   
      2007        $9.432        $11.313        0   
      2008        $11.313        $6.187        0   
      2009        $6.187        $8.535        0   
      2010        $8.535        $10.330        0   
      2011        $10.330        $9.304        0   
      2012        $9.304        $9.527        0   
      2013        $9.527        $7.914        0   

PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio—Advisor Shares

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.637        0   
      2007        $10.637        $10.954        0   
      2008        $10.954        $9.105        0   
      2009        $9.105        $11.571        0   
      2010        $11.571        $12.630        0   
      2011        $12.630        $13.069        0   
      2012        $13.069        $14.989        0   
      2013        $14.989        $13.573        0   

PIMCO Real Return Portfolio—Advisor Shares

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.056        0   
      2007        $10.056        $10.830        0   
      2008        $10.830        $9.797        0   
      2009        $9.797        $11.287        0   
      2010        $11.287        $11.875        0   
      2011        $11.875        $12.906        939   
      2012        $12.906        $13.658        999   
      2013        $13.658        $12.066        0   

 

168          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

PIMCO Total Return Portfolio—Advisor Shares

                               
      2006        $10.000        $10.237        0   
      2007        $10.237        $10.834        0   
      2008        $10.834        $11.051        0   
      2009        $11.051        $12.267        4,524   
      2010        $12.267        $12.907        6,291   
      2011        $12.907        $13.015        4,384   
      2012        $13.015        $13.880        4,359   
      2013        $13.880        $13.242        6,297   

Putnam VT Equity Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2009        $10.000        $7.698        109   
      2010        $7.698        $8.444        110   
      2011        $8.444        $8.384        104   
      2012        $8.384        $9.743        100   
      2013        $9.743        $12.567        96   

Putnam VT George Putnam Balanced Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.242        $11.850        2,552   
      2005        $11.850        $12.005        2,548   
      2006        $12.005        $13.089        2,544   
      2007        $13.089        $12.870        2,539   
      2008        $12.870        $7.431        737   
      2009        $7.431        $9.094        731   
      2010        $9.094        $9.817        0   
      2011        $9.817        $9.829        0   
      2012        $9.829        $10.773        0   
      2013        $10.773        $12.393        0   

Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.210        $13.215        0   
      2005        $13.215        $13.547        0   
      2006        $13.547        $15.297        0   
      2007        $15.297        $13.999        0   
      2008        $13.999        $8.359        0   
      2009        $8.359        $10.570        0   
      2010        $10.570        $11.777        0   
      2011        $11.777        $10.940        0   
      2012        $10.940        $12.695        0   
      2013        $12.695        $16.778        0   

 

169          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

Putnam VT International Equity Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.577        $14.235        10,996   
      2005        $14.235        $15.559        10,092   
      2006        $15.559        $19.359        10,327   
      2007        $19.359        $20.432        9,971   
      2008        $20.432        $11.155        8,305   
      2009        $11.155        $13.542        7,495   
      2010        $13.542        $14.515        4,317   
      2011        $14.515        $11.745        4,141   
      2012        $11.745        $13.947        4,073   
      2013        $13.947        $17.400        1,327   

Putnam VT Investors Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $12.076        $13.251        0   
      2005        $13.251        $14.045        0   
      2006        $14.045        $15.589        0   
      2007        $15.589        $14.399        0   
      2008        $14.399        $8.478        0   
      2009        $8.478        $10.804        0   
      2010        $10.804        $11.990        0   
      2011        $11.990        $11.685        0   
      2012        $11.685        $13.297        0   
      2013        $13.297        $17.503        0   

Putnam VT New Value Fund—Class IB

                               
      2005        $10.000        $10.851        528   
      2006        $10.851        $12.264        130   
      2007        $12.264        $11.360        142   
      2008        $11.360        $6.113        110   
      2009        $6.113        $5.748        0   

Putnam VT Voyager Fund—Class IB

                               
      2004        $11.648        $11.917        1,219   
      2005        $11.917        $12.271        1,737   
      2006        $12.271        $12.603        1,733   
      2007        $12.603        $12.953        1,776   
      2008        $12.953        $7.945        0   
      2009        $7.945        $12.684        0   
      2010        $12.684        $14.925        0   
      2011        $14.925        $11.944        0   
      2012        $11.944        $13.289        0   
      2013        $13.289        $18.606        0   

 

170          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

UIF Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $11.219        $12.030        1,348   
      2005        $12.030        $13.142        1,248   
      2006        $13.142        $14.186        1,494   
      2007        $14.186        $14.700        694   
      2008        $14.700        $12.174        655   
      2009        $12.174        $15.430        638   
      2010        $15.430        $16.495        604   
      2011        $16.495        $17.175        558   
      2012        $17.175        $19.719        521   
      2013        $19.719        $17.526        537   

UIF Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $14.781        $17.709        6   
      2005        $17.709        $23.078        1,380   
      2006        $23.078        $30.838        2,220   
      2007        $30.838        $42.188        3,775   
      2008        $42.188        $17.775        2,348   
      2009        $17.775        $29.456        1,915   
      2010        $29.456        $34.131        1,910   
      2011        $34.131        $27.185        1,906   
      2012        $27.185        $31.733        1,901   
      2013        $31.733        $30.570        1,490   

UIF Global Franchise Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $12.143        $13.339        6,166   
      2005        $13.339        $14.550        7,995   
      2006        $14.550        $17.223        8,811   
      2007        $17.223        $18.416        11,096   
      2008        $18.416        $12.747        8,184   
      2009        $12.747        $16.088        10,354   
      2010        $16.088        $17.873        9,196   
      2011        $17.873        $18.986        8,143   
      2012        $18.986        $21.377        7,967   
      2013        $21.377        $24.918        4,659   

UIF Global Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2013        $10.000        $15.127        7,669   

UIF Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $11.611        $12.151        6,273   
      2005        $12.151        $13.670        5,131   
      2006        $13.670        $13.824        5,492   
      2007        $13.824        $16.381        5,417   
      2008        $16.381        $8.082        3,843   
      2009        $8.082        $13.002        3,774   
      2010        $13.002        $15.529        3,745   
      2011        $15.529        $14.668        3,720   
      2012        $14.668        $16.295        715   
      2013        $16.295        $23.448        672   

 

171          PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE VARIABLE ANNUITY-L SHARE CONTRACTS—PROSPECTUS

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT*

With the MAV Death Benefit Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option and the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (age 71-79)

Mortality & Expense = 2.4

 

Sub-Accounts   For the Year
Ending
December 31
   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at Beginning
of Period

   

Accumulation
Unit Value

at End

of Period

   

Number of
Units
Outstanding
at End

of Period

 

UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.000        $15.384        11,035   
      2005        $15.384        $17.579        10,793   
      2006        $17.579        $18.689        10,759   
      2007        $18.689        $22.319        11,169   
      2008        $22.319        $11.562        10,551   
      2009        $11.562        $17.723        10,423   
      2010        $17.723        $22.836        8,994   
      2011        $22.836        $20.649        8,966   
      2012        $20.649        $21.821        8,891   
      2013        $21.821        $29.224        7,545   

UIF Small Company Growth Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $13.501        $15.644        3,184   
      2005        $15.644        $17.203        2,113   
      2006        $17.203        $18.742        4,660   
      2007        $18.742        $18.795        7,471   
      2008        $18.795        $10.904        1,684   
      2009        $10.904        $15.577        1,682   
      2010        $15.577        $19.203        690   
      2011        $19.203        $17.077        376   
      2012        $17.077        $19.080        374   
      2013        $19.080        $31.844        372   

UIF U.S. Real Estate Portfolio, Class II

                               
      2004        $12.672        $16.797        9,204   
      2005        $16.797        $19.105        8,525   
      2006        $19.105        $25.622        7,469   
      2007        $25.622        $20.644        9,257   
      2008        $20.644        $12.456        6,778   
      2009        $12.456        $15.590        5,036   
      2010        $15.590        $19.671        4,970   
      2011        $19.671        $20.247        5,330   
      2012        $20.247        $22.803        5,300   
      2013        $22.803        $22.601        2,779   

 

* The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a mortality and expense risk charge of 2.40% and an administration expense charge of 0.19%.

 

172          PROSPECTUS


PA195-4

 

LOGO


THE ALLSTATE ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITIES

(ADVISOR, ADVISOR PREFERRED)

ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

STREET ADDRESS: 2940 S. 84TH STREET, LINCOLN, NE 68506-4142 MAILING ADDRESS:

P.O. BOX 80469, LINCOLN, NE 68501-0469 TELEPHONE NUMBER: 1-800-203-0068 FAX NUMBER: 1-866-628-1006 PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 2007

Allstate Life Insurance Company (“ALLSTATE LIFE”) is offering the following individual and group flexible premium deferred variable annuity contracts (each, a “CONTRACT”):

 

  ALLSTATE ADVISOR

 

  ALLSTATE ADVISOR PREFERRED

This prospectus contains information about each Contract that you should know before investing. Please keep it for future reference. Both Contracts may not be available in all states or through your sales representative. Please check with your sales representative for details.

Each Contract currently offers several investment alternatives (“INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVES”). The investment alternatives include up to 3 fixed account options (“FIXED ACCOUNT OPTIONS”), depending on the Contract, and include 59* variable sub-accounts (“VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS”) of the Allstate Financial Advisors Separate Account I (“VARIABLE ACCOUNT”). Each Variable Sub-Account invests exclusively in shares of the following funds (“FUNDS”):

FIDELITY(R) VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS (SERVICE CLASS 2)

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS TRUST (CLASS 2)

LORD ABBETT SERIES FUND, INC. (CLASS VC)

OPPENHEIMER VARIABLE ACCOUNT FUNDS (SERVICE SHARES)

PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST (CLASS IB)

STI CLASSIC VARIABLE TRUST

VAN KAMPEN LIFE INVESTMENT TRUST (CLASS II)

THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC. (CLASS II)

 

* Up to five additional Variable Sub-Accounts may be available depending on the date you purchased your Contract. Please see page 45 for information about Variable Sub-Account and/or Portfolio liquidations, mergers, closures and name changes.

Each Fund has multiple investment Portfolios (“PORTFOLIOS”). Not all of the Funds and/or Portfolios, however, may be available with your Contract. You should check with your sales representative for further information on the availability of the Funds and/or Portfolios. Your annuity application will list all available Portfolios.

WE (Allstate Life) have filed a Statement of Additional Information, dated May 1, 2007, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). It contains more information about each Contract and is incorporated herein by reference, which means that it is legally a part of this prospectus. Its table of contents appears on page 89 of this prospectus. For a free copy, please write or call us at the address or telephone number above, or go to the SEC’s Web site (http://www.sec.gov). You can find other information and documents about us, including documents that are legally part of this prospectus, at the SEC’s Web site.

 

1 PROSPECTUS


THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, NOR HAS IT PASSED ON THE ACCURACY OR THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANYONE WHO TELLS YOU OTHERWISE IS COMMITTING A FEDERAL CRIME.

IMPORTANT THE CONTRACTS MAY BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH BROKER-DEALERS THAT HAVE NOTICES RELATIONSHIPS WITH BANKS OR OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OR BY EMPLOYEES OF SUCH BANKS. HOWEVER, THE CONTRACTS ARE NOT DEPOSITS IN, OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, SUCH INSTITUTIONS OR ANY FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCY. INVESTMENT IN THE CONTRACTS INVOLVES INVESTMENT RISKS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.

THE CONTRACTS ARE NOT FDIC INSURED.

 

2 PROSPECTUS


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     PAGE  

OVERVIEW

  

Important Terms

     4   

Overview of Contracts

     6   

The Contracts at a Glance

     7   

How the Contracts Work

     12   

Expense Table

     13   

Financial Information

     19   

CONTRACT FEATURES

  

The Contract

     19   

Purchases

     22   

Contract Value

     22   

Investment Alternatives

     45   

The Variable Sub-Accounts

     45   

The Fixed Account Options

     49   

Transfers

     52   

Expenses

     55   

Access to Your Money

     61   

Income Payments

     62   

Death Benefits

     70   
     PAGE  

OTHER INFORMATION

  

More Information

     78   

Taxes

     81   

Annual Reports and Other Documents

     88   

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS

     89   

APPENDIX A - CONTRACT COMPARISON CHART

     90   

APPENDIX B - MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT

     91   

APPENDIX C - EXAMPLE OF CALCULATION OF INCOME PROTECTION BENEFIT

     93   

APPENDIX D-WITHDRAWAL ADJUSTMENT EXAMPLE-INCOME BENEFITS

     94   

APPENDIX E-WITHDRAWAL ADJUSTMENT EXAMPLE-DEATH BENEFITS

     95   

APPENDIX F-CALCULATION OF EARNINGS PROTECTION DEATH BENEFIT

     96   

APPENDIX G- WITHDRAWAL ADJUSTMENT EXAMPLE-TRUERETURN ACCUMULATION BENEFIT

     99   

APPENDIX H-SUREINCOME WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION CALCULATION EXAMPLES

     100   

APPENDIX I - SUREINCOME PLUS WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION CALCULATION EXAMPLES

     102   

APPENDIX J - SUREINCOME FOR LIFE WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION CALCULATION EXAMPLES

     105   

APPENDIX K-ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES

     109   

 

 

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IMPORTANT TERMS

This prospectus uses a number of important terms that you may not be familiar with. The index below identifies the page that describes each term. The first use of each term in this prospectus appears in highlights.

 

     PAGE  
AB Factor      24   
Accumulation Benefit      24   
Accumulation Phase      12   
Accumulation Unit      23   
Accumulation Unit Value      23   
Allstate Life (“We”)      1   
Annuitant      20   
Automatic Additions Program      22   
Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program      55   
Beneficiary      20   
Benefit Base (for the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option)      24   
Benefit Base (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      33   
Benefit Base (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      35   
Benefit Base (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      40   
Benefit Payment (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      32   
Benefit Payment (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      36   
Benefit Payment (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      39   
Benefit Payment Remaining (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      32   
Benefit Payment Remaining (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      36   
Benefit Payment Remaining (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      39   
Benefit Year (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      32   
Benefit Year (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      35   
Benefit Year (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      39   
Co-Annuitant      20   
*Contract      79   
Contract Anniversary      8   
Contract Owner (“You”)      19   
Contract Value      9   
Contract Year      9   
Dollar Cost Averaging Program      54   
Due Proof of Death      70   
Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option      72   
Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option      72   
Excess of Earnings Withdrawal      73   
Fixed Account Options      49   
Free Withdrawal Amount      59   
Funds      1   
     PAGE  
Guarantee Period Accounts      49   
Guarantee Option      23   
Income Base      68   
Income Plan      62   
Income Protection Benefit Option      65   
In-Force Earnings      73   
In-Force Premium      73   
Investment Alternatives      45   
IRA Contract      9   
Issue Date      12   
Market Timing and Excessive Trading      53   
Market Value Adjustment      11   
Maximum Anniversary Value (MAV) Death Benefit Option      8   
Payout Phase      12   
Payout Start Date      62   
Payout Withdrawal      63   
Portfolios      1   
Qualified Contract      19   
Retirement Income Guarantee Options      68   
Return of Premium (ROP”) Death Benefit      11   
Rider Anniversary      23   
Rider Application Date      8   
Rider Date (for the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option)      23   
Rider Date (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      32   
Rider Date (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      35   
Rider Date (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      38   
Rider Fee (for the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option)      8   
Rider Fee (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      8   
Rider Fee (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      8   
Rider Fee (for the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      8   
Rider Fee Percentage      56   
Rider Maturity Date      23   
Rider Period      23   
Rider Trade-In Option (for the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option)      34   
Rider Trade-In Option (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      32,36   
Right to Cancel      22   
SEC      1   
Settlement Value      24   
Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option      57   

 

 

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Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts      57   
Standard Fixed Account Option      49   
SureIncome Covered Life      8   
SureIncome Option Fee      8   
SureIncome Plus Option      8   
SureIncome Plus Option Fee      8   
SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option      8   
SureIncome For Life Option      8   
SureIncome For Life Option Fee      8   
SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option      8   
SureIncome ROP Death Benefit      11   
SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option      8   
Systematic Withdrawal Program      61   
Tax Qualified Contract      84   
Transfer Period Accounts      49   
Trial Examination Period      7   
TrueReturn (SM) Accumulation Benefit Option      8   
Unemployment Compensation      60   
Valuation Date      22   
Variable Account      78   
Variable Sub-Account      45   
Withdrawal Benefit Factor (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      32   
Withdrawal Benefit Factor (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      36   
Withdrawal Benefit Factor (for the SureIncome for Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      39   
Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      36   
Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      37   
Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase (for the SureIncome for Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      40   
Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date (for the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option)      36   
Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date (for the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option)      37   
Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date (for the SureIncome for Life Withdrawal Benefit Option)      42   
Withdrawal Benefit Option      32   
Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee      57   

 

* In certain states a Contract may be available only as a group Contract. If you purchase a group Contract, we will issue you a certificate that represents your ownership and that summarizes the provisions of the group Contract. References to “Contract” in this prospectus include certificates, unless the context requires otherwise. References to “Contract” also include both Contracts listed on the cover page of this prospectus, unless otherwise noted. However, we administer each Contract separately.

 

 

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OVERVIEW OF CONTRACTS

The Contracts offer many of the same basic features and benefits. They differ primarily with respect to the charges imposed, as follows:

 

  The ALLSTATE ADVISOR CONTRACT has a mortality and expense risk charge of 1.10%, an administrative expense charge of 0.19%*, and a withdrawal charge of up to 7% with a 7-year withdrawal charge period;

 

  The ALLSTATE ADVISOR PREFERRED CONTRACT WITH 5-YEAR WITHDRAWAL CHARGE OPTION (“Package III”) has a mortality and expense risk charge of 1.40%, an administrative expense charge of 0.19%*, and a withdrawal charge of up to 7% with a 5-year withdrawal charge period;

 

  The ALLSTATE ADVISOR PREFERRED CONTRACT WITH 3-YEAR WITHDRAWAL CHARGE OPTION (“Package II”) has a mortality and expense risk charge of 1.50%, an administrative expense charge of 0.19%*, and a withdrawal charge of up to 7% with a 3-year withdrawal charge period; and

 

  The ALLSTATE ADVISOR PREFERRED CONTRACT WITH NO WITHDRAWAL CHARGE OPTION (“Package I”) has a mortality and expense risk charge of 1.60%, an administrative expense charge of 0.19%*, and no withdrawal charges.

Other differences between the Contracts relate to available Fixed Account Options. For a side-by-side comparison of these differences, please refer to Appendix A of this prospectus.

 

* The administrative expense charge may be increased, but will never exceed 0.35%. Once your Contract is issued, we will not increase the administrative expense charge for your Contract.

 

 

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THE CONTRACTS AT A GLANCE

The following is a snapshot of the Contracts. Please read the remainder of this prospectus for more information.

 

FLEXIBLE PAYMENTS    You can purchase each Contract with as little as $10,000 ($2,000 for Contracts issued with an IRA or TSA). You can add to your Contract as often and as much as you like, but each subsequent payment must be at least $1,000 ($50 for automatic payments).
   We reserve the right to accept a lesser initial purchase payment amount for each Contract. We may limit the cumulative amount of purchase payments to a maximum of $1,000,000 in any Contract.
TRIAL EXAMINATION PERIOD    You may cancel your Contract within 20 days of receipt or any longer period as your state may require (“TRIAL EXAMINATION PERIOD”). Upon cancellation, we will return your purchase payments adjusted, to the extent federal or state law permits, to reflect the investment experience of any amounts allocated to the Variable Account, including the deduction of mortality and expense risk charges and administrative expense charges. See “Trial Examination Period” for details.
EXPENSES    Each Portfolio pays expenses that you will bear indirectly if you invest in a Variable Sub-Account.

You also will bear the following expenses:

ALLSTATE ADVISOR CONTRACTS

 

  Annual mortality and expense risk charge equal to 1.10% of average daily net assets.

 

  Withdrawal charges ranging from 0% to 7% of purchase payments withdrawn.

ALLSTATE ADVISOR PREFERRED CONTRACTS (WITH 5-YEAR WITHDRAWAL CHARGE OPTION)

 

  Annual mortality and expense risk charge equal to 1.40% of average daily net assets.

 

  Withdrawal charges ranging from 0% to 7% of purchase payments withdrawn.

ALLSTATE ADVISOR PREFERRED CONTRACTS (WITH 3-YEAR WITHDRAWAL CHARGE OPTION)

 

  Annual mortality and expense risk charge equal to 1.50% of average daily net assets.

 

  Withdrawal charges ranging from 0% to 7% of purchase payments withdrawn.

 

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ALLSTATE ADVISOR PREFERRED CONTRACTS (WITH NO WITHDRAWAL CHARGE OPTION)

 

  Annual mortality and expense risk charge equal to 1.60% of average daily net assets.

 

  No withdrawal charge.

ALL CONTRACTS

 

  Annual administrative expense charge of 0.19% (up to 0.35% for future Contracts).

 

  Annual contract maintenance charge of $30 (waived in certain cases).

 

  If you select the MAXIMUM ANNIVERSARY VALUE (MAV) DEATH BENEFIT OPTION (“MAV DEATH BENEFIT OPTION”) you will pay an additional mortality and expense risk charge of 0.20% (up to 0.30% for Options added in the future).

 

  If you select ENHANCED BENEFICIARY PROTECTION (ANNUAL INCREASE) OPTION, you will pay an additional mortality and expense risk charge of 0.30%.

 

  If you select the EARNINGS PROTECTION DEATH BENEFIT OPTION you will pay an additional mortality and expense risk charge of 0.25% or 0.40% (up to 0.35% or 0.50% for Options added in the future) depending on the age of the oldest Owner and oldest Annuitant on the date we receive the completed application or request to add the benefit, whichever is later (“RIDER APPLICATION DATE”).

 

  If you select the TRUERETURN(SM) ACCUMULATION BENEFIT OPTION (“TRUERETURN OPTION”) you will pay an additional annual fee (“RIDER FEE”) of 0.50% (up to 1.25% for Options added in the future) of the BENEFIT BASE in effect on each Contract Anniversary (“CONTRACT ANNIVERSARY”) during the Rider Period. You may not select the TrueReturn Option together with a Retirement Income Guarantee Option or any Withdrawal Benefit Option.

 

  We discontinued offering the SUREINCOME WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION (“SUREINCOME OPTION”) as of May 1, 2006, except in a limited number of states. If you elected the SureIncome Option prior to May 1, 2006, you would pay an additional annual fee (“SUREINCOME OPTION FEE”) of 0.50% of the BENEFIT BASE on each Contract Anniversary (see the SureIncome Option Fee section). You may not select the SureIncome Option together with a Retirement Income Guarantee Option, a TrueReturn Option or any other Withdrawal Benefit Option.

 

  If you select the SUREINCOME PLUS WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION (“SUREINCOME PLUS OPTION”) you would pay an additional annual fee (“SUREINCOME PLUS OPTION FEE”) of 0.65% (up to 1.25% for Options added in the future) of the BENEFIT BASE on each Contract Anniversary (see the SureIncome Plus Option Fee section). You may not select the SureIncome Plus Option together with a Retirement Income Guarantee Option, a TrueReturn Option or any other Withdrawal Benefit Option.

 

  If you select the SUREINCOME FOR LIFE WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION (“SUREINCOME FOR LIFE OPTION”) you would pay an additional annual fee (“SUREINCOME FOR LIFE OPTION FEE”) of 0.65% (up to 1.25% for Options added in the future) of the BENEFIT BASE on each Contract Anniversary (see the SureIncome For Life Option Fee section). You may not select the SureIncome For Life Option together with a Retirement Income Guarantee Option, a TrueReturn Option or any other Withdrawal Benefit Option.

 

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  We discontinued offering the RETIREMENT INCOME GUARANTEE OPTION 1 (“RIG 1”) as of January 1, 2004. If you selected RIG 1 prior to January 1, 2004, you will pay an additional annual fee (“Rider Fee”) of 0.40% of the INCOME BASE in effect on a Contract Anniversary.

 

  We discontinued offering the RETIREMENT INCOME GUARANTEE OPTION 2 (“RIG 2”) as of January 1, 2004. If you selected RIG 2 prior to January 1, 2004, you will pay an additional annual Rider Fee of 0.55% of the INCOME BASE in effect on a Contract Anniversary.

 

  If you select the INCOME PROTECTION BENEFIT OPTION you will pay an additional mortality and expense risk charge of 0.50% (up to 0.75% for Options added in the future) during the Payout Phase of your Contract.

 

  If you select the SPOUSAL PROTECTION BENEFIT (CO-ANNUITANT) OPTION or SPOUSAL PROTECTION BENEFIT (CO-ANNUITANT) OPTION FOR CUSTODIAL INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS (“CSP”) you would pay an additional annual fee (“RIDER FEE”) of 0.10%* (up to 0.15% for Options added in the future) of the Contract value (“CONTRACT VALUE”) on each Contract Anniversary. These Options are only available for certain types of IRA Contracts, which are Contracts issued with an Individual Retirement Annuity or Account (“IRA”) under Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code. The CSP is only available for certain Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts established under Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code. For Contracts purchased on or after January 1, 2005, we may discontinue offering the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option at any time prior to the time you elect to receive it.

 

* NO RIDER FEE WAS CHARGED FOR THESE OPTIONS FOR CONTRACT OWNERS WHO ADDED THESE OPTIONS PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2005. SEE PAGE 57 FOR DETAILS.

 

  Transfer fee equal to 1.00% (subject to increase to up to 2.00%) of the amount transferred after the 12th transfer in any Contract year (“CONTRACT YEAR”), which we measure from the date we issue your Contract or a Contract Anniversary.

 

  State premium tax (if your state imposes one)

WE MAY DISCONTINUE OFFERING ANY OF THESE OPTIONS AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE TIME YOU ELECT TO RECEIVE IT.

 

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INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVES Each Contract offers several investment alternatives including:

 

    up to 3 Fixed Account Options that credit interest at rates we guarantee, and

 

    59* Variable Sub-Accounts investing in Portfolios offering professional money management by these investment advisers:

 

  Fidelity Management & Research Company

 

  Franklin Advisers, Inc.

 

  Franklin Advisory Services, LLC

 

  Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC

 

  Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

 

  OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

 

  Putnam Investment Management, LLC

 

  Templeton Asset Management Ltd.

 

  Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC

 

  Trusco Capital Management, Inc.

 

  Van Kampen Asset Management

 

  Van Kampen**

 

* Up to five additional Variable Sub-Accounts may be available depending on the date you purchased your Contract. Please see pages 45-48 for information about Sub-Account and/or Portfolio liquidations, mergers, closures and name changes.

 

** Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., the adviser to the UIF Portfolios, does business in certain instances using the name Van Kampen.

NOT ALL FIXED ACCOUNT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN ALL STATES OR WITH ALL CONTRACTS.

To find out current rates being paid on the Fixed Account Option(s), or to find out how the Variable Sub-Accounts have performed, please call us at 1-800-203-0068.

 

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SPECIAL SERVICES For your convenience, we offer these special services:

 

  AUTOMATIC PORTFOLIO REBALANCING PROGRAM

 

  AUTOMATIC ADDITIONS PROGRAM

 

  DOLLAR COST AVERAGING PROGRAM

 

  SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM

 

INCOME PAYMENTS  

You can choose fixed income payments, variable income payments, or a combination of the two. You can receive your income payments in one of the following ways (you may select more than one income plan):

 

•     life income with guaranteed number of payments

 

•     joint and survivor life income with guaranteed number of payments

 

•     guaranteed number of payments for a specified period

 

•     life income with cash refund

 

•     joint life income with cash refund

 

•     life income with installment refund

 

•     joint life income with installment refund

  Prior to January 1, 2004, Allstate Life also offered two Retirement Income Guarantee Options that guarantee a minimum amount of fixed income payments you can receive if you elect to receive income payments.
  In addition, we offer an Income Protection Benefit Option that guarantees that your variable income payments will not fall below a certain level.
DEATH BENEFITS  

If you, the Annuitant, or Co-Annuitant die before the Payout Start Date, we will pay a death benefit subject to the conditions described in the Contract. In addition to the death benefit included in your Contract (“RETURN OF PREMIUM DEATH BENEFIT” or “ROP DEATH BENEFIT”), the death benefit options we currently offer include:

 

  MAV DEATH BENEFIT OPTION;

 

  ENHANCED BENEFICIARY PROTECTION (ANNUAL INCREASE) OPTION; and

 

  EARNINGS PROTECTION DEATH BENEFIT OPTION

 

  The SureIncome Plus Option and SureIncome For Life Option also include a death benefit option, the SureIncome Return of Premium Death Benefit, (“SUREINCOME ROP DEATH BENEFIT”).

TRANSFERS

 

Before the Payout Start Date, you may transfer your Contract Value among the investment alternatives, with certain restrictions. The minimum amount you may transfer is $100 or the amount remaining in the investment alternative, if less. The minimum amount that can be transferred into the Standard Fixed Account or Market Value Adjusted Account Options is $100.

  A charge may apply after the 12th transfer in each Contract Year. See page 54 for information about short term trading fees.

WITHDRAWALS

 

You may withdraw some or all of your Contract Value at any time during the Accumulation Phase and during the Payout Phase in certain cases. In general, you must withdraw at least $50 at a time. Withdrawals taken prior to the Payout Start Date are generally considered to come from the earnings in the Contract first. If the Contract is tax-qualified, generally all withdrawals are treated as distributions of earnings. Withdrawals of earnings are taxed as ordinary income and, if taken prior to age 59 1/2, may be subject to an additional 10% federal tax penalty. A withdrawal charge and a MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT may also apply.

  If any withdrawal reduces your Contract Value to less than $1,000, we will treat the request as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value unless the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option is in effect under your Contract. Your Contract will terminate if you withdraw all of your Contract Value.

 

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HOW THE CONTRACTS WORK

Each Contract basically works in two ways.

First, each Contract can help you (we assume you are the “CONTRACT OWNER”) save for retirement because you can invest in your Contract’s investment alternatives and generally pay no federal income taxes on any earnings until you withdraw them. You do this during what we call the “ACCUMULATION PHASE” of the Contract. The Accumulation Phase begins on the date we issue your Contract (we call that date the “ISSUE DATE”) and continues until the Payout Start Date, which is the date we apply your money to provide income payments. During the Accumulation Phase, you may allocate your purchase payments to any combination of the Variable Sub-Accounts and/or Fixed Account Options. If you invest in a Fixed Account Option, you will earn a fixed rate of interest that we declare periodically. If you invest in any of the Variable Sub-Accounts, your investment return will vary up or down depending on the performance of the corresponding Portfolios.

Second, each Contract can help you plan for retirement because you can use it to receive retirement income for life and/ or for a pre-set number of years, by selecting one of the income payment options (we call these “INCOME PLANS”) described on page 62. You receive income payments during what we call the “PAYOUT PHASE” of the Contract, which begins on the Payout Start Date and continues until we make the last payment required by the Income Plan you select. During the Payout Phase, if you select a fixed income payment option, we guarantee the amount of your payments, which will remain fixed. If you select a variable income payment option, based on one or more of the Variable Sub-Accounts, the amount of your payments will vary up or down depending on the performance of the corresponding Portfolios. The amount of money you accumulate under your Contract during the Accumulation Phase and apply to an Income Plan will determine the amount of your income payments during the Payout Phase.

The timeline below illustrates how you might use your Contract.

 

Issue   Payout Start        

Date

 

Accumulation Phase

 

Date

 

Payout Phase

You buy a Contract   You save for retirement   You elect to receive income payments or receive a lump sum payment  

You can receive income payments

for a set period for life

  Or You can receive income payments

Other income payment options are also available. See “INCOME PAYMENTS.”

As the Contract Owner, you exercise all of the rights and privileges provided by the Contract. If you die, any surviving Contract Owner or, if there is none, the BENEFICIARY will exercise the rights and privileges provided by the Contract. See “The Contracts.” In addition, if you die before the Payout Start Date, we will pay a death benefit to any surviving Contract Owner or, if there is none, to your Beneficiary. See “Death Benefits.”

Please call us at 1-800-203-0068 if you have any question about how the Contracts work.

 

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EXPENSE TABLE

The table below lists the expenses that you will bear directly or indirectly when you buy a Contract. The table and the examples that follow do not reflect premium taxes that may be imposed by the state where you reside. For more information about Variable Account expenses, see “Expenses,” below. For more information about Portfolio expenses, please refer to the prospectuses for the Portfolios.

CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES

Withdrawal Charge (as a percentage of purchase payments withdrawn)/* /

Number of Complete Years Since We Received the Purchase Payment Being Withdrawn/Applicable Charge:

 

Contract:

   0     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     7+  

Allstate Advisor

     7     7     6     5     4     3     2     0     0

Allstate Advisor

                  

Preferred with:

                  

5-Year Withdrawal Charge Option

     7     6     5     4     3     0      

3-Year Withdrawal Charge Option

     7     6     5     0          

No Withdrawal Charge Option

     None   

All Contracts:

                  

Annual Contract

                  

Maintenance Charge

     $30**   

Transfer Fee

     up to 2.00% of the amount transferred***   

 

* Each Contract Year, you may withdraw a portion of your purchase payments (and/or your earnings, in the case of Charitable Remainder Trusts) without incurring a withdrawal charge (“Free Withdrawal Amount”). See “Withdrawal Charges” for more information.
** Waived in certain cases. See “Expenses.”
*** Applies solely to the 13th and subsequent transfers within a Contract Year, excluding transfers due to dollar cost averaging and automatic portfolio rebalancing. We are currently assessing a transfer fee of 1.00% of the amount transferred, however, we reserve the right to raise the transfer fee to up to 2.00% of the amount transferred.

VARIABLE ACCOUNT ANNUAL EXPENSES

(AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSET VALUE DEDUCTED FROM EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT)

If you select the basic Contract without any optional benefits, your Variable Account expenses would be as follows:

 

Basic Contract (without any optional benefit)

   Mortality and Expense Risk
Charge
    Administrative
Expense Charge*
 

Allstate Advisor

     1.10     0.19

Allstate Advisor Preferred (5- year Withdrawal Charge Option)

     1.40     0.19

Allstate Advisor Preferred (3- year Withdrawal Charge Option)

     1.50     0.19

Allstate Advisor Preferred (No Withdrawal Charge Option)

     1.60     0.19

 

     Total Variable Account
Annual Expense
 

Basic Contract (without any optional benefit)

  

Allstate Advisor

     1.29

Allstate Advisor Preferred (5- year Withdrawal Charge Option)

     1.59

Allstate Advisor Preferred (3- year Withdrawal Charge Option)

     1.69

Allstate Advisor Preferred (No Withdrawal Charge Option)

     1.79

 

* We reserve the right to raise the administrative expense charge to 0.35%. However, we will not increase the charge once we issue your Contract.

Each Contract also offers optional riders that may be added to the Contract. For each optional rider you select, you would pay the following additional mortality and expense risk charge associated with each rider.

 

MAV Death Benefit Option    0.20% (up to 0.30% for Options added in the future)

Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option

   0.30 %

Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (issue age 0-70)

   0.25% (up to 0.35% for Options added in the future)

Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (issue age 71-79)

   0.40% (up to 0.50% for Options added in the future)

 

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If you select the Options with the highest possible combination of mortality and expense risk charges, your Variable Account expenses would be as follows, assuming current expenses:

 

Contract with the MAV Death Benefit Option, Enhanced Beneficiary Protection
(Annual Increase) Option, and Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (issue
age 71-79)

   Mortality and Expense
Risk Charge*
    Administrative
Expense Charge*
 

Allstate Advisor

     2.00     0.19

Allstate Advisor Preferred (5- year Withdrawal Charge Option)

     2.30     0.19

Allstate Advisor Preferred (3- year Withdrawal Charge Option)

     2.40     0.19

Allstate Advisor Preferred (No Withdrawal Charge Option)

     2.50     0.19

 

Contract with the MAV Death Benefit Option, Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual
Increase) Option, and Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (issue age 71-79)

   Total Variable Account
Annual Expense
 

Allstate Advisor

     2.19

Allstate Advisor Preferred (5- year Withdrawal Charge Option)

     2.49

Allstate Advisor Preferred (3- year Withdrawal Charge Option)

     2.59

Allstate Advisor Preferred (No Withdrawal Charge Option)

     2.69

 

* As described above the administrative expense charge and the mortality and expense charge for certain Options may be higher for future Contracts. However, we will not increase the administrative expense charge once we issue your Contract, and we will not increase the charge for an Option once we add the Option to your Contract.

TRUERETURN(SM) ACCUMULATION BENEFIT OPTION FEE

(ANNUAL RATE AS A PERCENTAGE OF BENEFIT BASE ON A CONTRACT ANNIVERSARY)

TrueReturn(SM) Accumulation Benefit Option 0.50%*

 

* Up to 1.25% for TrueReturn Options added in the future. See “TrueReturn(SM) Accumulation Benefit Option” for details.

SUREINCOME WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION FEE*

(ANNUAL RATE AS A PERCENTAGE OF BENEFIT BASE ON A CONTRACT ANNIVERSARY)

SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option 0.50%**

 

* Effective May 1, 2006, we ceased offering the SureIncome Option except in a limited number of states.

 

** Up to 1.25% for SureIncome Options added in the future. See “SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option” for details.

SUREINCOME PLUS WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION FEE

(ANNUAL RATE AS A PERCENTAGE OF BENEFIT BASE ON A CONTRACT ANNIVERSARY)

SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option 0.65%*

 

* Up to 1.25% for SureIncome Plus Options added in the future. See “SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option” for details.

SUREINCOME FOR LIFE WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION FEE

(ANNUAL RATE AS A PERCENTAGE OF BENEFIT BASE ON A CONTRACT ANNIVERSARY)

SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option 0.65%*

 

* Up to 1.25% for SureIncome For Life Options added in the future. See “SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option” for details.

RETIREMENT INCOME GUARANTEE OPTION FEE*

(ANNUAL RATE AS A PERCENTAGE OF INCOME BASE ON A CONTRACT ANNIVERSARY)

RIG 1 0.40% RIG 2 0.55%

 

* We discontinued offering the Retirement Income Guarantee Option as of January 1, 2004. Fees shown apply to owners who selected the option prior to January 1, 2004.

 

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SPOUSAL PROTECTION BENEFIT (CO-ANNUITANT) OPTION FEE

(AS A PERCENTAGE OF CONTRACT VALUE ON EACH CONTRACT ANNIVERSARY)

Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option 0.10%*

 

* Applies to Contract Owners who select the option on or after January 1, 2005. Up to 0.15% for options added in the future.

SPOUSAL PROTECTION BENEFIT (CO-ANNUITANT) OPTION FOR CUSTODIAL INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS FEE

(AS A PERCENTAGE OF CONTRACT VALUE ON EACH CONTRACT ANNIVERSARY)

Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial 0.10%* Individual Retirement Accounts

 

* Applies to Contract Owners who select the option on or after January 1, 2005. Up to 0.15% for options added in the future.

If you select the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option or Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts on or after January 1, 2005, you will pay a Rider Fee at the annual rate of 0.10% of the Contract Value on each Contract Anniversary. We reserve the right to increase the annual Rider Fee to up to 0.15% of the Contract Value. If you selected either of these Options prior to January 1, 2005, there is no charge associated with your Option. See “Spousal Protection Benefit {Co-Annuitant) Option Fee and Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee” for details.

INCOME PROTECTION BENEFIT OPTION

(AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE AVERAGE DAILY NET VARIABLE ACCOUNT ASSETS SUPPORTING THE

VARIABLE INCOME PAYMENTS TO WHICH THE OPTION APPLIES)

Income Protection Benefit Option 0.50%*

 

* The charge for the Income Protection Benefit Option applies during the Payout Phase. We reserve the right to raise the charge to up to 0.75% for Options added in the future. See “Income Payments - Income Protection Benefit Option” for details.

 

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PORTFOLIO ANNUAL EXPENSES - MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM

The next table shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the Portfolios that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the Contract. Advisers and/or other service providers of certain Portfolios may have agreed to waive their fees and/or reimburse Portfolio expenses in order to keep the Portfolios’ expenses below specified limits. The range of expenses shown in this table does not show the effect of any such fee waiver or expense reimbursement.

ANNUAL PORTFOLIO EXPENSES

 

     Minimum     Maximum  

Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses/(1)/ (expenses that are deducted from Portfolio assets, which may include management fees, distribution and/or services (12b-1) fees, and other expenses)

     0.35     1.73

More detail concerning each Portfolio’s fees and expenses appears in the prospectus for each Portfolio.

 

(1) Expenses are shown as a percentage of Portfolio average daily net assets (before any waiver or reimbursement) as of December 31, 2006 (except as otherwise noted).

 

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EXAMPLE 1

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Contracts with the cost of investing in other variable annuity contracts. These costs include Contract owner transaction expenses, Contract fees, Variable Account annual expenses, and Portfolio fees and expenses.

The example shows the dollar amount of expenses that you would bear directly or indirectly if you:

 

  invested $10,000 in the Contract for the time periods indicated;

 

  earned a 5% annual return on your investment;

 

  surrendered your Contract, or you began receiving income payments for a specified period of less than 120 months, at the end of each time period;

 

  elected the MAV Death Benefit Option and the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option;

 

  elected the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option (assuming issue age 71-79);

 

  elected the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option; and

 

  elected the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option.

THE EXAMPLE DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TAXES OR TAX PENALTIES YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO PAY IF YOU SURRENDER YOUR CONTRACT.

The first line of the example assumes that the maximum fees and expenses of any of the Portfolios are charged. The second line of the example assumes that the minimum fees and expenses of any of the Portfolios are charged. Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown below.

 

     Allstate Advisor  
     1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  

Costs Based on Maximum Annual Portfolio Expenses

   $ 1,105       $ 1,964       $ 2,835       $ 5,238   

Costs Based on Minimum Annual Portfolio Expenses

   $ 964       $ 1,552       $ 2,170       $ 4,021   

 

     Allstate Advisor Preferred (5 Year)      Allstate Advisor Preferred (3 Year)  
     1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      10 Years      1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  

Costs Based on Maximum Annual Portfolio Expenses

   $ 1,051       $ 1,967       $ 2,720       $ 5,481       $ 1,061       $ 1,656       $ 2,766       $ 5,560   

Costs Based on Minimum Annual Portfolio Expenses

   $ 909       $ 1,558       $ 2,063       $ 4,300       $ 920       $ 1,248       $ 2,112       $ 4,392   

 

     Allstate Advisor Preferred (0 Year)  
     1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  

Costs Based on Maximum Annual Portfolio Expenses

   $ 561       $ 1,685       $ 2,812       $ 5,638   

Costs Based on Minimum Annual Portfolio Expenses

   $ 420       $ 1,278       $ 2,161       $ 4,482   

EXAMPLE 2

This Example uses the same assumptions as Example 1 above, except that it assumes you decided not to surrender your Contract, or you began receiving income payments for a specified period of at least 120 months, at the end of each time period.

 

     Allstate Advisor  
     1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  

Costs Based on Maximum Annual Portfolio Expenses

   $ 510       $ 1,539       $ 2,580       $ 5,238   

Costs Based on Minimum Annual Portfolio Expenses

   $ 369       $ 1,127       $ 1,915       $ 4,021   

 

     Allstate Advisor Preferred (5 Year)      Allstate Advisor Preferred (3 Year)  
     1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      10 Years      1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  

Costs Based on Maximum Annual Portfolio Expenses

   $ 541       $ 1,627       $ 2,720       $ 5,481       $ 551       $ 1,656       $ 2,766       $ 5,560   

Costs Based on Minimum Annual Portfolio Expenses

   $ 399       $ 1,218       $ 2,063       $ 4,300       $ 410       $ 1,248       $ 2,112       $ 4,392   

 

     Allstate Advisor Preferred (0 Year)  
     1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  

Costs Based on Maximum Annual Portfolio Expenses

   $ 561       $ 1,685       $ 2,812       $ 5,638   

Costs Based on Minimum Annual Portfolio Expenses

   $ 420       $ 1,278       $ 2,161       $ 4,482   

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT EXAMPLES AND NOT A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR FUTURE EXPENSES. YOUR RATE OF RETURN MAY BE HIGHER OR LOWER THAN 5%, WHICH IS NOT GUARANTEED. THE EXAMPLES DO NOT ASSUME THAT ANY PORTFOLIO EXPENSE WAIVERS OR REIMBURSEMENT ARRANGEMENTS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE PERIODS PRESENTED. THE EXAMPLES REFLECT THE FREE WITHDRAWAL AMOUNTS, IF APPLICABLE, AND THE DEDUCTION OF THE ANNUAL CONTRACT MAINTENANCE CHARGE OF $30 EACH YEAR. THE ABOVE EXAMPLES ASSUME YOU HAVE SELECTED THE MAV DEATH BENEFIT

 

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OPTION AND THE ENHANCED BENEFICIARY PROTECTION (ANNUAL INCREASE) OPTION, THE EARNINGS PROTECTION DEATH BENEFIT OPTION (ASSUMING THE OLDEST CONTRACT OWNER OR ANNUITANT IS AGE 71 OR OLDER, AND ALL ARE AGE 79 OR YOUNGER ON THE RIDER APPLICATION DATE), THE SPOUSAL PROTECTION BENEFIT (CO-ANNUITANT) OPTION AND THE SUREINCOME PLUS WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION. IF ANY OR ALL OF THESE FEATURES WERE NOT ELECTED, THE EXPENSE FIGURES SHOWN ABOVE WOULD BE SLIGHTLY LOWER.

 

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION

To measure the value of your investment in the Variable Sub-Accounts during the Accumulation Phase, we use a unit of measure we call the “ACCUMULATION UNIT.” Each Variable Sub-Account has a separate value for its Accumulation Units we call “ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE.” Accumulation Unit Value is analogous to, but not the same as, the share price of a mutual fund.

Accumulation Unit Values for the lowest and highest available combinations of Contract charges that affect Accumulation Unit Values for each Contract are shown in Appendix K to this prospectus. The Statement of Additional Information contains the Accumulation Unit Values for all other available combinations of Contract charges that affect Accumulation Unit Values for each Contract. The consolidated financial statements of Allstate Life and the financial statements of the Variable Account, which are comprised of the underlying financial statements of the Sub-Accounts, appear in the Statement of Additional Information.

THE CONTRACTS

CONTRACT OWNER

Each Contract is an agreement between you, the Contract Owner, and Allstate Life, a life insurance company. As the Contract Owner, you may exercise all of the rights and privileges provided to you by the Contract. That means it is up to you to select or change (to the extent permitted):

 

  the investment alternatives during the Accumulation and Payout Phases,

 

  the amount and timing of your purchase payments and withdrawals,

 

  the programs you want to use to invest or withdraw money,

 

  the income payment plan(s) you want to use to receive retirement income,

 

  the Annuitant (either yourself or someone else) on whose life the income payments will be based,

 

  the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries who will receive the benefits that the Contract provides when the last surviving Contract Owner or the Annuitant dies, and

 

  any other rights that the Contract provides, including restricting income payments to Beneficiaries.

If you die, any surviving joint Contract Owner or, if none, the Beneficiary may exercise the rights and privileges provided to them by the Contract. If the sole surviving Contract Owner dies after the Payout Start Date, the Primary Beneficiary will receive any guaranteed income payments scheduled to continue.

If the Annuitant dies prior to the Payout Start Date and the Contract Owner is a grantor trust not established by a business, the new Contract Owner will be the Beneficiary(ies).

The Contract cannot be jointly owned by both a non-living person and a living person unless the Contract Owner(s) assumed ownership of the Contract as a Beneficiary(ies). The maximum age of any Contract Owner on the date we receive the completed application for each Contract is 90.

If you select the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (MAV) Option, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option, or the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the maximum age of any Contract Owner on the Rider Application Date is currently age 79. If you select the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option or the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts (CSP), the maximum age of any Contract Owner or beneficial owner for CSP on the Rider Application Date is currently age 90. If you select the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option, the maximum age of any Contract Owner on the Rider Application Date is age 85. If you select the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option, the minimum and maximum ages of the oldest Contract Owner (oldest annuitant if Contract Owner is a non-living person) on the Rider Application Date are ages 50 and 79, respectively.

The Contract can also be purchased as an IRA or TSA (also known as a 403(b)). The endorsements required to qualify these annuities under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (“Code”) may limit or modify your rights and privileges under the Contract. We use the term “QUALIFIED CONTRACT” to refer to a Contract issued as an IRA, 403(b), or with a Qualified Plan.

Except for certain retirement plans, you may change the Contract Owner at any time by written notice in a form satisfactory to us. Until we receive your written notice to change the Contract Owner, we are entitled to rely on the most recent information in our files. We will provide a change of ownership form to be signed by you and filed with us. Once we accept the change, the change will take effect as of the date you signed the request. We will not be liable for any payment or settlement made prior to accepting the change. Accordingly, if you wish to change the Contract Owner, you should deliver your written notice to us promptly. Each change is subject to any payment we make or other action we take before we accept it. Changing ownership of this Contract may cause adverse tax consequences and may not be allowed under Qualified Plans. Please consult with a competent tax advisor prior to making a request for a change of Contract Owner.

 

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ANNUITANT

The Annuitant is the individual whose age determines the latest Payout Start Date and whose life determines the amount and duration of income payments (other than under Income Plan 3). You may not change the Annuitant at any time. You may designate a joint Annuitant, who is a second person on whose life income payments depend, at the time you select an Income Plan. Additional restrictions may apply in the case of Qualified Plans. The maximum age of the Annuitant on the date we receive the completed application for each Contract is age 90.

If you select the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (MAV) Death Benefit Option, Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option or the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the maximum age of any Annuitant on the Rider Application Date is age 79.

If you select the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option, the maximum age of any Annuitant on the Rider Application Date is age 90.

If you select the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts, the maximum age of any Annuitant on the Rider Application Date is age 90.

If you select the Income Protection Benefit Option, the oldest Annuitant and joint Annuitant (if applicable) must be age 75 or younger on the Payout Start Date.

If you select the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option, the maximum age of any Annuitant on the Rider Application Date is age 85. If you select the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option, the minimum and maximum ages of the oldest annuitant, if the Contract Owner is a non-living person, on the Rider Application Date are ages 50 and 79, respectively.

If you select an Income Plan that depends on the Annuitant or a joint Annuitant’s life, we may require proof of age and sex before income payments begin and proof that the Annuitant or joint Annuitant is still alive before we make each payment.

CO-ANNUITANT

SPOUSAL PROTECTION BENEFIT (CO-ANNUITANT) OPTION

Contract Owners of IRA Contracts that meet the following conditions and that elect the Spousal Protection Benefit Option may name their spouse as a Co-Annuitant:

 

  the individually owned Contract must be either a traditional, Roth, or Simplified Employee Pension IRA;

 

  the Contract Owner must be age 90 or younger on the Rider Application Date;

 

  the Co-Annuitant must be age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date; and

 

  the Co-Annuitant must be the sole Primary Beneficiary under the Contract.

Under the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option, the Co-Annuitant will be considered to be an Annuitant during the Accumulation Phase, except the Co-Annuitant will not be considered to be an Annuitant for purposes of determining the Payout Start Date or upon the death of the Co-Annuitant. You may change the Co-Annuitant to a new spouse only if you provide proof of remarriage in a form satisfactory to us. At any time, there may only be one Co-Annuitant under your Contract. See “Spousal Protection Benefit Option and Death of Co-Annuitant” for more information.

SPOUSAL PROTECTION BENEFIT (CO-ANNUITANT) OPTION FOR CUSTODIAL INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.

Contracts that meet the following conditions and that elect the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts may name the spouse of the Annuitant as a Co-Annuitant:

 

  the beneficially owned Contract must be a Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or a Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA;

 

  the Annuitant must be the beneficial owner of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA;

 

  the Co-Annuitant must be the legal spouse of the Annuitant and only one Co-Annuitant may be named;

 

  the Co-Annuitant must be the sole beneficiary of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or the Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA;

 

  the Annuitant must be age 90 or younger on the Rider Application Date; and

 

  the Co-Annuitant must be age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date.

Under the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts, the Co-Annuitant will be considered to be an Annuitant during the Accumulation Phase, except the Co-Annuitant will not be considered to be an Annuitant for purposes of determining the Payout Start Date or upon the death of the Co-Annuitant. The Co-Annuitant is not considered the beneficial owner of the Custodial Traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or the Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA. See “Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts and Death of Co-Annuitant” for more information.

BENEFICIARY

You may name one or more Primary and Contingent Beneficiaries when you apply for a Contract. The Primary Beneficiary is the person who may, in accordance with the terms of the Contract, elect to receive the death settlement (“DEATH PROCEEDS”) or become the new

 

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Contract Owner pursuant to the Contract if the sole surviving Contract Owner dies before the Payout Start Date. A Contingent Beneficiary is the person selected by the Contract Owner who will exercise the rights of the Primary Beneficiary if all named Primary Beneficiaries die before the death of the sole surviving Contract Owner.

You may change or add Beneficiaries at any time, unless you have designated an irrevocable Beneficiary. We will provide a change of Beneficiary form to be signed by you and filed with us. After we accept the form, the change of Beneficiary will be effective as of the date you signed the form. Until we accept your written notice to change a Beneficiary, we are entitled to rely on the most recent Beneficiary information in our files. We will not be liable for any payment or settlement made prior to accepting the change. Accordingly, if you wish to change your Beneficiary, you should deliver your written notice to us promptly. Each Beneficiary change is subject to any payment made by us or any other action we take before we accept the change.

You may restrict income payments to Beneficiaries by providing us with a written request. Once we accept the written request, the restriction will take effect as of the date you signed the request. Any restriction is subject to any payment made by us or any other action we take before we accept the request.

If you did not name a Beneficiary or, unless otherwise provided in the Beneficiary designation, if a named Beneficiary is no longer living and there are no other surviving Primary or Contingent Beneficiaries when the sole surviving Contract Owner dies, the new Beneficiary will be:

 

  your spouse or, if he or she is no longer alive,

 

  your surviving children equally, or if you have no surviving children,

 

  your estate.

If more than one Beneficiary survives you (or the Annuitant, if the Contract Owner is a grantor trust), we will divide the Death Proceeds among the surviving Beneficiaries according to your most recent written instructions. If you have not given us written instructions in a form satisfactory to us, we will pay the Death Proceeds in equal amounts to the surviving Beneficiaries. If there is more than one Beneficiary in a class (e.g., more than one Primary Beneficiary) and one of the Beneficiaries predeceases the Contract Owner (the Annuitant if the Contract Owner is a grantor trust), the remaining Beneficiaries in that class will divide the deceased Beneficiary’s share in proportion to the original share of the remaining Beneficiaries.

For purposes of this Contract, in determining whether a living person, including a Contract Owner, Primary Beneficiary, Contingent Beneficiary, or Annuitant (“Living Person A”) has survived another living person, including a Contract Owner, Primary Beneficiary, Contingent Beneficiary, or Annuitant (“Living Person B”), Living Person A must survive Living Person B by at least 24 hours.

Otherwise, Living Person A will be conclusively deemed to have predeceased Living Person B.

Where there are multiple Beneficiaries, we will only value the Death Proceeds at the time the first Beneficiary submits the necessary documentation in good order. Any Death Proceeds amounts attributable to any Beneficiary which remain in the Variable Sub-Accounts are subject to investment risk. If there is more than one Beneficiary taking shares of the Death Proceeds, each Beneficiary will be treated as a separate and independent owner of his or her respective share of the Death Proceeds. Each Beneficiary will exercise all rights related to his or her share of the Death Proceeds, including the sole right to select a death settlement option, subject to any restrictions previously placed upon the Beneficiary. Each Beneficiary may designate a Beneficiary(ies) for his or her respective share, but that designated Beneficiary(ies) will be restricted to the death settlement option chosen by the original Beneficiary.

If there is more than one Beneficiary and one of the Beneficiaries is a corporation, trust or other non-living person, all Beneficiaries will be considered to be non-living persons.

MODIFICATION OF THE CONTRACT

Only an Allstate Life officer may approve a change in or waive any provision of the Contract. Any change or waiver must be in writing. None of our agents has the authority to change or waive the provisions of the Contract. We may not change the terms of the Contract without your consent, except to conform the Contract to applicable law or changes in the law. If a provision of the Contract is inconsistent with state law, we will follow state law.

ASSIGNMENT

You may not assign an interest in this Contract as collateral or security for a loan. However, you may assign periodic income payments under this Contract prior to the Payout Start Date. No Beneficiary may assign benefits under the Contract until they are due. We will not be bound by any assignment until the assignor signs it and files it with us. We are not responsible for the validity of any assignment. Federal law prohibits or restricts the assignment of benefits under many types of retirement plans and the terms of such plans may themselves contain restrictions on assignments. An assignment may also result in taxes or tax penalties. YOU SHOULD CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE TRYING TO ASSIGN PERIODIC INCOME PAYMENTS UNDER YOUR CONTRACT.

 

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PURCHASES

MINIMUM PURCHASE PAYMENTS

The minimum initial purchase payment for Non- Qualified Contracts is $10,000, ($2,000 for Contracts issued with an IRA or TSA). All subsequent purchase payments under a Contract must be $1,000 or more ($50 for automatic payments). You may make purchase payments at any time prior to the Payout Start Date; however, additional payments may be limited in some states. Please consult with your representative for details. The total amount of purchase payments we will accept for each Contract without our prior approval is $1,000,000. We reserve the right to accept a lesser initial purchase payment amount or lesser subsequent purchase payment amounts. We reserve the right to limit the availability of the investment alternatives for additional investments. We also reserve the right to reject any application.

AUTOMATIC ADDITIONS PROGRAM

You may make subsequent purchase payments of $50 or more per month by automatically transferring money from your bank account. Please consult with your sales representative for detailed information. The AUTOMATIC ADDITIONS PROGRAM is not available for making purchase payments into the Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option.

ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE PAYMENTS

At the time you apply for a Contract, you must decide how to allocate your purchase payment among the investment alternatives. The allocation you specify on your application will be effective immediately. All allocations must be in whole percents that total 100% or in whole dollars. You can change your allocations by calling us at 1-800-203-0068.

We will allocate your purchase payments to the investment alternatives according to your most recent instructions on file with us. Unless you notify us otherwise, we will allocate subsequent purchase payments according to the allocation for the previous purchase payment. We will effect any change in allocation instructions at the time we receive written notice of the change in good order.

We will credit the initial purchase payment that accompanies your completed application to your Contract within 2 business days after we receive the payment at our home office. If your application is incomplete, we will ask you to complete your application within 5 business days. If you do so, we will credit your initial purchase payment to your Contract within that 5 business day period. If you do not, we will return your purchase payment at the end of the 5 business day period unless you expressly allow us to hold it until you complete the application. We will credit subsequent purchase payments to the Contract at the close of the business day on which we receive the purchase payment at our home office.

We use the term “business day” to refer to each day Monday through Friday that the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. We also refer to these days as “Valuation Dates.” Our business day closes when the New York Stock Exchange closes for regular trading, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (3:00 p.m. Central Time). If we receive your purchase payment after 3:00 p.m. Central Time on any Valuation Date, we will credit your purchase payment using the Accumulation Unit Values computed on the next Valuation Date.

TRIAL EXAMINATION PERIOD

You may cancel your Contract by providing us with written notice within the Trial Examination Period, which is the 20 day period after you receive the Contract, or such longer period that your state may require. If you exercise this “RIGHT TO CANCEL,” the Contract terminates and we will pay you the full amount of your purchase payments allocated to the Fixed Account. We also will return your purchase payments allocated to the Variable Account adjusted, to the extent federal or state law permits, to reflect investment gain or loss, including the deduction of mortality and expense risk charges and administrative expense charges, that occurred from the date of allocation through the date of cancellation. If your Contract is qualified under Code Section 408(b), we will refund the greater of any purchase payments or the Contract Value.

We reserve the right to allocate your purchase payments to the Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account during the Trial Examination Period.

For Contracts purchased in California by persons age 60 and older, you may elect to defer until the end of the Trial Examination Period allocation of your purchase payment to the Variable Sub-Accounts. Unless you instruct otherwise, upon making this election, your purchase payment will be allocated to the Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account. On the next Valuation Date, 40 days after the Issue Date, your Contract Value will then be reallocated in accordance with your most recent investment allocation instructions.

State laws vary and may require a different period, other variations or adjustments. Please refer to your Contract for state specific information.

CONT RACT VALUE

On the Issue Date, the Contract Value is equal to your initial purchase payment.

 

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Thereafter, your Contract Value at any time during the Accumulation Phase is equal to the sum of the value of your Accumulation Units in the Variable Sub-Accounts you have selected, plus your value in the Fixed Account Option(s) offered by your Contract.

ACCUMULATION UNITS

To determine the number of Accumulation Units of each Variable Sub-Account to allocate to your Contract, we divide (i) the amount of the purchase payment or transfer you have allocated to a Variable Sub-Account by (ii) the Accumulation Unit Value of that Variable Sub-Account next computed after we receive your payment or transfer. For example, if we receive a $10,000 purchase payment allocated to a Variable Sub-Account when the Accumulation Unit Value for the Sub-Account is $10, we would credit 1,000 Accumulation Units of that Variable Sub-Account to your Contract. Withdrawals and transfers from a Variable Sub-Account would, of course, reduce the number of Accumulation Units of that Sub-Account allocated to your Contract.

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE

As a general matter, the Accumulation Unit Value for each Variable Sub-Account for each Contract will rise or fall to reflect:

 

  changes in the share price of the Portfolio in which the Variable Sub-Account invests, and

 

  the deduction of amounts reflecting the mortality and expense risk charge, administrative expense charge, and any provision for taxes that have accrued since we last calculated the Accumulation Unit Value.

We determine any applicable withdrawal charges, Rider Fees (if applicable), transfer fees, and contract maintenance charges separately for each Contract. They do not affect the Accumulation Unit Value. Instead, we obtain payment of those charges and fees by redeeming Accumulation Units. For details on how we compute Accumulation Unit Values, please refer to the Statement of Additional Information.

We determine a separate Accumulation Unit Value for each Variable Sub-Account for each Contract on each Valuation Date. We also determine a separate set of Accumulation Unit Values that reflect the cost of each optional benefit, or available combination thereof, offered under the Contract.

YOU SHOULD REFER TO THE PROSPECTUSES FOR THE FUNDS FOR A DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE ASSETS OF EACH PORTFOLIO ARE VALUED, SINCE THAT DETERMINATION DIRECTLY BEARS ON THE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE OF THE CORRESPONDING VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT AND, THEREFORE, YOUR CONTRACT VALUE.

TRUERETURN(SM) ACCUMULATION BENEFIT OPTION

We offer the TrueReturn(SM) Accumulation Benefit Option, which is available for an additional fee. The TrueReturn Option guarantees a minimum Contract Value on the “RIDER MATURITY DATE.” The Rider Maturity Date is determined by the length of the Rider Period which you select. The Option provides no minimum Contract Value if the Option terminates before the Rider Maturity Date. See “Termination of the TrueReturn Option” below for details on termination.

The TrueReturn Option is available at issue of the Contract, or may be added later, subject to availability and issue requirements. You may not add the TrueReturn Option to your Contract after Contract issue without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the TrueReturn Option. Currently, you may have only one TrueReturn Option in effect on your Contract at one time. You may only have one of the following in effect on your Contract at the same time: a TrueReturn Option, a Retirement Income Guarantee Option or a Withdrawal Benefit Option. The TrueReturn Option has no maximum issue age, however the Rider Maturity Date must occur before the latest Payout Start Date, which is the later of the Annuitant’s 99th birthday or the 10th Contract Anniversary. Once added to your Contract, the TrueReturn Option may be cancelled at any time on or after the 5th Rider Anniversary by notifying us in writing in a form satisfactory to us.

The “RIDER ANNIVERSARY” is the anniversary of the Rider Date. We reserve the right to extend the date on which the TrueReturn Option may be cancelled to up to the 10th Rider Anniversary at any time in our sole discretion. Any change we make will not apply to a TrueReturn Option that was added to your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change.

When you add the TrueReturn Option to your Contract, you must select a Rider Period and a Guarantee Option. The Rider Period and Guarantee Option you select determine the AB Factor, which is used to determine the Accumulation Benefit, described below. The “RIDER PERIOD” begins on the Rider Date and ends on the Rider Maturity Date. The “RIDER DATE” is the date the TrueReturn Option was made a part of your Contract. We currently offer Rider Periods ranging from 8 to 20 years depending on the Guarantee Option you select. You may select any Rider Period from among those we currently offer, provided the Rider Maturity Date occurs prior to the latest Payout Start Date. We reserve the right to offer additional Rider Periods in the future, and to discontinue offering any of the Rider Periods at any time. Each Model Portfolio Option available under a Guarantee Option has specific investment requirements that are described in the “Investment Requirements” section below and may depend upon the Rider Date of your TrueReturn Option. We reserve the right to offer additional Guarantee Options in the future, and to discontinue offering any of the Guarantee Options at any time. After the Rider Date, the Rider Period and Guarantee Option may not be changed.

 

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The TrueReturn Option may not be available in all states. We may discontinue offering the TrueReturn Option at any time to new Contract Owners and to existing Contract Owners who did not elect the Option prior to the date of discontinuance.

ACCUMULATION BENEFIT.

On the Rider Maturity Date, if the Accumulation Benefit is greater than the Contract Value, then the Contract Value will be increased to equal the Accumulation Benefit. The excess amount of any such increase will be allocated to the Putnam VT Money Market Variable Sub-Account. You may transfer the excess amount out of the Putnam VT Money Market Variable Sub-Account and into another investment alternative at any time thereafter. However, each transfer you make will count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee. Prior to the Rider Maturity Date, the Accumulation Benefit will not be available as a Contract Value, Settlement Value, or Death Proceeds. Additionally, we will not pay an Accumulation Benefit if the TrueReturn Option is terminated for any reason prior to the Rider Maturity Date. After the Rider Maturity Date, the TrueReturn Option provides no additional benefit.

The “ACCUMULATION BENEFIT” is equal to the Benefit Base multiplied by the AB Factor. The “AB FACTOR” is determined by the Rider Period and Guarantee Option you selected as of the Rider Date. The following table shows the AB Factors available for the Rider Periods and Guarantee Options we currently offer.

 

AB FACTORS  
RIDER PERIOD    GUARANTEE     GUARANTEE  

(NUMBER OF YEARS)

   OPTION 1     OPTION 2  

8

     100.0     NA   

9

     112.5     NA   

10

     125.0     100.0

11

     137.5     110.0

12

     150.0     120.0

13

     162.5     130.0

14

     175.0     140.0

15

     187.5     150.0

16

     200.0     160.0

17

     212.5     170.0

18

     225.0     180.0

19

     237.5     190.0

20

     250.0     200.0

The following examples illustrate the Accumulation Benefit calculations under Guarantee Options 1 and 2 on the Rider Maturity Date. For the purpose of illustrating the Accumulation Benefit calculation, the examples assume the Benefit Base is the same on the Rider Date and the Rider Maturity Date.

Example 1: Guarantee Option 1

 

Guarantee Option:

     1   

Rider Period:

     15   

AB Factor:

     187.5

Rider Date:

     1/2/04   

Rider Maturity Date:

     1/2/19   

Benefit Base on Rider Date:

   $ 50,000   

On the Rider Maturity Date (1/2/19):

Accumulation Benefit = Benefit Base on Rider Maturity Date X AB Factor

= $50,000 X 187.5%

= $93,750

Example 2: Guarantee Option 2

 

Guarantee Option:

     2   

Rider Period:

     15   

AB Factor:

     150.0

Rider Date:

     1/2/04   

Rider Maturity Date:

     1/2/19   

Benefit Base on Rider Date:

   $ 50,000   

Benefit Base on rider Maturity Date:

   $ 50,000   

On the Rider Maturity Date (1/2/19):

Accumulation Benefit = Benefit Base on Rider

    Maturity Date X AB Factor

= $50,000 X 150.0%

= $75,000

Guarantee Option 1 offers a higher AB Factor and more rider periods than Guarantee Option 2. Guarantee Option 1 and Guarantee Option 2 have different investment restrictions. See “Investment Requirements” below for more information.

BENEFIT BASE.

The Benefit Base is used solely for purposes of determining the Rider Fee and the Accumulation Benefit. The Benefit Base is not available as a Contract Value, Settlement Value, or Death Proceeds. On the Rider Date, the “Benefit Base” is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date, the Benefit Base will be recalculated for purchase payments and withdrawals as follows:

 

  The Benefit Base will be increased by purchase payments made prior to or on the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date. Subject to the terms and conditions of your Contract, you may add purchase payments after this date, but they will not be included in the calculation of the Benefit Base. THEREFORE, IF YOU PLAN TO MAKE PURCHASE PAYMENTS AFTER THE FIRST CONTRACT ANNIVERSARY FOLLOWING THE RIDER DATE, YOU SHOULD CONSIDER CAREFULLY WHETHER THIS OPTION IS APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR NEEDS.

 

  The Benefit Base will be decreased by a Withdrawal Adjustment for each withdrawal you make. The

 

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Withdrawal Adjustment is equal to (a) divided by (b), with the result multiplied by (c), where:

(a) = the withdrawal amount;

(b) = the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal; and

(c) = the Benefit Base immediately prior to the withdrawal.

Withdrawals taken prior to annuitization (referred to in this prospectus as the Payout Phase) are generally considered to come from the earnings in the Contract first. If the Contract is tax-qualified, generally all withdrawals are treated as distributions of earnings. Withdrawals of earnings are taxed as ordinary income and, if taken prior to age 59 1/2, may be subject to an additional 10% federal tax penalty. A withdrawal charge also may apply. See Appendix G for numerical examples that illustrate how the Withdrawal Adjustment is applied.

The Benefit Base will never be less than zero.

INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS.

If you add the TrueReturn Option to your Contract, you must adhere to certain requirements related to the investment alternatives in which you may invest during the Rider Period. The specific requirements will depend on the model portfolio option (“Model Portfolio Option”) you have selected and the effective date of your TrueReturn Option. These requirements are described below in more detail. These requirements may include, but are not limited to, maximum investment limits on certain Variable Sub-Accounts or on certain Fixed Account Options, exclusion of certain Variable Sub-Accounts or of certain Fixed Account Options, required minimum allocations to certain Variable Sub-Accounts, and restrictions on transfers to or from certain investment alternatives. We may also require that you use the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program. We may change the specific requirements that are applicable to a Guarantee Option or a Model Portfolio Option available under a Guarantee Option at any time in our sole discretion. Any changes we make will not apply to a TrueReturn Option that was made a part of your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change, except for changes made due to a change in investment alternatives available under the Contract. Any changes we make will apply to a new TrueReturn Option elected subsequent to the change pursuant to the Rider Trade-In Option.

When you add the TrueReturn Option to your Contract, you must allocate your entire Contract Value as follows:

(1) to a Model Portfolio Option available with the Guarantee Option you selected, as defined below; or

(2) to the DCA Fixed Account Option and then transfer all purchase payments and interest according to a Model Portfolio Option available with the Guarantee Option you selected; or

(3) to a combination of (1) and (2) above.

For (2) and (3) above, the requirements for the DCA Fixed Account Option must be met. See the “Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option” section of this prospectus for more information.

On the Rider Date, you must select only one of the Model Portfolio Options in which to allocate your Contract Value. We currently offer one Model Portfolio Option with each of the available Guarantee Options. The Model Portfolio Options that are available under Guarantee Options may differ depending upon the effective date of your TrueReturn Option. Please refer to the Model Portfolio Option 1, Model Portfolio Option 2, and Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds Model Portfolio Options sections below for more details. We may add Model Portfolio Options in the future. In addition, if the investment alternatives available under the Contract change, we may revise the Model Portfolio Options. The following table summarizes the Model Portfolio Option currently available for use with each Guarantee Period under the TrueReturn Option:

 

GUARANTEE OPTION 1

  

GUARANTEE OPTION 2

*Model Portfolio Option 1    *Model Portfolio Option 2
*Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Fund Model Portfolio Option    *Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Fund Model Portfolio Option
*Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Fund Model Portfolio Option   
*Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Fund Model Portfolio Option
*Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Fund Model Portfolio Option
*Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Fund Model Portfolio Option

 

* NOTE: FIDELITY VIP FREEDOM FUNDS MODEL PORTFOLIO OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE AS MODEL PORTFOLIO OPTIONS UNDER GUARANTEE OPTION 1 AND GUARANTEE OPTION 2 (RIDER DATE PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1, 2004). FOR GUARANTEE OPTION 2 (RIDER DATE ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2004), THE FIDELITY VIP FREEDOM FUNDS ARE PART OF THE AVAILABLE VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS LISTED UNDER MODEL PORTFOLIO OPTION 2. PLEASE NOTE THAT ONLY CERTAIN FIDELITY VIP FREEDOM FUNDS MODEL PORTFOLIO OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE WITH YOUR TRUERETURN OPTION AS SUMMARIZED IN THE TABLE ABOVE.

You may not allocate any of your Contract Value to the Standard Fixed Account Option or to the MVA Fixed Account Option. You must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to the Standard Fixed Account Option or to the MVA Fixed Account Option to the Variable Sub-Accounts prior to adding the TrueReturn Option to your Contract. Transfers from the MVA Fixed Account Option may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment. You may allocate any portion of your purchase payments to the DCA Fixed Account Option on the Rider Date, provided the DCA Fixed Account Option is available with your Contract and in your state. See the “Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option” section of this prospectus for more information. We use the term

 

 

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“Transfer Period Account” to refer to each purchase payment allocation made to the DCA Fixed Account Option for a specified term length. At the expiration of a Transfer Period Account any remaining amounts in the Transfer Period Account will be transferred to the Variable Sub-Accounts according to the percentage allocations for the Model Portfolio you selected.

Any subsequent purchase payments made to your Contract will be allocated to the Variable Sub-Accounts according to your most recent instructions on file with us. You must comply with any required percentage allocations for the Model Portfolio Option you have selected. You may also request that purchase payments be allocated to the DCA Fixed Account Option. Purchase payments allocated to the DCA Fixed Account Option must be $100 or more. Any withdrawals you request will reduce your Contract Value invested in each of the investment alternatives on a pro rata basis in the proportion that your Contract Value in each bears to your total Contract Value in all Variable Sub-Accounts, unless you request otherwise.

MODEL PORTFOLIO OPTION 1.

If you choose or transfer your entire Contract Value into Model Portfolio Option 1 under Guarantee Option 1, you must allocate a certain percentage of your Contract Value into each of three asset categories. Please note that certain investment alternatives are not available under Model Portfolio Option 1. You may choose the Variable Sub-Accounts in which you want to invest, provided you maintain the percentage allocation requirements for each category. You may also make transfers among the Variable Sub-Accounts within each category at any time, provided you maintain the percentage allocation requirements for each category. However, each transfer you make will count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee.

Effective October 1, 2004, certain Variable Sub-Accounts under Model Portfolio 1 were reclassified into different asset categories. These changes apply to TrueReturn Options effective prior to and on or after October 1, 2004. The following table describes the percentage allocation requirements for Model Portfolio Option 1 and Variable Sub-Accounts available under each category (1, 4):

MODEL PORTFOLIO OPTION 1

20% Category A

50% Category B

30% Category C

0% Category D

CATEGORY A

Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account

CATEGORY B

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer High Income/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer Strategic Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Putnam VT High Yield - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Income - Class IB Sub-Account Van Kampen UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account (2) Van Kampen UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account (2)

CATEGORY C

Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account Oppenheimer Balanced/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer Main Street(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer MidCap/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

 

 

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Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT International Equity - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Investors - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT New Value - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account (1) Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account (1) Putnam VT Voyager - Class IB Sub-Account STI Classic Capital Appreciation Sub-Account (3) STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Sub-Account (3) STI Classic Small Cap Value Equity Sub-Account STI Classic Large Cap Value Equity Sub-Account Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account Van Kampen LIT Strategic Growth, Class II Sub-Account Van Kampen LIT Growth and Income, Class II Sub-Account Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account (2) Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account (2) Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account (2) Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account (2)

CATEGORY D

(VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS NOT AVAILABLE UNDER MODEL PORTFOLIO OPTION 1)

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Oppenheimer Global Securities/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Putnam VT Health Sciences -

Class IB Sub-Account (1) Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account (1) Putnam VT Vista - Class IB Sub-Account

STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Sub-Account (3) Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account (4) Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account (2) Van Kampen UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account (2)

EACH CALENDAR QUARTER, WE WILL USE THE AUTOMATIC PORTFOLIO REBALANCING PROGRAM TO AUTOMATICALLY REBALANCE YOUR CONTRACT VALUE IN EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT AND RETURN IT TO THE PERCENTAGE ALLOCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MODEL PORTFOLIO OPTION

1. WE WILL USE THE PERCENTAGE ALLOCATIONS AS OF YOUR MOST RECENT INSTRUCTIONS.

1) Effective October 1, 2004, the following Variable Sub-Accounts closed to new investments: the Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account, the Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account, the Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account, and the Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account.*

2) Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., the adviser to the UIF Portfolios, does business in certain instances using the name Van Kampen.

3) Effective May 31, 2007, the STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund, the STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Fund, and the STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Fund will change their names to STI Classic Large Cap Growth Stock Fund, STI Classic Large Cap Core Equity Fund, and STI Classic Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund, respectively.

4) Effective May 1, 2006, the Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account closed to new investments.*

 

* AS NOTED ABOVE, CERTAIN VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS ARE CLOSED TO NEW INVESTMENTS. IF YOU INVESTED IN THESE VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE CLOSE DATE, YOU MAY CONTINUE YOUR INVESTMENTS. IF PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE CLOSE DATE, YOU ENROLLED IN ONE OF OUR AUTOMATIC TRANSACTION PROGRAMS, SUCH AS AUTOMATIC ADDITIONS, PORTFOLIO REBALANCING OR DOLLAR COST AVERAGING, WE WILL CONTINUE TO EFFECT AUTOMATIC TRANSACTIONS TO THESE VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT PROGRAM. OUTSIDE OF THESE AUTOMATIC TRANSACTION PROGRAMS, ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. IF YOU CHOOSE TO ADD THIS TRUERETURN OPTION ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE CLOSE DATE, YOU MUST TRANSFER ANY PORTION OF YOUR CONTRACT VALUE THAT IS ALLOCATED TO THESE VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS TO ANY OF THE REMAINING VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS AVAILABLE WITH THIS TRUERETURN OPTION PRIOR TO ADDING IT TO YOUR CONTRACT.

MODEL PORTFOLIO OPTION 2.

The investment requirements under Model Portfolio Option 2 depend on the Rider Date of your TrueReturn Option.

MODEL PORTFOLIO OPTION 2 (RIDER DATE PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1, 2004)

If your TrueReturn Option Rider Date is prior to October 1, 2004 and you select Model Portfolio Option 2, you must allocate your Contract Value among four asset categories in accordance with the percentage allocation requirements set out in the table below. You may choose the Variable Sub-Accounts in which you want to invest, provided you maintain the percentage allocation requirements for each category. You may also make transfers among the Variable Sub-Accounts within each category at any time, provided you maintain the percentage allocation requirements for each category. However, each transfer you make will count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee.

The following table describes the percentage allocation requirements for Model Portfolio Option 2 (Rider Date prior to October 1, 2004) and the Variable Sub-Accounts available under each category (1, 4):

 

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MODEL PORTFOLIO OPTION 2

(RIDER DATE PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1, 2004)

10% Category A

20% Category B

50% Category C

20% Category D

CATEGORY A

Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account

CATEGORY B

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer High Income/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer Strategic Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Putnam VT High Yield - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Income - Class IB Sub-Account

Van Kampen UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account (2) Van Kampen UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account (2)

CATEGORY C

Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account Oppenheimer Balanced/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer Main Street(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT New Value - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account (1) Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account (1) STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Sub-Account (3) STI Classic Large Cap Value Equity Sub-Account Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account Van Kampen LIT Growth and Income, Class II Sub-Account Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income,

Class II Sub-Account (2) Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account (2) Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value,

Class II Sub-Account (2)

CATEGORY D

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer Global Securities/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer MidCap/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account (1) Putnam VT International Equity - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Investors - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account (1) Putnam VT Vista - Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Voyager - Class IB Sub-Account STI Classic Capital Appreciation Sub-Account (3) STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Sub-Account (3) STI Classic Small Cap Value Equity Sub-Account Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account (4) Van Kampen LIT Strategic Growth, Class II Sub-Account Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account (2) Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account (2) Van Kampen UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account (2)

THE FOLLOWING VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE UNDER MODEL PORTFOLIO OPTION 2 (RIDER DATE PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1, 2004): FIDELITY VIP FREEDOM INCOME - SERVICE CLASS 2 SUB-ACCOUNT, FIDELITY VIP FREEDOM 2010 - SERVICE CLASS 2 SUB—

 

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ACCOUNT, FIDELITY VIP FREEDOM 2020 - SERVICE CLASS 2 SUB-ACCOUNT AND FIDELITY VIP FREEDOM 2030 - SERVICE CLASS 2 SUB-ACCOUNT. INSTEAD, THE FIDELITY VIP FREEDOM FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE AS MODEL PORTFOLIO OPTIONS (SEE TABLE UNDER INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS ABOVE).

EACH CALENDAR QUARTER, WE WILL USE THE AUTOMATIC PORTFOLIO REBALANCING PROGRAM TO AUTOMATICALLY REBALANCE YOUR CONTRACT VALUE IN EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT AND RETURN IT TO THE PERCENTAGE ALLOCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MODEL PORTFOLIO OPTION 2 (RIDER DATE PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1, 2004). WE WILL USE THE PERCENTAGE ALLOCATIONS AS OF YOUR MOST RECENT INSTRUCTIONS.

1) Effective October 1, 2004, the following Variable Sub-Accounts closed to new investments: the Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account, the Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account, the Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account, and the Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account.*

2) Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., the adviser to the UIF Portfolios, does business in certain instances using the name Van Kampen.

3) Effective May 31, 2007, the STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund, the STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Fund, and the STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Fund will change their names to STI Classic Large Cap Growth Stock Fund, STI Classic Large Cap Core Equity Fund, and STI Classic Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund, respectively.

4) Effective May 1, 2006, the Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account closed to new investments.*

 

* AS NOTED ABOVE, CERTAIN VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS ARE CLOSED TO NEW INVESTMENTS. IF YOU INVESTED IN THESE VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE CLOSE DATE, YOU MAY CONTINUE YOUR INVESTMENTS. IF PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE CLOSE DATE, YOU ENROLLED IN ONE OF OUR AUTOMATIC TRANSACTION PROGRAMS, SUCH AS AUTOMATIC ADDITIONS, PORTFOLIO REBALANCING OR DOLLAR COST AVERAGING, WE WILL CONTINUE TO EFFECT AUTOMATIC TRANSACTIONS TO THESE VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT PROGRAM. OUTSIDE OF THESE AUTOMATIC TRANSACTION PROGRAMS, ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED.

MODEL PORTFOLIO OPTION 2 (RIDER DATE ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2004)

If your TrueReturn Option Rider Date is on or after October 1, 2004, and you select Model Portfolio Option 2, you may allocate your Contract Value among any of a selected group of available Variable Sub-Accounts listed below. However, you may not allocate your Contract Value among any of the excluded Variable Sub-Accounts listed below. You may choose to invest in or transfer among any of the available Variable Sub-Accounts. However, each transfer you make will count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee.

The following table lists the available and excluded Variable Sub-Accounts under Model Portfolio Option 2 (Rider Date on or after October 1, 2004)(1, 4):

MODEL PORTFOLIO OPTION 2

(RIDER DATE ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2004)

AVAILABLE

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account Oppenheimer Balanced/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer High Income/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer Main Street(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer Strategic Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer MidCap/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT High Yield - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Income - Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT International Equity - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Investors - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT New Value - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Voyager - Class IB Sub-Account STI Classic Capital Appreciation Sub-Account (2) STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Sub-Account (2) STI Classic Small Cap Value Equity Sub-Account STI Classic Large Cap Value Equity Sub-Account Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account Van Kampen LIT Strategic Growth, Class II Sub-Account Van Kampen LIT Growth and Income, Class II Sub-Account Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account Van Kampen UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account (3) Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account (3) Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account (3) Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account (3) Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account (3) Van Kampen UIF U.S. Real Estate,

Class II Sub-Account (3)

 

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EXCLUDED

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Oppenheimer Global Securities/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Putnam VT Vista - Class IB Sub-Account

STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Sub-Account (2) Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account (4) Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account (3) Van Kampen UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account (3)

1) Effective October 1, 2004, the following Variable Sub-Accounts closed to new investments: the Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account, the Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account, the Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account, and the Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account.*

2) Effective May 31, 2007, the STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund, the STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Fund, and the STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Fund will change their names to STI Classic Large Cap Growth Stock Fund, STI Classic Large Cap Core Equity Fund, and STI Classic Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund, respectively.

3) Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., the adviser to the UIF Portfolios, does business in certain instances using the name Van Kampen.

4) Effective May 1, 2006, the Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account closed to new investments.*

 

* AS NOTED ABOVE, CERTAIN VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS ARE CLOSED TO NEW INVESTMENTS. IF YOU INVESTED IN THESE VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE CLOSE DATE, YOU MAY CONTINUE YOUR INVESTMENTS. IF PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE CLOSE DATE, YOU ENROLLED IN ONE OF OUR AUTOMATIC TRANSACTION PROGRAMS, SUCH AS AUTOMATIC ADDITIONS, PORTFOLIO REBALANCING OR DOLLAR COST AVERAGING, WE WILL CONTINUE TO EFFECT AUTOMATIC TRANSACTIONS TO THESE VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT PROGRAM. OUTSIDE OF THESE AUTOMATIC TRANSACTION PROGRAMS, ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. IF YOU CHOOSE TO ADD THIS TRUERETURN OPTION ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE CLOSE DATE, YOU MUST TRANSFER ANY PORTION OF YOUR CONTRACT VALUE THAT IS ALLOCATED TO THESE VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS TO ANY OF THE REMAINING VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS AVAILABLE WITH THIS TRUERETURN OPTION PRIOR TO ADDING IT TO YOUR CONTRACT.

CANCELLATION OF THE TRUERETURN OPTION.

You may not cancel the TrueReturn Option or make transfers, changes to your investment allocations, or changes to the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program that are inconsistent with the investment restrictions applicable to your Guarantee Option and/or Model Portfolio Option prior to the 5th Rider Anniversary. Failure to comply with the investment requirements for any reason may result in the cancellation of the TrueReturn Option. On or after the 5th Rider Anniversary, we will cancel the TrueReturn Option if you make transfers, changes to your investment allocations, or changes to the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program that are inconsistent with the investment requirements applicable to your Guarantee Option and/or Model Portfolio Option. We will not cancel the TrueReturn Option or make any changes to your investment allocations or to the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program that are inconsistent with the investment restrictions applicable to your Guarantee Option until we receive notice from you that you wish to cancel the TrueReturn Option. No Accumulation Benefit will be paid if you cancel the Option prior to the Rider Maturity Date.

DEATH OF OWNER OR ANNUITANT.

If the Contract Owner or Annuitant dies before the Rider Maturity Date and the Contract is continued under Option D of the Death of Owner or Death of Annuitant provision of your Contract, as described on page 74 of this prospectus, then the TrueReturn Option will continue, unless the new Contract Owner elects to cancel this Option. If the TrueReturn Option is continued, it will remain in effect until terminated. If the Contract is not continued under Option D, then the TrueReturn Option will terminate on the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds.

RIDER TRADE-IN OPTION.

We offer a “RIDER TRADE-IN OPTION” that allows you to cancel your TrueReturn Option and immediately add a new TrueReturn Option (“NEW OPTION”), provided all of the following conditions are met:

 

  The trade-in must occur on or after the 5th Rider Anniversary and prior to the Rider Maturity Date. We reserve the right to extend the date at which time the trade-in may occur to up to the 10th anniversary of the Rider Date at any time in our sole discretion.

Any change we make will not apply to a TrueReturn Option that was added to your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change.

 

  The New Option will be made a part of your Contract on the date the existing TrueReturn Option is cancelled, provided it is cancelled for reasons other than the termination of your Contract.

 

  The New Option must be a TrueReturn Option that we make available for use with the Rider Trade-In Option.

 

  The issue requirements and terms and conditions of the New Option must be met as of the date the New Option is made a part of your Contract.

For example, if you trade-in your TrueReturn Option:

 

  the new Rider Fee will be based on the Rider Fee percentage applicable to a new TrueReturn Option at the time of trade-in;

 

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  the Benefit Base for the New Option will be based on the Contract Value as of the new Rider Date;

 

  the AB Factor will be determined by the Rider Periods and Guarantee Options available with the New Option;

 

  the Model Portfolio Options will be determined by the Model Portfolio Options offered with the Guarantee Options available with the New Option;

 

  any waiting period for canceling the New Option will start again on the new Rider Date;

 

  any waiting period for exercising the Rider Trade-In Option will start again on the new Rider Date; and

 

  the terms and conditions of the Rider Trade-In Option will be according to the requirements of the New Option.

We are also making the SureIncome Plus or SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Options available at the time of your first utilization of this TrueReturn Rider Trade-In Option. We may discontinue offering these Withdrawal Benefit Options under the Rider Trade-In Option with respect to new TrueReturn Options added in the future at anytime at our discretion. If we do so, TrueReturn Options issued prior to this time will continue to have a Withdrawal Benefit Option available at the time of the first utilization of this TrueReturn Rider Trade-In Option.

You may cancel your TrueReturn Option and immediately add a new SureIncome Plus Option or a new SureIncome For Life Option, provided all of the following conditions are met:

 

  The trade-in must occur on or after the 5th Rider Anniversary and prior to the Rider Maturity Date. At our discretion, we reserve the right to extend the date at which time the trade-in may occur up to the 10th anniversary of the Rider Date at any time. Any change we make will not apply to a TrueReturn Option that was added to your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change.

 

  The new Withdrawal Benefit Option will be made a part of your Contract on the date the existing TrueReturn Option is cancelled, provided it is cancelled for reasons other than the termination of your Contract.

 

  The new Withdrawal Benefit Option must be a Withdrawal Benefit Option that we make available for use with this Rider Trade-In Option.

 

  The issue requirements and terms and conditions of the new Withdrawal Benefit Option must be met as of the date the new Withdrawal Benefit Option is made a part of your Contract. Currently, if you select the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option by utilizing the Rider Trade-In Option, the maximum age of any Contract Owner or Annuitant on the Rider Application Date is age 85. For other Withdrawal Benefit Options that may be selected in the future utilizing the Rider Trade-In Option, issue age requirements may differ.

You should consult with your sales representative before trading in your TrueReturn Option.

TERMINATION OF THE TRUERETURN OPTION.

The TrueReturn Option will terminate on the earliest of the following to occur:

 

  on the Rider Maturity Date;

 

  on the Payout Start Date;

 

  on the date your Contract is terminated;

 

  on the date the Option is cancelled;

 

  on the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds; or

 

  on the date the Option is replaced with a New Option under the Rider Trade-In Option.

We will not pay an Accumulation Benefit if the TrueReturn Option is terminated for any reason prior to the Rider Maturity Date.

FIDELITY VIP FREEDOM FUNDS MODEL PORTFOLIO OPTIONS.

If you choose one of the Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds Model Portfolio Options or transfer your entire Contract Value into one of the Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds Model Portfolio Options we will invest your Contract Value entirely into the Fidelity VIP Freedom Sub-Account associated with the Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds Model Portfolio Option you have currently selected. The following table lists the Fidelity VIP Freedom Sub-Account associated with each Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds Model Portfolio Option:

 

FIDELITY VIP FREEDOM FUNDS

MODEL PORTFOLIO OPTIONS

  

FIDELITY VIP FREEDOM SUB-ACCOUNT

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Fund Model Portfolio Option    Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Fund Model Portfolio Option    Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Fund Model Portfolio Option    Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Fund Model Portfolio Option    Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

The Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds Model Portfolio Options are available as Model Portfolio Options under Guarantee Option 1 and Guarantee Option 2 (Rider Date prior to October 1, 2004). For Guarantee Option 2 (Rider Date on or after October 1, 2004), the Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds are part of the available Variable Sub-Accounts listed under Model Portfolio Option 2. Please note only certain Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds Model Portfolio Options are available with your TrueReturn Option as summarized in the table under Investment Requirements above.

 

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WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTIONS

“WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTIONS” is used to refer collectively to the SureIncome Withdrawal Benefit Option, the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option, and the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option. “Withdrawal Benefit Option” is used to refer to any one of the Withdrawal Benefit Options.

SUREINCOME WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION

Effective May 1, 2006, we ceased offering the SUREINCOME WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION (“SUREINCOME OPTION”), except in a limited number of states where we intend to discontinue offering the Option as soon as possible. In the states where we continue to offer the SureIncome Option, it is available for an additional fee.

The SureIncome Option provides a guaranteed withdrawal benefit that gives you the right to take limited partial withdrawals that total an amount equal to your purchase payments (subject to certain restrictions). Therefore, regardless of the subsequent fluctuations in the value of your Contract Value, you are entitled to a Benefit Payment each Benefit Year until your Benefit Base is exhausted (terms defined below).

The SureIncome Option guarantees an amount up to the “BENEFIT PAYMENT REMAINING” which will be available for withdrawal from the Contract each “BENEFIT YEAR” until the “BENEFIT BASE” (defined below) is reduced to zero. If the Contract Value is reduced to zero and the Benefit Base is still greater than zero, we will distribute an amount equal to the Benefit Base to the Contract owner as described below under the “WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT PAYOUT PHASE”.

For purposes of the SureIncome Option, “withdrawal” means the gross amount of a withdrawal before any applicable charges such as withdrawal charges, fees, taxes or adjustments including any applicable Market Value Adjustments and surrender charges. Under the SureIncome Option, we do not treat a withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value to less than $1,000 as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value.

The “RIDER DATE” is the date the SureIncome Option was made a part of your Contract. The initial Benefit Year is the period between the Rider Date and the first Contract Anniversary after the Rider Date. Each subsequent Benefit Year is identical to the Contract Year.

In those states where currently offered, the SureIncome Option is available at issue of the Contract, or may be added later, subject to availability and issue requirements. You may not add the SureIncome Option to your Contract after Contract issue without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the SureIncome Option. Currently, you may have only one Withdrawal Benefit Option (SureIncome, SureIncome Plus or SureIncome For Life) in effect on your Contract at one time. You may only have one of the following in effect on your Contract at the same time: a Withdrawal Benefit Option, a TrueReturn Option, or a Retirement Income Guarantee Option. The SureIncome Option is only available if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 85 or younger on the effective date of the Rider (the “Rider Application Date”). (The maximum age may depend on your state). The SureIncome Option is not available to be added to a Contract categorized as a Tax Sheltered Annuity as defined under Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b) at this time. We reserve the right to make the SureIncome Option available to such Contracts on a nondiscriminatory basis in the future at our discretion. Once added to your Contract, the SureIncome Option may be cancelled at any time on or after the 5th calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date by notifying us in writing in a form satisfactory to us.

In those states where the SureIncome Option is currently available, we may discontinue offering, at any time without prior notice, the Option to new Contract Owners and to existing Contract Owners who did not elect the SureIncome Option prior to the date of discontinuance.

WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT FACTOR

The “WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT FACTOR” is used to determine the “BENEFIT PAYMENT” and Benefit Payment Remaining. We currently offer a Withdrawal Benefit Factor equal to 8%. We reserve the right to make other Withdrawal Benefit Factors available in the future for new SureIncome Options and/or to eliminate the current Withdrawal Benefit Factor. Once a Withdrawal Benefit Factor has been established for a SureIncome Option, it cannot be changed after the Rider Date unless that SureIncome Option is terminated.

BENEFIT PAYMENT AND BENEFIT PAYMENT REMAINING

The Benefit Payment is the amount available at the beginning of each Benefit Year that you may withdraw during that Benefit Year. The Withdrawal Benefit Factor and the Benefit Base are used to determine your Benefit Payment. The Benefit Payment Remaining is the amount remaining after any previous withdrawals in a Benefit Year that you may withdraw without reducing your Benefit Base by more than the amount of the withdrawal and without reducing your Benefit Payment available in future Benefit Years. Please note that any purchase payments or withdrawals made on a Contract Anniversary would be applied to the Benefit Year that just ended on that Contract Anniversary.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is equal to the Benefit Payment at the beginning of each Benefit Year.

During each Benefit Year the Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by purchase payments multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor (currently 8% for new SureIncome Options) and reduced by the amount of each withdrawal. The Benefit Payment Remaining will never be less than zero.

 

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On the Rider Date, the Benefit Payment is equal to the greater of:

 

  The Contract Value multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor (currently 8% for new SureIncome Options); or

 

  The value of the Benefit Payment of the previous Withdrawal Benefit Option (attached to your Contract) which is being terminated under a rider trade-in option (see “Rider Trade-In Option” below for more information), if applicable.

After the Rider Date, the Benefit Payment will be increased by purchase payments multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor and affected by withdrawals as follows:

 

  If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Payment is unchanged.

 

  If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Payment will be the lesser of:

 

  The Benefit Payment immediately prior to the withdrawal; or

 

  The Contract Value immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal, multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor.

The Benefit Payment Remaining at the time of a withdrawal during a calendar year will be increased on a nondiscriminatory basis in order to satisfy IRS minimum distribution requirements on the Contract under which this Option has been elected. The Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by the excess of the IRS minimum distribution required on the Contract as calculated at the end of the previous calendar year and the Benefit Payment at the end of the previous calendar year. For the purposes of this calculation, the Benefit Payment Remaining will not be increased if a Withdrawal Benefit Option was not attached to this Contract as of the end of the previous calendar year. Note that any systematic withdrawal programs designed to satisfy IRS minimum distribution requirements may need to be modified to ensure guarantees under this Option are not impacted by the withdrawals. This modification may result in uneven payment amounts throughout the year.

BENEFIT BASE

The Benefit Base is not available as a Contract Value or Settlement Value. The Benefit Base is used solely to help calculate the Rider Fee, the amount that may be withdrawn and payments that may be received under the SureIncome Option. On the Rider Date, the Benefit Base is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date, the Benefit Base will be increased by purchase payments and decreased by withdrawals as follows:

 

  If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Base will be reduced by the amount of the withdrawal.

 

  If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Base will be the lesser of:

 

  The Contract Value immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal; or

 

  The Benefit Base immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal.

The Benefit Base may also be reduced in other situations as detailed in the “Contract Owner and Assignment of Payments or Interest” section below.

IF THE BENEFIT BASE IS REDUCED TO ZERO, THIS SUREINCOME OPTION WILL TERMINATE.

For numerical examples that illustrate how the values defined under the SureIncome Option are calculated, see Appendix H.

CONTRACT OWNER AND ASSIGNMENT OF PAYMENTS OR INTEREST

If you change the Contract Owner or assign any payments or interest under this Contract, as allowed, to any living or non-living person other than your spouse on or after the first calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date, the Benefit Base will be recalculated to be the lesser of the Contract Value and the Benefit Base at the time of assignment.

CONTRACT VALUE

If your Contract Value is reduced to zero due to fees or withdrawals and your Benefit Base is still greater than zero, your Contract will immediately enter the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase. Under the SureIncome Option, we currently do not treat a withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value to less than $1,000 as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value. We reserve the right to change this at any time.

WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT PAYOUT PHASE

Under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends and the Contract enters the Payout Phase subject to the following:

The “WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT PAYOUT START DATE” is the date the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase is entered and the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends.

No further withdrawals, purchase payments or any other actions associated with the Accumulation Phase can be made after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date.

Under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Payout Start Date is the first day of the next Benefit Year after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date. We reserve the right to allow other Payout Start Dates on a nondiscriminatory basis without prior notice.

 

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During the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, we will make scheduled fixed income payments to the Owner (or new Contract Owner) at the end of each month starting one month after the Payout Start Date. The amount of each payment will be equal to the Benefit Payment divided by 12, unless a payment frequency other than monthly is requested. The request must be in a form acceptable to us and processed by us before the first payment is made. (The amount of each payment will be adjusted accordingly; i.e., if the payment frequency requested is quarterly, the amount of each payment will be equal to the Benefit Payment divided by 4.) Payments will be made over a period certain such that total payments made will equal the Benefit Base on the Payout Start Date; therefore, the final payment may be less than each of the previous payments. If your Contract is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), the period certain cannot exceed that which is required by such section and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Therefore, the amount of each payment under the SureIncome Option may be larger so that the sum of the payments made over this period equals the Benefit Base on the Payout Start Date. Additionally, if your Contract is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), we will not permit a change in the payment frequency or level.

If your Contract is not subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), we reserve the right to allow other payment frequencies or levels on a nondiscriminatory basis without prior notice. In no event will we allow more than one change in the payment frequency or level during a Contract Year.

If the Owner dies before all payments have been made, the remaining payments will continue to be made to the new Contract Owner as scheduled.

Once all scheduled payments have been paid, the Contract will terminate.

Generally, you may not make withdrawals, purchase payments or take any other actions associated with the Accumulation Phase after the commencement of the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date.

INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS

If you add a SureIncome Option to your Contract, you must adhere to certain requirements related to the investment alternatives in which you may invest. These requirements are described in “INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS (APPLICABLE TO ALL WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTIONS)” below.

CANCELLATION OF THE SUREINCOME OPTION

You may not cancel the SureIncome Option prior to the 5th calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date. On or after the 5th calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date you may cancel the rider by notifying us in writing in a form satisfactory to us. We reserve the right to extend the date at which time the cancellation may occur to up to the 10th calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date at any time in our sole discretion. Any such change we make will not apply to a SureIncome Option that was added to your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change.

RIDER TRADE-IN OPTION

We offer a “RIDER TRADE-IN OPTION” that allows you to cancel your SureIncome Option and immediately add a new Withdrawal Benefit Option (“New SureIncome Option”). In most states, we currently offer the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option as the New SureIncome Option under the Rider Trade-In Option. We may also offer other Options (“New Options”) under the Rider Trade-In Option. However, you may only select one Option under this Rider Trade-In Option at the time you cancel your SureIncome Option. Currently, we are also making the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option available at the time of your first utilization of this Rider Trade-In Option so that you have the ability to switch from the SureIncome Option to the TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Option. We may discontinue offering the TrueReturn Option under the Rider Trade-In Option for New SureIncome Options added in the future at anytime at our discretion. If we do so, SureIncome Options issued prior to this time will continue to have a TrueReturn Option available at the time of the first utilization of this SureIncome Rider Trade-In Option.

This Rider Trade-in Option is available provided all of the following conditions are met:

 

  The trade-in must occur on or after the 5th calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date. We reserve the right to extend the date at which time the trade-in may occur to up to the 10th calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date at any time in our sole discretion. Any change we make will not apply to a SureIncome Option that was added to your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change.

 

  The New SureIncome Option or any New Option will be made a part of your Contract on the date the existing Option is cancelled, provided it is cancelled for reasons other than the termination of your Contract.

 

  The New SureIncome Option or any New Option must be an Option that we make available for use with this Rider Trade-In Option.

 

  The issue requirements and terms and conditions of the New SureIncome Option or the New Option must be met as of the date any such Option is made a part of your Contract. Currently, if you select the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option utilizing the Rider Trade-in Option, the maximum age of any Contract Owner or Annuitant on the Rider Application Date is age

85. For a New SureIncome Option or New Option that may be offered and selected in the future utilizing the Rider Trade-In Option, issue age requirements may differ.

 

 

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If the New Option is a New SureIncome Option, it must provide that the new Benefit Payment be greater than or equal to your current Benefit Payment as of the date the Rider Trade-In Option is exercised, if applicable.

You should consult with your sales representative before trading in your SureIncome Option.

DEATH OF OWNER OR ANNUITANT

If the Owner or Annuitant dies and the Contract is continued under Option D of the Death of Owner or Death of Annuitant provisions of your Contract, then the SureIncome Option will continue unless the Contract Owner (or new Contract Owner) elects to cancel the SureIncome Option. If the SureIncome Option is continued, it will remain in effect until terminated. If the Contract is not continued under Option D above, then the SureIncome Option will terminate on the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds.

If the Contract death settlement options are governed by an Endorsement and such Endorsement allows for the continuation of the Contract upon the death of the Owner or Annuitant by the spouse, the SureIncome Option will continue unless the new Owner elects to cancel the SureIncome Option. If the SureIncome Option is continued, it will remain in effect until terminated pursuant to Termination of the SureIncome Option below. If the Contract is not continued, then the SureIncome Option will terminate on the date we received a complete request for settlement of the Death Proceeds.

TERMINATION OF THE SUREINCOME OPTION

The SureIncome Option will terminate on the earliest of the following to occur:

 

  The Benefit Base is reduced to zero;

 

  On the Payout Start Date (except if the Contract enters the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase as defined under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase section);

 

  On the date the Contract is terminated;

 

  On the date the SureIncome Option is cancelled;

 

  On the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds; or

 

  On the date the SureIncome Option is replaced with a New Option under the Rider Trade-In Option.

SUREINCOME PLUS WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION

We offer the SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option (“SureIncome Plus Option”), except in a limited number of states where it is not currently available, for an additional fee. The SureIncome Plus Option provides a guaranteed withdrawal benefit that gives you the right to take limited partial withdrawals, which may increase during the first 10 years of the Option, that total an amount equal to your purchase payments, subject to certain restrictions. Therefore, regardless of the subsequent fluctuations in the value of your Contract Value, you are entitled to a Benefit Payment each Benefit Year until your Benefit Base is exhausted (see defined terms below). The SureIncome Plus Option also provides an additional death benefit option.

The SureIncome Plus Option guarantees an amount up to the “BENEFIT PAYMENT REMAINING” which will be available for withdrawal from the Contract each “BENEFIT YEAR” until the “BENEFIT BASE” (defined below) is reduced to zero. If the Contract Value is reduced to zero and the Benefit Base is still greater than zero, we will distribute an amount equal to the Benefit Base to the Contract Owner as described below under the “WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT PAYOUT PHASE”. Prior to the commencement of the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the SureIncome Plus Option also provides an additional death benefit option, the SureIncome Return of Premium Death Benefit (“SUREINCOME ROP DEATH BENEFIT”). This death benefit option is described below under “DEATH OF OWNER OR ANNUITANT” and in the DEATH BENEFITS section starting on page 70.

For purposes of the SureIncome Plus Option, “withdrawal” means the gross amount of a withdrawal before any applicable charges such as withdrawal charges, fees, taxes or adjustments including any applicable Market Value Adjustments and surrender charges. Under the SureIncome Plus Option, we do not treat a withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value to less than $1,000 as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value.

The “RIDER DATE” is the date the SureIncome Plus Option was made a part of your Contract. The initial Benefit Year is the period between the Rider Date and the first Contract Anniversary after the Rider Date. Each subsequent Benefit Year is identical to the Contract Year.

The SureIncome Plus Option is available at issue of the Contract, or may be added later, subject to availability and issue requirements. You may not add the SureIncome Plus Option to your Contract after Contract issue without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the SureIncome Plus Option. Currently, you may have only one Withdrawal Benefit Option in effect on your Contract at one time. You may only have one of the following in effect on your Contract at the same time: a Withdrawal Benefit Option, a TrueReturn Option, or a Retirement Income Guarantee Option. The SureIncome Plus Option is available if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 85 or younger on the effective date of the Rider (the “Rider Application Date”), (the maximum age may depend on your state). The SureIncome Plus Option may not be added to a Contract categorized as a Tax Sheltered Annuity as defined under Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b) at this time. We reserve the right to make the SureIncome Plus Option available to such Contracts on a nondiscriminatory basis in the future at our discretion. Once added to your Contract, the SureIncome Plus Option may not be cancelled at any time.

 

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We may discontinue offering the SureIncome Plus Option at any time to new Contract Owners and to existing Contract Owners who did not elect the SureIncome Plus Option prior to the date of discontinuance.

WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT FACTOR

The “WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT FACTOR” is used to determine the “BENEFIT PAYMENT” and Benefit Payment Remaining. We currently offer a Withdrawal Benefit Factor equal to 8%. We reserve the right to make other Withdrawal Benefit Factors available in the future for new SureIncome Plus Options and/or to eliminate the current Withdrawal Benefit Factor. Once a Withdrawal Benefit Factor has been established for a SureIncome Plus Option, it cannot be changed after the Rider Date.

BENEFIT PAYMENT AND BENEFIT PAYMENT REMAINING

The Benefit Payment is the amount available at the beginning of each Benefit Year that you may withdraw during that Benefit Year. The Withdrawal Benefit Factor and the Benefit Base are used to determine your Benefit Payment. The Benefit Payment Remaining is the amount remaining after any previous withdrawals in a Benefit Year that you may withdraw without reducing your Benefit Base and your SureIncome ROP Death Benefit by more than the amount of the withdrawal and without reducing your Benefit Payment available in future Benefit Years. Please note that any purchase payments or withdrawals made on a Contract Anniversary would be applied to the Benefit Year that just ended on that Contract Anniversary.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is equal to the Benefit Payment at the beginning of each Benefit Year.

During each Benefit Year the Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by purchase payments multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor (currently 8% for new SureIncome Plus Options) and reduced by the amount of each withdrawal. The Benefit Payment Remaining will never be less than zero.

On the Rider Date, the Benefit Payment is equal to the greater of:

 

  The Contract Value multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor (currently 8% for new SureIncome Plus Options); or

 

  The value of the Benefit Payment of the previous Withdrawal Benefit Option (attached to your Contract) which is being terminated under a rider trade-in option, if applicable. See RIDER TRADE-IN OPTION, above, under SUREINCOME WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION for more information.

After the Rider Date, the Benefit Payment will be increased by purchase payments multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor and affected by withdrawals as follows:

 

  If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Payment is unchanged.

If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Payment will be the lesser of:

 

  The Benefit Payment immediately prior to the withdrawal; or

 

  The Contract Value immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal, multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor.

As used in the above calculation, Contract Value incorporates the impact of any purchase payments received on the date of this withdrawal, but before the application of any SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee or Contract Maintenance Charge that may be applicable.

On each of the ten Contract Anniversaries after the Rider Date, the amount of the Benefit Payment may be increased based upon the maximum anniversary value of the Contract according to the following calculation. The Benefit Payment will be recalculated to the greater of:

 

  The Benefit Payment following the application of all purchase payments and withdrawals on that Contract Anniversary; and

 

  The Contract Value on that Contract Anniversary, following the application of all purchase payments, withdrawals, and expenses multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor.

The Benefit Payment Remaining at the time of a withdrawal during a calendar year will be increased on a nondiscriminatory basis in order to satisfy IRS minimum distribution requirements on the Contract under which this Option has been elected. The Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by the excess of the IRS minimum distribution required on the Contract as calculated at the end of the previous calendar year and the Benefit Payment at the end of the previous calendar year. For the purposes of this calculation, the Benefit Payment Remaining will not be increased if a Withdrawal Benefit Option was not attached to this Contract as of the end of the previous calendar year. Note that any systematic withdrawal programs designed to satisfy IRS minimum distribution requirements may need to be modified to ensure guarantees under this Option are not impacted by the withdrawals. This modification may result in uneven payment amounts throughout the year.

 

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BENEFIT BASE

The Benefit Base is not available as a Contract Value or Settlement Value. The Benefit Base is used solely to help calculate the Rider Fee, the amount that may be withdrawn and payments that may be received under the SureIncome Plus Option.

On the Rider Date, the Benefit Base is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date, the Benefit Base will be increased by purchase payments and decreased by withdrawals as follows:

 

  If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Base will be reduced by the amount of the withdrawal.

 

  If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Base will be the lesser of:

 

  The Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal; or

 

  The Benefit Base immediately prior to the withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal.

As used in the above calculation, Contract Value incorporates the impact of any purchase payments received on the date of this withdrawal, but before the application of any SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee or Contract Maintenance Charge that may be applicable.

On each of the ten Contract Anniversaries after the Rider Date, the amount of the Benefit Base may be increased based upon the maximum anniversary value of the Contract according to the following calculation. The Benefit Base will be recalculated to the greater of:

 

  The Benefit Base following the application of all purchase payments and withdrawals on that Contract Anniversary; and

 

  The Contract Value on that Contract Anniversary, following the application of all purchase payments, withdrawals and expenses.

The Benefit Base may also be reduced in other situations as detailed in the “Contract Owner and Assignment of Payments or Interest” section below.

IF THE BENEFIT BASE IS REDUCED TO ZERO, THIS SUREINCOME PLUS OPTION WILL TERMINATE.

For numerical examples that illustrate how the values defined under the SureIncome Plus Option are calculated, see Appendix I.

CONTRACT OWNER AND ASSIGNMENT OF PAYMENTS OR INTEREST

If you change the Contract Owner or assign any payments or interest under the Contract, as allowed, to any living or non-living person other than your spouse on or after the first calendar year anniversary of the Rider Date, the Benefit Base will be recalculated to be the lesser of the Contract Value or the Benefit Base at the time of assignment.

CONTRACT VALUE

If your Contract Value is reduced to zero due to fees or withdrawals and your Benefit Base is still greater than zero, your Contract will immediately enter the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase. Under the SureIncome Plus Option, we currently do not treat a withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value to less than $1,000 as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value. We reserve the right to change this at any time.

WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT PAYOUT PHASE

Under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends and the Contract enters the Payout Phase.

The “WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT PAYOUT START DATE” is the date the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase is entered and the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends. No further withdrawals, purchase payments or any other actions associated with the Accumulation Phase of the Contract can be made after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date. Since the Accumulation Phase ends at this point, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit no longer applies.

Under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Payout Start Date is the first day of the next Benefit Year after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date. We reserve the right to allow other Payout Start Dates on a nondiscriminatory basis without prior notice.

During the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, we will make scheduled fixed income payments to the Owner (or new Contract Owner) at the end of each month starting one month after the commencement of the Payout Start Date. The amount of each payment will be equal to the Benefit Payment divided by 12, unless a payment frequency other than monthly is requested. The request must be in a form acceptable to us and processed by us before the first payment is made. (The amount of each payment will be adjusted accordingly; i.e., if the payment frequency requested is quarterly, the amount of each payment will be equal to the Benefit Payment divided by 4.) Payments will be made over a period certain such that total payments made will equal the Benefit Base on the Payout Start Date; therefore, the final payment may be less than each of the previous payments. If your Contract is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), the period certain cannot exceed that which is required by such section and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Therefore, the amount of each payment under the SureIncome Plus Option may be larger so that the sum of the payments made over this period equals the Benefit Base on the Payout Start Date. Additionally, if your Contract is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), we will not permit a change in the payment frequency or level.

 

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If your Contract is not subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), we reserve the right to allow other payment frequencies or levels on a nondiscriminatory basis without prior notice. In no event will we allow more than one change in the payment frequency or level during a Contract Year.

If the Owner dies before all payments have been made, the remaining payments will continue to be made to the new Contract Owner as scheduled.

Once all scheduled payments have been paid, the Contract will terminate.

Generally, you may not make withdrawals, purchase payments or take any other actions associated with the Accumulation Phase after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date.

INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS

If you add a SureIncome Plus Option to your Contract, you must adhere to certain requirements related to the investment alternatives in which you may invest. These requirements are described in “INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS (APPLICABLE TO ALL WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTIONS)” below.

DEATH OF OWNER OR ANNUITANT

If the Owner or the Annuitant dies and the Contract is continued under Option D of the Death of Owner or Death of Annuitant provisions of your Contract, then the SureIncome Plus Option will continue unless the Contract Owner (or new Contract Owner) elects to cancel the SureIncome Plus Option. If the SureIncome Plus Option is continued, it will remain in effect until terminated. If the Contract is not continued under Option D above, then the SureIncome Plus Option will terminate on the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds.

If the Contract death settlement options are governed by an Endorsement and such Endorsement allows for the continuation of the Contract upon the death of the Owner or Annuitant by the spouse, the SureIncome Plus Option will continue unless the new Owner elects to cancel the SureIncome Plus Option. If the SureIncome Plus Option is continued, it will remain in effect until terminated pursuant to Termination of the SureIncome Plus Option below. If the Contract is not continued, then the SureIncome Plus Option will terminate on the date we received a complete request for settlement of the Death Proceeds.

The SureIncome Plus Option also makes available the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit. On the Rider Date, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit will be increased by purchase payments and decreased by withdrawals as follows:

 

  If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit will be reduced by the amount of the withdrawal.

 

  If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit will be the lesser of:

 

  The Contract Value immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal; or

 

  The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal.

As used in the above calculation, Contract Value incorporates the impact of any purchase payments received on the date of this withdrawal, but before the application of any SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee or Contract Maintenance Charge that may be applicable.

For numerical examples that illustrate how the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit under the SureIncome Plus Option is calculated, see Appendix I.

Refer to the Death Benefits section page 70 for more details on the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit.

TERMINATION OF THE SUREINCOME PLUS OPTION

The SureIncome Plus Option will terminate on the earliest of the following to occur:

 

  The Benefit Base is reduced to zero;

 

  On the Payout Start Date (except if the Contract enters the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase asdefined under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase section);

 

  On the date the Contract is terminated;

 

  On the date the SureIncome Plus Option is cancelled as detailed under Death of Owner or Annuitant above; or

 

  On the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds.

SUREINCOME FOR LIFE WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION

We offer the SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option (“SureIncome For Life Option”), except in a limited number of states where it is not currently available, for an additional fee. The SureIncome For Life Option provides a guaranteed withdrawal benefit that gives you the right to take limited partial withdrawals, which may increase during the first 10 years of the Option, as long as the SureIncome Covered Life is alive, subject to certain restrictions.

Therefore, regardless of subsequent fluctuations in the value of your Contract Value, you are entitled to a Benefit Payment each Benefit Year until the death of the SureIncome Covered Life (as defined below), subject to certain restrictions. The SureIncome For Life Option also provides an additional death benefit option.

 

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The SureIncome For Life Option guarantees an amount up to the “BENEFIT PAYMENT REMAINING” which will be available for withdrawal from the Contract each “BENEFIT YEAR” as long as the SureIncome Covered Life is alive, subject to certain restrictions. The “SUREINCOME COVERED LIFE” is the oldest Contract Owner, or the oldest Annuitant if the Contact Owner is a non-living entity, on the Rider Date. If the Contract Value is reduced to zero and the Benefit Payment is still greater than zero, we will distribute an amount equal to the Benefit Payment each year to the Contract Owner as described below under the “WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT PAYOUT PHASE” as long as the SureIncome Covered Life is alive. Prior to the commencement of the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the SureIncome For Life Option also provides an additional death benefit option, the SureIncome Return of Premium Death Benefit (“SUREINCOME ROP DEATH BENEFIT”).

This Option is described below under “DEATH OF OWNER OR ANNUITANT” and in the DEATH BENEFITS section starting on page 70.

For purposes of the SureIncome For Life Option, “withdrawal” means the gross amount of a withdrawal before any applicable charges such as withdrawal charges, fees, taxes or adjustments including any applicable Market Value Adjustments and surrender charges. Under the SureIncome For Life Option, we do not treat a withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value to less than $1,000 as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value.

The “RIDER DATE” is the date the SureIncome For Life Option was made a part of your Contract. The initial Benefit Year is the period between the Rider Date and the first Contract Anniversary after the Rider Date. Each subsequent Benefit Year is identical to the Contract Year.

The SureIncome For Life Option is available at issue of the Contract, or may be added later, subject to availability and issue requirements. You may not add the SureIncome For Life Option to your Contract after Contract issue without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the SureIncome For Life Option. Currently, you may have only one Withdrawal Benefit Option in effect on your Contract at one time. You may only have one of the following in effect on your Contract at the same time: a Withdrawal Benefit Option, a TrueReturn Option, or a Retirement Income Guarantee Option. The SureIncome For Life Option is only available if the oldest Contract Owner or the oldest Annuitant, if the Contract Owner is a non-living entity (i.e., the SureIncome Covered Life) is between the ages of 50 and 79, inclusive, on the effective date of the Rider (the “Rider Application Date”). (The maximum age may depend on your state.) The SureIncome For Life Option may not be added to a Contract categorized as a Tax Sheltered Annuity as defined under Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b) at this time. We reserve the right to make the SureIncome For Life Option available to such Contracts on a nondiscriminatory basis in the future at our discretion. Once added to your Contract, the SureIncome For Life Option may not be cancelled at any time.

We may discontinue offering the SureIncome For Life Option at any time to new Contract Owners and to existing Contract Owners who did not elect the SureIncome For Life Option prior to the date of discontinuance.

WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT FACTOR

The “WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT FACTOR” is used to determine the “BENEFIT PAYMENT” and Benefit Payment Remaining. Prior to the earlier of the date of the first withdrawal after the issuance of the SureIncome For Life Option or the date the Contract enters the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Withdrawal Benefit Factor used in these determinations may change as shown below. Generally speaking, during this period the Withdrawal Benefit Factor will increase as the SureIncome Covered Life grows older. On the earlier of the date of the first withdrawal after the issuance of the SureIncome for Life Option or the date the Contract enters the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Withdrawal Benefit Factor will be fixed at the then applicable rate, based on the then current attained age of the SureIncome Covered Life, and will be used in all subsequent determinations of Benefit Payments and Benefit Payments Remaining. AFTER THIS

DATE THE WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT FACTOR WILL NOT CHANGE.

We currently offer the following Withdrawal Benefit Factors:

 

Attained Age of

SureIncome Covered Life

   Withdrawal Benefit Factor  

50-59

     4

60-69

     5

70+

     6

The Withdrawal Benefit Factors and age ranges applicable to your Contract are set on the Rider Date. They cannot be changed after the SureIncome For Life Option has been added to your Contract. We reserve the right to make other Withdrawal Benefit Factors available in the future for new SureIncome For Life Options, change the age ranges to which they apply, and/or to eliminate currently available Withdrawal Benefit Factors.

BENEFIT PAYMENT AND BENEFIT PAYMENT REMAINING

The Benefit Payment is the amount available at the beginning of each Benefit Year that you may withdraw during that Benefit Year. The Withdrawal Benefit Factor and the Benefit Base are used to determine your Benefit Payment. The Benefit Payment Remaining is the amount remaining after any previous withdrawals in a Benefit Year that you may withdraw without reducing your Benefit Base and your SureIncome ROP Death Benefit by more than the amount of the withdrawal and without reducing your Benefit Payment available in future Benefit Years. Please note that any premiums or withdrawals made on a Contract Anniversary are applied to the Benefit Year that just ended on that Contract Anniversary.

 

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The Benefit Payment Remaining is equal to the Benefit Payment at the beginning of each Benefit Year.

On the Rider Date, the Benefit Payment is equal to the Contract Value multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor based on the current attained age of the SureIncome Covered Life.

After the Rider Date, the Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by purchase payments multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor based on the current attained age of the SureIncome Covered Life. On the date of the first withdrawal after the Rider Date the Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining will equal the Withdrawal Benefit Factor based on the current attained age of the SureIncome Covered Life multiplied by the Benefit Base immediately after application of any purchase payments, but prior to the withdrawal on that date. THE WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT FACTOR USED IN ALL FUTURE CALCULATIONS WILL NOT CHANGE.

After the first withdrawal, the Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by purchase payments multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor. The Benefit Payment Remaining is reduced by the amount of any withdrawal. The Benefit Payment Remaining will never be less than zero.

After the first withdrawal, the Benefit Payment will be increased by purchase payments multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor. The Benefit Payment is affected by withdrawals as follows:

 

  If a withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Payment is unchanged.

 

  If a withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Payment will be the lesser of:

 

  The Benefit Payment immediately prior to the withdrawal; or

 

  The Benefit Base immediately after the withdrawal multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor.

IF THE BENEFIT PAYMENT IS REDUCED TO ZERO, THE SUREINCOME FOR LIFE OPTION WILL TERMINATE.

On each of the ten Contract Anniversaries after the Rider Date, the amount of the Benefit Payment may be increased based upon the maximum anniversary value of the Contract according to the following calculation. The Benefit Payment will be recalculated to the greater of:

 

  The Benefit Payment following application of all purchase payments and withdrawals on that Contract Anniversary; or

 

  The Contract Value on that Contract Anniversary, following the application of all purchase payments, withdrawals and expenses, multiplied by the Withdrawal Benefit Factor currently applicable.

The Benefit Payment Remaining at the time of a withdrawal during a calendar year will be increased on a nondiscriminatory basis in order to satisfy IRS minimum distribution requirements on the Contract under which this Option has been elected. The Benefit Payment Remaining will be increased by the excess of the IRS minimum distribution required on the Contract as calculated at the end of the previous calendar year and the Benefit Payment at the end of the previous calendar year. For the purposes of this calculation, the Benefit Payment Remaining will not be increased if a Withdrawal Benefit Option was not attached to this Contract as of the end of the previous calendar year. Note that any systematic withdrawal programs designed to satisfy IRS minimum distribution requirements may need to be modified to ensure guarantees under this Option are not impacted by the withdrawals. This modification may result in uneven payment amounts throughout the year.

BENEFIT BASE

The Benefit Base is not available as a Contract Value or Settlement Value. The Benefit Base is used solely to help calculate the Rider Fee, the amount that may be withdrawn and payments that may be received under the SureIncome For Life Option. On the Rider Date, the Benefit Base is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date, the Benefit Base will be increased by purchase payments and decreased by withdrawals as follows:

 

  If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Base will be reduced by the amount of the withdrawal.

 

  If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Benefit Base will be the lesser of:

 

  The Contract Value immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal; or

 

  The Benefit Base immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal (this value cannot be less than zero).

As used in the above calculation, Contract Value incorporates the impact of any purchase payments received on the date of this withdrawal, but before the application of any SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee or Contract Maintenance Charge that may be applicable.

 

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On each of the ten Contract Anniversaries after the Rider Date, the amount of the Benefit Base may be increased based upon the maximum anniversary value of the Contract according to the following calculation. The Benefit Base will be recalculated to the greater of:

 

  The Benefit Base following the application of all purchase payments and withdrawals on that Contract Anniversary; and

 

  The Contract Value on that Contract Anniversary, following the application of all purchase payments, withdrawals and expenses.

For numerical examples that illustrate how the values defined under the SureIncome For Life Option are calculated, see Appendix J.

CONTRACT VALUE

If your Contract Value is reduced to zero due to fees or withdrawals and your Benefit Payment is still greater than zero, your Contract will immediately enter the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase. Under the SureIncome For Life Option, we currently do not treat a withdrawal that reduces the Contract Value to less than $1,000 as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value. We reserve the right to change this at any time.

WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT PAYOUT PHASE

Under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends and the Contract enters the Payout Phase.

The “WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT PAYOUT START DATE” is the date the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase is entered and the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends. No further withdrawals, purchase payments or any other actions associated with the Accumulation Phase of the Contract can be made after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date. Since the Accumulation Phase of the Contract ends at this point, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit no longer applies.

Under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, the Payout Start Date is the first day of the next Benefit Year after the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date. We reserve the right to allow other Payout Start Dates on a nondiscriminatory basis without prior notice.

During the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase, we will make scheduled fixed income payments to the Owner (or new Contract Owner) at the end of each month starting one month after the Payout Start Date. The amount of each payment will be equal to the Benefit Payment divided by 12, unless a payment frequency other than monthly is requested. The request must be in a form acceptable to us and processed by us before the first payment is made. (The amount of each payment will be adjusted accordingly; i.e. if the payment frequency requested is quarterly, the amount of each payment will be equal to the Benefit Payment divided by 4.) Payments will be made until the later of the death of the SureIncome Covered Life or over a period certain based on the total payments made equaling at least the Benefit Base on the Payout Start Date. If your Contract is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), the period certain cannot exceed that which is required by such section and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Therefore, the amount of each payment under the SureIncome For Life Option may be larger during the period certain so that the sum of the payments made over this period equals the Benefit Base on the Payout Start Date. Additionally, if your Contract is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), we will not permit a change in the payment frequency or level.

If your Contract is not subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9), we reserve the right to allow other payment frequencies or levels on a nondiscriminatory basis without prior notice. In no event will we allow more than one change in the payment frequency or level during a Contract Year.

If the Owner dies before all payments have been made, the remaining payments will continue to be made to the new Contract Owner as scheduled.

Once all scheduled payments have been paid, the Contract will terminate.

Generally, you may not make withdrawals, purchase payments or take any other actions associated with the Accumulation Phase after the commencement of the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Start Date.

INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS

If you add a SureIncome For Life Option to your Contract, you must adhere to certain requirements related to the investment alternatives in which you may invest. These requirements are described in “INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS (APPLICABLE TO ALL WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTIONS)” below.

DEATH OF OWNER OR ANNUITANT

If the SureIncome Covered Life dies during the Accumulation Phase of the Contract, the SureIncome For Life Option will terminate on the date of the SureIncome Covered Life’s death. If the Contract Owner or the Annuitant who is not the SureIncome Covered Life dies and the Contract is continued under Option D of the Death of Owner or Death of Annuitant provisions of your Contract, then the SureIncome For Life Option will continue unless the Contract Owner (or new Contract Owner) elects to cancel the SureIncome For Life Option. If the SureIncome For Life Option is continued, it will remain in effect until terminated. If the Contract is not continued under Option D, then the SureIncome For Life Option will terminate on the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds.

 

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The SureIncome For Life Option also makes available the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit. The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is only available upon the death of the SureIncome Covered Life. If a Contract Owner, Annuitant or Co-Annuitant who is not the SureIncome Covered Life dies, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is not applicable. On the Rider Date, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit will be increased by purchase payments and decreased by withdrawals as follows:

 

  If the withdrawal is less than or equal to the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit will be reduced by the amount of the withdrawal.

 

  If the withdrawal is greater than the Benefit Payment Remaining in effect immediately prior to the withdrawal, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit will be the lesser of:

 

  The Contract Value immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal; or

 

  The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit immediately prior to withdrawal less the amount of the withdrawal.

As used in the above calculation, Contract Value incorporates the impact of any purchase payments received on the date of this withdrawal, but before the application of any SureIncome For Life Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option Fee, Spousal Protection Benefit Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts Fee or Contract Maintenance Charge applicable.

For numerical examples that illustrate how the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit under the SureIncome For Life Option is calculated, see Appendix J.

Refer to the DEATH BENEFITS section page 70 for more details on the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit.

TERMINATION OF THE SUREINCOME FOR LIFE OPTION

The SureIncome For Life Option will terminate on the earliest of the following to occur:

 

  The Benefit Payment is reduced to zero;

 

  On the Payout Start Date (except if the Contract enters the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase as defined under the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase section);

 

  On the date the Contract is terminated;

 

  On the date the SureIncome Covered Life is removed from the Contract for any reason, and is no longer a Contract Owner or Annuitant under the Contract (if the Covered Life continues as only the Beneficiary, the Option will terminate);

 

  On the date the SureIncome For Life Option is cancelled as detailed under Death of Owner or Annuitant section above;

 

  On the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds; or

 

  On the date the SureIncome Covered Life dies if the SureIncome Covered Life dies prior to the Payout Start Date.

INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS (APPLICABLE TO ALL WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTIONS) If you add a Withdrawal Benefit Option to your Contract, you must adhere to certain requirements related to the investment alternatives in which you may invest. The specific requirements are described below in more detail and will depend on your current Model Portfolio Option and your Withdrawal Benefit Factor(s). These requirements may include, but are not limited to, maximum investment limits on certain Variable Sub-Accounts or on certain Fixed Account Options, exclusion of certain Variable Sub-Accounts or of certain Fixed Account Options, required minimum allocations to certain Variable Sub-Accounts, and restrictions on transfers to or from certain investment alternatives. We may also require that you use the Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program. We may change the specific requirements that are applicable at any time in our sole discretion. Any changes we make will not apply to a Withdrawal Benefit Option that was made a part of your Contract prior to the implementation date of the change, except for changes made due to a change in investment alternatives available under the Contract. This restriction does not apply to a New SureIncome Option or to a New Option elected pursuant to the Rider Trade-In Option. We reserve the right to have requirements unique to specific Withdrawal Benefit Factors if we make other Withdrawal Benefit Factors available in the future including specific model portfolio options (“Model Portfolio Options”) as described below available only to certain Withdrawal Benefit Factors.

When you add a Withdrawal Benefit Option to your Contract, you must allocate your entire Contract Value as follows:

(1) to the Model Portfolio Option available as described below;

(2) to the DCA Fixed Account Option and then transfer all purchase payments and interest to the Model Portfolio Option; or

(3) to a combination of (1) and (2) above.

With respect to (2) and (3) above, the requirements for the DCA Fixed Account Option must be met. See the “Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option” section of this prospectus for more information.

 

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On the Rider Date, you must select the Variable Sub-Accounts available under your Model Portfolio Option to which to allocate your Contract Value. We currently offer one Model Portfolio Option. Please refer to the Model Portfolio Option section of this prospectus for more details. We may add other Model Portfolio Options in the future. We also may remove Model Portfolio Options in the future anytime prior to the date you select such Model Portfolio Option. In addition, if the investment alternatives available under the Contract change, we may revise the Model Portfolio Options. The following is the Model Portfolio Option currently available for use:

* Model Portfolio Option 1

You may not allocate any of your Contract Value to the Standard Fixed Account Option or to the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option. You must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to the Standard Fixed Account Option or to the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option to the Variable Sub-Accounts prior to adding a Withdrawal Benefit Option to your Contract. Transfers from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment. You may allocate any portion of your purchase payments to the DCA Fixed Account Option on the Rider Date, provided the DCA Fixed Account Option is available with your Contract and in your state. See the “Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option” section of this prospectus for more information. We use the term “Transfer Period Account” to refer to each purchase payment allocation made to the DCA Fixed Account Option for a specified term length. At the expiration of a Transfer Period Account, any remaining amounts in the Transfer Period Account will be transferred to the Variable Sub-Accounts according to your most recent percentage allocation selections for your Model Portfolio Option.

Any subsequent purchase payments made to your Contract will be allocated to the Variable Sub-Accounts according to your specific instructions or your allocation for the previous purchase payment (for Model Portfolio Option 1) unless you request that the purchase payment be allocated to the DCA Fixed Account Option. Purchase payments allocated to the DCA Fixed Account Option must be $100 or more. Any withdrawals you request will reduce your Contract Value invested in each of the investment alternatives on a pro rata basis in the proportion that your Contract Value in each bears to your total Contract Value in all investment alternatives, unless you request otherwise.

MODEL PORTFOLIO OPTION 1.

Under Model Portfolio Option 1, we have divided the Variable Sub-Accounts into two separate categories: “Available” and “Excluded.” Currently, you may allocate up to 100% of your Contract Value to the Available Variable Sub-Accounts in any manner you choose. You may not allocate ANY PORTION of your Contract Value to the Excluded Variable Sub-Accounts. You may make transfers among any of the Available Variable Sub-Accounts. However, each transfer you make will count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee.

Currently the Available Variable Sub-Accounts and the Excluded Variable Sub-Accounts are as follows (1, 4):

Available

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account Oppenheimer Balanced/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer High Income/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer Main Street(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer Strategic Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Oppenheimer MidCap/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT High Yield - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Income - Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT International Equity - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Investors - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT New Value - Class IB Sub-Account Putnam VT Voyager - Class IB Sub-Account STI Classic Capital Appreciation Sub-Account (2) STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Sub-Account (2) STI Classic Small Cap Value Equity Sub-Account STI Classic Large Cap Value Equity Sub-Account Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account Van Kampen LIT Strategic Growth, Class II Sub-Account Van Kampen LIT Growth and Income, Class II Sub-Account Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account Van Kampen UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account (3) Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account (3) Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account (3) Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account (3) Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account (3) Van Kampen UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account (3)

 

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EXCLUDED

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account Oppenheimer Global Securities/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account Putnam VT Vista - Class IB Sub-Account

STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Sub-Account (2) Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account (4) Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account (3) Van Kampen UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account (3)

1) Effective October 1, 2004, the following Variable Sub-Accounts closed to new investments: the Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account, the Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account, the Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account, and the Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account.*

2) Effective May 31, 2007, the STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund, the STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Fund, and the STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Fund will change their names to STI Classic Large Cap Growth Stock Fund, STI Classic Large Cap Core Equity Fund, and STI Classic Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund, respectively.

3) Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., the adviser to the UIF Portfolios, does business in certain instances using the name Van Kampen.

4) Effective May 1, 2006, the Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account closed to new investments.*

 

* AS NOTED ABOVE, CERTAIN VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS ARE CLOSED TO NEW INVESTMENTS. IF YOU INVESTED IN THESE VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE CLOSE DATE, YOU MAY CONTINUE YOUR INVESTMENTS. IF PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE CLOSE DATE, YOU ENROLLED IN ONE OF OUR AUTOMATIC TRANSACTION PROGRAMS, SUCH AS AUTOMATIC ADDITIONS, PORTFOLIO REBALANCING OR DOLLAR COST AVERAGING, WE WILL CONTINUE TO EFFECT AUTOMATIC TRANSACTIONS TO THESE VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT PROGRAM. OUTSIDE OF THESE AUTOMATIC TRANSACTION PROGRAMS, ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. IF YOU CHOOSE TO ADD ANY WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE CLOSE DATE, YOU MUST TRANSFER ANY PORTION OF YOUR CONTRACT VALUE THAT IS ALLOCATED TO THESE VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS TO ANY OF THE REMAINING VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS AVAILABLE WITH A WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION PRIOR TO ADDING IT TO YOUR CONTRACT.

 

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INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVES: THE VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS

You may allocate your purchase payments to up to 59* Variable Sub-Accounts. Each Variable Sub-Account invests in the shares of a corresponding Portfolio. Each Portfolio has its own investment objective(s) and policies. We briefly describe the Portfolios below.

For more complete information about each Portfolio, including expenses and risks associated with each Portfolio, please refer to the prospectuses for the Funds. We will mail to you a prospectus for each Portfolio related to the Variable Sub-Accounts to which you allocate your purchase payment.

YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, RISKS, CHARGES AND EXPENSES OF THE INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVES WHEN MAKING AN ALLOCATION TO THE VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS. TO OBTAIN ANY OR ALL OF THE UNDERLYING PORTFOLIO

PROSPECTUSES, PLEASE CONTACT US AT 1-800-203-0068 OR GO TO WWW.ACCESSALLSTATE.COM.

 

* Up to five additional Variable Sub-Accounts may be available depending on the date you purchased your Contract. Please see page 48 for information about Sub-Account and/or Portfolio liquidations, mergers, closures and name changes.

 

PORTFOLIO:

Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) Portfolio - Service Class 2

  

EACH PORTFOLIO SEEKS:

Long-term capital appreciation

   INVESTMENT ADVISER:
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio - Service Class 2    High total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond   
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio - Service Class 2    High total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond   
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio - Service Class 2    High total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond    Fidelity Management & Research Company
Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Portfolio - Service Class 2    High total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation   
Fidelity VIP Growth Stock Portfolio - Service Class 2    To achieve capital appreciation   
Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio - Service Class 2    Investment results that correspond to the total return of common stocks publicly traded in the United States as represented by the Standard & Poor’s 500(SM) Index (S&P 500(R))   
Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio - Service Class 2    Long-term growth of capital   
FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities Fund - Class 2    Capital appreciation with current income as a secondary goal.   
FTVIP Franklin Income Securities Fund - Class 2    To maximize income while maintaining prospects for capital appreciation.    Franklin Advisers, Inc.
FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities Fund - Class 2    Capital appreciation   
FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government Fund - Class 2    Income   
FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund - Class 2    Long-term total return.    Franklin Advisory Services, LLC
FTVIP Mutual Discovery with Securities Fund - Class 2    Capital appreciation current income as a secondary goal.    Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC
FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund - Class 2    Capital appreciation with income as a secondary goal   
FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund - Class 2    Long-term capital appreciation.    Templeton Asset Management Ltd.

 

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FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund - Class 2    Long-term capital growth.    Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC
Lord Abbett Series Fund - All Value Portfolio    Long-term growth of capital and income without excessive fluctuations in market value   
Lord Abbett Series Fund - Bond-Debenture Portfolio    High current income and the opportunity for capital appreciation to produce a high total return   
Lord Abbett Series Fund - Growth and Income Portfolio    Long-term growth of capital and income without excessive fluctuations in market value    Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
Lord Abbett Series Fund - Growth Opportunities Portfolio    Capital appreciation   
Lord Abbett Series Fund - Mid-Cap Value Portfolio    Capital appreciation through investments, primarily in equity securities, which are believed to be undervalued in the marketplace   
Oppenheimer MidCap Fund/VA - Service Shares    Capital appreciation by investing in “growth type” companies.   
Oppenheimer Balanced Fund/VA - Service Shares    A high total investment return, which includes current income and capital appreciation in the value of its shares.   
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA - Service Shares    Capital appreciation by investing in securities of well-known, established companies.   
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund/VA - Service Shares    High level of current income. As a secondary objective, the Portfolio seeks capital appreciation when consistent with its primary objective.    OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA - Service Shares    Long-term capital appreciation by investing a substantial portion of assets in securities of foreign issuers, growth-type companies, cyclical industries and special situations that are considered to have appreciation possibilities.   
Oppenheimer High Income Fund/VA - Service Shares    A high level of current income from investment in high-yield fixed-income securities.   
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund(R)/VA - Service Shares    High total return (which includes growth in the value of its shares as well as current income) from equity and debt securities.   
Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund(R)/VA - Service Shares    Capital appreciation.   
Oppenheimer Strategic Bond Fund/VA - Service Shares    A high level of current income principally derived from interest on debt securities.   

 

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Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund - Class IB    A high level of long-term total return consistent with preservation of capital.   
Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund - Class IB    Capital growth and current income.   
Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund - Class IB/(1)/    Capital appreciation.   
Putnam VT High Yield Fund - Class IB    High current income. Capital growth is a secondary goal when consistent with achieving high current income.   
Putnam VT Income Fund - Class IB    High current income consistent with what Putnam Management believes to be prudent risk.   
Putnam VT International Equity Fund - Class IB    Capital appreciation.    Putnam Investment Management, LLC (“Putnam Management”)
Putnam VT Investors Fund - Class IB    Long-term growth of capital and any increased income that results from this growth.   
Putnam VT Money Market Fund - Class IB    As high a rate of current income as Putnam Management believes is consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity.   
Putnam VT New Opportunities Fund - Class IB/(1)/    Long-term capital appreciation.   
Putnam VT New Value Fund - Class IB    Long-term capital appreciation.   

Putnam VT Research Fund -

Class IB/(1)/

   Capital appreciation.   
Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston - Class IB    To provide a balanced investment composed of a well diversified portfolio of value stocks and bonds, which produce both capital growth and current income.   
Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income Fund - Class IB/(1)/    Capital growth and current income.   
Putnam VT Vista Fund - Class IB    Capital appreciation.   
Putnam VT Voyager Fund - Class IB    Capital appreciation   
STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund/(2)/    Capital appreciation.   
STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Fund/(2)/    Long-term capital appreciation with the secondary goal of current income    Trusco Capital Management, Inc.
STI Classic Large Cap Value Equity Fund    Capital appreciation with the secondary goal of current income   
STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Fund/(2)/    Capital appreciation   
STI Classic Small Cap Value Equity Fund    Capital appreciation with the secondary goal of current income   
Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Class II/(3)/    Capital growth   
Van Kampen LIT Comstock Portfolio, Class II    Capital growth and income through investments in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks and securities convertible into common and preferred stocks.    Van Kampen Asset Management
Van Kampen LIT Strategic Growth Portfolio, Class II    Capital appreciation.   
Van Kampen LIT Growth and Income Portfolio, Class II    Long-term growth of capital and income.   
Van Kampen LIT Money Market Portfolio, Class II    Protection of capital and high current income through investments in money market instruments.   

 

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Van Kampen UIF Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio, Class II    High total return by investing primarily in fixed income securities of government and government-related issuers and, to a lesser extent, of corporate issuers in emerging market countries.   
Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income Portfolio, Class II    Capital appreciation and current income.   
Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth Portfolio, Class II    Long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in growth-oriented equity securities of large capitalization companies.   
Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise Portfolio, Class II    Long-term capital appreciation.    Van Kampen/(4)/
Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class II    Long-term capital growth by investing primarily in common stocks and other equity securities.   
Van Kampen UIF Small Company Growth Portfolio, Class II    Long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in growth-oriented equity securities of small companies.   
Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value Portfolio, Class II    Above-average total return over a market cycle of three to five years by investing in common stocks and other equity securities.   
Van Kampen UIF U.S. Real Estate Portfolio, Class II    Above average current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies in the U.S. real estate industry, including real estate investment trusts.   

 

(1) Effective October 1, 2004, the Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account, Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account, Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account and the Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account are no longer available for new investments. If you are currently invested in these Variable Sub-Accounts, you may continue your investment. If, prior to October 1, 2004, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing, or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions into these Variable Sub-Accounts in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.
(2) Effective May 31, 2007, the STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund, the STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Fund, and the STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Fund will change their names to STI Classic Large Cap Growth Stock Fund, STI Classic Large Cap Core Equity Fund, and STI Classic Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund, respectively.
(3) Effective May 1, 2006, the Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account closed to new investments. If you invested in this Variable Sub-Account prior to May 1, 2006, you may continue your investment. If prior to May 1, 2006, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions to this Variable Sub-Accounts in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.
(4) Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., the adviser to the UIF Portfolios, does business in certain instances as Van Kampen.

AMOUNTS YOU ALLOCATE TO VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS MAY GROW IN VALUE, DECLINE IN VALUE, OR GROW LESS THAN YOU EXPECT, DEPENDING ON THE INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE OF THE PORTFOLIOS IN WHICH THOSE VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS INVEST. YOU BEAR THE INVESTMENT RISK THAT THE PORTFOLIOS MIGHT NOT MEET THEIR INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES. SHARES OF THE PORTFOLIOS ARE NOT DEPOSITS, OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY ANY BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY.

VARIABLE INSURANCE PORTFOLIOS MIGHT NOT BE MANAGED BY THE SAME PORTFOLIO MANAGERS WHO MANAGE RETAIL MUTUAL FUNDS WITH SIMILAR NAMES. THESE PORTFOLIOS ARE LIKELY TO DIFFER FROM SIMILARLY NAMED RETAIL FUNDS IN ASSETS, CASH FLOW, AND TAX MATTERS. ACCORDINGLY, THE HOLDINGS AND RESULTS OF A VARIABLE INSURANCE PORTFOLIO CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THE INVESTMENT RESULTS OF A SIMILARLY NAMED RETAIL MUTUAL FUND.

 

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INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVES: THE FIXED ACCOUNT OPTIONS

You may allocate all or a portion of your purchase payments to the Fixed Account Options. The Fixed Account Options we offer include the DOLLAR COST AVERAGING FIXED ACCOUNT OPTION, the STANDARD FIXED ACCOUNT OPTION, and the MARKET VALUE ADJUSTED FIXED ACCOUNT OPTION. We may offer additional Fixed Account Options in the future. Some Options are not available in all states. In addition, Allstate Life may limit the availability of some Fixed Account Options. Please consult with your representative for current information. The Fixed Account supports our insurance and annuity obligations. The Fixed Account consists of our general assets other than those in segregated asset accounts. We have sole discretion to invest the assets of the Fixed Account, subject to applicable law. Any money you allocate to the Fixed Account does not entitle you to share in the investment experience of the Fixed Account.

DOLLAR COST AVERAGING FIXED ACCOUNT OPTION

The Dollar Cost Averaging Fixed Account Option (“DCA Fixed Account Option”) is one of the investment alternatives that you can use to establish a Dollar Cost Averaging Program, as described on page 54.

This option allows you to allocate purchase payments to the Fixed Account that will then automatically be transferred, along with interest, in equal monthly installments to the investment alternatives that you have selected. In the future, we may offer other installment frequencies in our discretion. Each purchase payment allocated to the DCA Fixed Account Option must be at least $100.

At the time you allocate a purchase payment to the DCA Fixed Account Option, you must specify the term length over which the transfers are to take place. We use the term “TRANSFER PERIOD ACCOUNT” to refer to each purchase payment allocation made to the DCA Fixed Account Option for a specified term length. You establish a new Transfer Period Account each time you allocate a purchase payment to the DCA Fixed Account Option. We currently offer term lengths from which you may select for your Transfer Period Account(s), ranging from 3 to 12 months. We may modify or eliminate the term lengths we offer in the future. Refer to Appendix A for more information.

Your purchase payments will earn interest while in the DCA Fixed Account Option at the interest rate in effect at the time of the allocation, depending on the term length chosen for the Transfer Period Account and the type of Contract you have. The interest rates may also differ from those available for other Fixed Account Options. The minimum interest rate associated with the DCA Fixed Account Option is based upon state requirements and the date an application to purchase a Contract is signed. The minimum interest rate will not change after Contract issue.

You must transfer all of your money, plus accumulated interest, out of a Transfer Period Account to other investment alternatives in equal monthly installments during the term of the Transfer Period Account. We reserve the right to restrict the investment alternatives available for transfers from any Transfer Period Account. You may not transfer money from the Transfer Period Account to any of the Fixed Account Options available under your Contract.The first transfer will occur on the next Valuation Date after you establish a Transfer Period Account. If we do not receive an allocation instruction from you when we receive the purchase payment, we will transfer each installment to the Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account until we receive a different allocation instruction. At the expiration of a Transfer Period Account any remaining amounts in the Transfer Period Account will be transferred to the Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account unless you request a different investment alternative. Transferring Contract Value to the Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account in this manner may not be consistent with the theory of dollar cost averaging described on page 54.

If you discontinue the DCA Fixed Account Option before the expiration of a Transfer Period Account, we will transfer any remaining amount in the Transfer Period Account to the Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account unless you request a different investment alternative.

If you have a TrueReturn Option or Withdrawal Benefit Option, at the expiration of a Transfer Period Account or if you discontinue the DCA Fixed Account Option any amounts remaining in the Transfer Period Account will be transferred according to the investment requirements applicable to the Option you selected.

You may not transfer money into the DCA Fixed Account Option or add to an existing Transfer Period Account. You may not use the Automatic Additions Program to allocate purchase payments to the DCA Fixed Account Option.

The DCA Fixed Account Option currently is not available if you have selected the

ALLSTATE ADVISOR PREFERRED CONTRACT WITH NO WITHDRAWAL CHARGE OPTION.

The DCA Fixed Account Option may not be available in your state. Please check with your sales representative for availability.

STANDARD FIXED ACCOUNT OPTION

You may allocate purchase payments or transfer amounts into the Standard Fixed Account Option. Each such allocation establishes a “GUARANTEE PERIOD ACCOUNT”

 

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within the Standard Fixed Account Option (“Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account”), which is defined by the date of the allocation and the length of the initial interest rate guarantee period (“STANDARD FIXED GUARANTEE PERIOD”). You may not allocate a purchase payment or transfer to any existing Guarantee Period Account. Each purchase payment or transfer allocated to a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account must be at least $100.

At the time you allocate a purchase payment or transfer amount to the Standard Fixed Account Option, you must select the Guarantee Period for that allocation from among the available Standard Fixed Guarantee Periods. For Allstate Advisor Contracts, we currently offer Standard Fixed Guarantee Periods of 1, 3, 5 and 7 years in length. For Allstate Advisor Preferred Contracts, we currently are not offering the Standard Fixed Account Option. Refer to Appendix A for more information. We may offer other Guarantee Periods in the future. If you allocate a purchase payment to the Standard Fixed Account Option, but do not select a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period for the new Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account, we will allocate the purchase payment or transfer to a new Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the same Standard Fixed Guarantee Period as the Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account of your most recent purchase payment or transfer. If we no longer offer that Standard Fixed Guarantee Period, then we will allocate the purchase payment or transfer to a new Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the next shortest term currently offered. If you have not made a prior allocation to a Guarantee Period Account, then we will allocate the purchase payment or transfer to a new Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account of the shortest Standard Fixed Guarantee Period we are offering at that time.

Some Standard Fixed Guarantee Periods are not available in all states. Please check with your sales representative for availability.

The amount you allocate to a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account will earn interest at the interest rate in effect for that Standard Fixed Guarantee Period at the time of the allocation. Interest rates may differ depending on the type of Contract you have and may also differ from those available for other Fixed Account Options. The minimum interest rate associated with the Standard Fixed Account Option is based upon state requirements and the date an application to purchase a Contract is signed. This minimum interest rate will not change after Contract issue.

In any Contract Year, the combined amount of withdrawals and transfers from a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account may not exceed 30% of the amount used to establish that Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account. This limitation is waived if you withdraw your entire Contract Value. It is also waived for amounts in a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account during the 30 days following its renewal date (“30-DAY WINDOW”), described below, and for a single withdrawal made by your surviving spouse within one year of continuing the Contract after your death.

Amounts under the 30% limit that are not withdrawn in a Contract Year do not carry over to subsequent Contract Years.

At the end of a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period and each year thereafter, we will declare a renewal interest rate that will be guaranteed for 1 year. Subsequent renewal dates will be on the anniversaries of the first renewal date. Prior to a renewal date, we will send you a notice that will outline the options available to you. During the 30-Day Window following the expiration of a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the 30% limit for transfers and withdrawals from that Guarantee Period Account is waived and you may elect to:

 

  transfer all or part of the money from the Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account to establish a new Guarantee Period Account within the Standard Fixed Account Option or the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option, if available; or

 

  transfer all or part of the money from the Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account to other investment alternatives available at the time; or

 

  withdraw all or part of the money from the Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account. Withdrawal charges and taxes may apply.

Withdrawals taken to satisfy IRS minimum distribution rules will count against the 30% limit. The 30% limit will be waived for a Contract Year to the extent that:

 

  you have already exceeded the 30% limit and you must still make a withdrawal during that Contract Year to satisfy IRS minimum distribution rules; or

 

  you have not yet exceeded the 30% limit but you must make a withdrawal during that Contract Year to satisfy IRS minimum distribution rules, and such withdrawal will put you over the 30% limit.

The money in the Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account will earn interest at the declared renewal rate from the renewal date until the date we receive notification of your election. If we receive notification of your election to make a transfer or withdrawal from a renewing Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account on or before the renewal date, the transfer or withdrawal will be deemed to have occurred on the renewal date. If we receive notification of your election to make a transfer or withdrawal from the renewing Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account after the renewal date, but before the expiration of the 30-Day Window, the transfer or withdrawal will be deemed to have occurred on the day we receive such notice. Any remaining balance not withdrawn or transferred from the renewing Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account will continue to earn interest until the next renewal date at the declared

 

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renewal rate. If we do not receive notification from you within the 30-Day Window, we will assume that you have elected to renew the Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account and the amount in the renewing Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account will continue to earn interest at the declared renewal rate until the next renewal date, and will be subject to all restrictions of the Standard Fixed Account Option.

The Standard Fixed Account Option currently is not available with the ALLSTATE

ADVISOR PREFERRED CONTRACT.

MARKET VALUE ADJUSTED FIXED ACCOUNT OPTION

You may allocate purchase payments or transfer amounts into the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option. Each such allocation establishes a Guarantee Period Account within the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option (“Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account”), which is defined by the date of the allocation and the length of the initial interest rate guarantee period (“MARKET VALUE ADJUSTED FIXED GUARANTEE PERIOD”). You may not allocate a purchase payment or transfer to any existing Guarantee Period Account. Each purchase payment or transfer allocated to a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account must be at least $100.

At the time you allocate a purchase payment or transfer amount to the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option, you must select the Guarantee Period for that allocation from among the Guarantee Periods available for the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option (“Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Periods”).

We currently offer Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Periods of 3, 5, 7, and 10 years. Refer to Appendix A for more information. We may offer other Guarantee Periods in the future. If you allocate a purchase payment to the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option, but do not select a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period for the new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, we will allocate the purchase payment or transfer to a new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the same Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period as the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account of your most recent purchase payment or transfer. If we no longer offer that Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period, then we will allocate the purchase payment or transfer to a new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the next shortest term currently offered.

If you have not made a prior allocation to a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, then we will allocate the purchase payment or transfer to a new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account of the shortest Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period we are offering at that time. The Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option is not available in all states.

Please check with your sales representative for availability.

The amount you allocate to a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account will earn interest at the interest rate in effect for that Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period at the time of the allocation. Interest rates may differ depending on the type of Contract you have and may also differ from those available for other Fixed Account Options.

Withdrawals and transfers from a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment. A Market Value Adjustment may also apply to amounts in the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option if we pay Death Proceeds or if the Payout Start Date begins on a day other than during the 30-day period after such Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account expires (“30-Day MVA Window”). We will not make a Market Value Adjustment if you make a transfer or withdrawal during the 30-Day MVA Window.

We apply a Market Value Adjustment to reflect changes in interest rates from the time you first allocate money to a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account to the time the money is taken out of that Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account under the circumstances described above. We use the U.S. Treasury Note Constant Maturity Yield as reported in Federal Reserve Board Statistical Release H.15 (“TREASURY RATE”) to calculate the Market Value Adjustment. We do so by comparing the Treasury Rate for a maturity equal to the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period at the time the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account is established with the Treasury Rate for the same maturity at the time the money is taken from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account.

The Market Value Adjustment may be positive or negative, depending on changes in interest rates. As such, you bear the investment risk associated with changes in interest rates. If interest rates have increased since the establishment of a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the Market Value Adjustment, together with any applicable withdrawal charges, premium taxes, and income tax withholdings could reduce the amount you receive upon full withdrawal from a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account to an amount less than the purchase payment used to establish that Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account.

Generally, if at the time you establish a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the Treasury Rate for a maturity equal to that Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period is higher than the applicable Treasury Rate at the time money is to be taken from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the Market Value Adjustment will be positive. Conversely, if at the time you establish a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the applicable Treasury Rate is lower than the applicable Treasury Rate at the time the money is to be taken from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the Market Value Adjustment will be negative.

 

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For example, assume that you purchase a Contract and allocate part of the initial purchase payment to the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option to establish a 5-year Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account. Assume that the 5-year Treasury Rate at that time is 4.50%. Next, assume that at the end of the 3rd year, you withdraw money from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account. If, at that time, the 5-year Treasury Rate is 4.20%, then the Market Value Adjustment will be positive. Conversely, if the 5-year Treasury Rate at that time is 4.80%, then the Market Value Adjustment will be negative.

The formula used to calculate the Market Value Adjustment and numerical examples illustrating its application are shown in Appendix B of this prospectus.

At the end of a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period, the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account expires and we will automatically transfer the money from such Guarantee Period Account to establish a new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the same Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period, unless you notify us otherwise. The new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account will be established as of the day immediately following the expiration date of the expiring Market Value Adjusted Guarantee Period Account (“New Account Start Date.”) If the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period is no longer being offered, we will establish a new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the next shortest Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period available. Prior to the expiration date, we will send you a notice, which will outline the options available to you. During the 30-Day MVA Window a Market Value Adjustment will not be applied to transfers and withdrawals from the expiring Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account and you may elect to:

 

  transfer all or part of the money from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account to establish a new Guarantee Period Account within the Standard Fixed Account Option or the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option, if available; or

 

  transfer all or part of the money from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account to other investment alternatives available at the time; or

 

  withdraw all or part of the money from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account. Withdrawal charges and taxes may apply.

The money in the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account will earn interest at the interest rate declared for the new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account from the New Account Start Date until the date we receive notification of your election. If we receive notification of your election to make a transfer or withdrawal from an expiring Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account on or before the New Account Start Date, the transfer or withdrawal will be deemed to have occurred on the New Account Start Date. If we receive notification of your election to make a transfer or withdrawal from the expiring Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account after the New Account Start Date, but before the expiration of the 30-Day MVA Window, the transfer or withdrawal will be deemed to have occurred on the day we receive such notice. Any remaining balance not withdrawn or transferred will earn interest for the term of the new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, at the interest rate declared for such Account.

If we do not receive notification from you within the 30-Day Window, we will assume that you have elected to transfer the amount in the expiring Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account to establish a new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account with the same Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period, and the amount in the new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account will continue to earn interest at the interest rate declared for the new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, and will be subject to all restrictions of the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option. If we no longer offer that Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period, the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period for the new Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account will be the next shortest term length we offer for the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option at that time, and the interest rate will be the rate declared by us at that time for such term.

INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVES: TRANSFERS

TRANSFERS DURING THE ACCUMULATION PHASE

During the Accumulation Phase, you may transfer Contract Value among the investment alternatives. You may not transfer Contract Value to the DCA Fixed Account Option or add to an existing Transfer Period Account. You may request transfers in writing on a form that we provided or by telephone according to the procedure described below.

You may make up to 12 transfers per Contract Year without charge. A transfer fee equal to 1.00% of the amount transferred applies to each transfer after the 12th transfer in any Contract Year. This fee may be changed, but in no event will it exceed 2.00% of the amount

 

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transferred. Multiple transfers on a single Valuation Date are considered a single transfer for purposes of assessing the transfer fee. If you added the TrueReturn Option or a Withdrawal Benefit Option to your Contract, certain restrictions on transfers apply. See the “TrueReturn(SM) Accumulation Benefit Option” and “Withdrawal Benefit Options” sections of this prospectus for more information.

The minimum amount that you may transfer from the Standard Fixed Account Option, Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option or a Variable Sub-Account is $100 or the total remaining balance in the Standard Fixed Account Option, Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option or the Variable Sub-Account, if less. These limitations do not apply to the DCA Fixed Account Option. The total amount that you may transfer or withdraw from a Standard Fixed Guarantee Period Account in a Contract Year is 30% of the amount used to establish that Guarantee Period Account. See “Standard Fixed Account Option”. The minimum amount that can be transferred to the Standard Fixed Account Option and the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option is $100.

We will process transfer requests that we receive before 3:00 p.m. Central Time on any Valuation Date using the Accumulation Unit Values for that Date. We will process requests completed after 3:00 p.m. on any Valuation Date using the Accumulation Unit Values for the next Valuation Date. The Contract permits us to defer transfers from the Fixed Account Options for up to 6 months from the date we receive your request. If we decide to postpone transfers from any Fixed Account Option for 30 days or more, we will pay interest as required by applicable law. Any interest would be payable from the date we receive the transfer request to the date we make the transfer.

We reserve the right to waive any transfer restrictions.

TRANSFERS DURING THE PAYOUT PHASE

During the Payout Phase, you may make transfers among the Variable Sub-Accounts so as to change the relative weighting of the Variable Sub-Accounts on which your variable income payments will be based. You may make up to 12 transfers per Contract Year within each Income Plan. You may not convert any portion of your fixed income payments into variable income payments. You may not make transfers among Income Plans. You may make transfers from the variable income payments to the fixed income payments to increase the proportion of your income payments consisting of fixed income payments, unless you have selected the Income Protection Benefit Option.

TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS

You may make transfers by telephone by calling 1-800-203-0068. The cut-off time for telephone transfer requests is 3:00 p.m. Central Time. In the event that the New York Stock Exchange closes early, i.e., before 3:00 p.m. Central Time, or in the event that the Exchange closes early for a period of time but then reopens for trading on the same day, we will process telephone transfer requests as of the close of the Exchange on that particular day. We will not accept telephone requests received from you at any telephone number other than the number that appears in this paragraph or received after the close of trading on the Exchange. If you own the Contract with a joint Contract Owner, unless we receive contrary instructions, we will accept instructions from either you or the other Contract Owner.

We may suspend, modify or terminate the telephone transfer privilege, as well as any other electronic or automated means we previously approved, at any time without notice.

We use procedures that we believe provide reasonable assurance that the telephone transfers are genuine. For example, we tape telephone conversations with persons purporting to authorize transfers and request identifying information. Accordingly, we disclaim any liability for losses resulting from allegedly unauthorized telephone transfers. However, if we do not take reasonable steps to help ensure that a telephone authorization is valid, we may be liable for such losses.

MARKET TIMING & EXCESSIVE TRADING

The Contracts are intended for long-term investment. Market timing and excessive trading can potentially dilute the value of Variable Sub-Accounts and can disrupt management of a Portfolio and raise its expenses, which can impair Portfolio performance and adversely affect your Contract Value. Our policy is not to accept knowingly any money intended for the purpose of market timing or excessive trading. Accordingly, you should not invest in the Contract if your purpose is to engage in market timing or excessive trading, and you should refrain from such practices if you currently own a Contract.

We seek to detect market timing or excessive trading activity by reviewing trading activities. Portfolios also may report suspected market-timing or excessive trading activity to us. If, in our judgment, we determine that the transfers are part of a market timing strategy or are otherwise harmful to the underlying Portfolio, we will impose the trading limitations as described below under “Trading Limitations.” Because there is no universally accepted definition of what constitutes market timing or excessive trading, we will use our reasonable judgment based on all of the circumstances.

While we seek to deter market timing and excessive trading in Variable Sub-Accounts, because our procedures involve the exercise of reasonable judgment, we may not identify or prevent some market timing or excessive trading. Moreover, imposition of trading limitations is triggered by the detection of market timing or excessive trading activity, and the trading limitations are not applied prior to detection of such trading activity.

 

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Therefore, our policies and procedures do not prevent such trading activity before it is detected. As a result, some investors may be able to engage in market timing and excessive trading, while others are prohibited, and the Portfolio may experience the adverse effects of market timing and excessive trading described above.

TRADING LIMITATIONS

We reserve the right to limit transfers among the investment alternatives in any Contract year, require that all future transfer requests be submitted through U.S. Postal Service First Class Mail thereby refusing to accept transfer requests via telephone, facsimile, Internet, or overnight delivery, or to refuse any transfer request, if:

 

  we believe, in our sole discretion, that certain trading practices, such as excessive trading, by, or on behalf of, one or more Contract Owners, or a specific transfer request or group of transfer requests, may have a detrimental effect on the Accumulation Unit Values of any Variable Sub-Account or on the share prices of the corresponding Portfolio or otherwise would be to the disadvantage of other Contract Owners; or

 

  we are informed by one or more of the Portfolios that they intend to restrict the purchase, exchange, or redemption of Portfolio shares because of excessive trading or because they believe that a specific transfer or group of transfers would have a detrimental effect on the prices of Portfolio shares.

In making the determination that trading activity constitutes market timing or excessive trading, we will consider, among other things:

 

  the total dollar amount being transferred, both in the aggregate and in the transfer request;

 

  the number of transfers you make over a period of time and/or the period of time between transfers (note: one set of transfers to and from a Variable Sub-Account in a short period of time can constitute market timing);

 

  whether your transfers follow a pattern that appears designed to take advantage of short term market fluctuations, particularly within certain Variable Sub-Account underlying Portfolios that we have identified as being susceptible to market timing activities (e.g., International, High Yield, and Small Cap Variable Sub-Accounts);

 

  whether the manager of the underlying Portfolio has indicated that the transfers interfere with Portfolio management or otherwise adversely impact the Portfolio; and

 

  the investment objectives and/or size of the Variable Sub-Account underlying Portfolio.

We seek to apply these trading limitations uniformly. However, because these determinations involve the exercise of discretion, it is possible that we may not detect some market timing or excessive trading activity. As a result, it is possible that some investors may be able to engage in market timing or excessive trading activity, while others are prohibited, and the Portfolio may experience the adverse effects of market timing and excessive trading described above.

If we determine that a Contract Owner has engaged in market timing or excessive trading activity, we will require that all future transfer requests be submitted through U.S. Postal Service First Class Mail thereby refusing to accept transfer requests via telephone, facsimile, Internet, or overnight delivery. If we determine that a Contract Owner continues to engage in a pattern of market timing or excessive trading activity we will restrict that Contract Owner from making future additions or transfers into the impacted Variable Sub-Account(s) or will restrict that Contract Owner from making future additions or transfers into the class of Variable Sub-Account(s) if the Variable Sub-Accounts(s) involved are vulnerable to arbitrage market timing trading activity (e.g., International, High Yield, and Small Cap Variable Sub-Accounts).

In our sole discretion, we may revise our Trading Limitations at any time as necessary to better deter or minimize market timing and excessive trading or to comply with regulatory requirements.

SHORT TERM TRADING FEES

The underlying Portfolios are authorized by SEC regulation to adopt and impose redemption fees if a Portfolio’s Board of Directors determines that such fees are necessary to minimize or eliminate short-term transfer activity that can reduce or dilute the value of outstanding shares issued by the Portfolio. The Portfolio will set the parameters relating to the redemption fee and such parameters may vary by Portfolio. If a Portfolio elects to adopt and charge redemption fees, these fees will be passed on to the Contract Owner(s) responsible for the short-term transfer activity generating the fee.

We will administer and collect redemption fees in connection with transfers between the Variable Sub-Accounts and forward these fees to the Portfolio. Please consult the Portfolio’s prospectus for more complete information regarding the fees and charges associated with each Portfolio.

DOLLAR COST AVERAGING PROGRAM

Through our Dollar Cost Averaging Program, you may automatically transfer a fixed dollar amount on a regular basis from any Variable Sub-Account or any Fixed Account Option to any of the other Variable Sub-Accounts. You may not use the Dollar Cost Averaging Program to transfer amounts to the Fixed Account Options. This program is available only during the Accumulation Phase.

We will not charge a transfer fee for transfers made under this Program, nor will such transfers count against the 12 transfers you can make each Contract Year without paying a transfer fee.

 

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The theory of dollar cost averaging is that if purchases of equal dollar amounts are made at fluctuating prices, the aggregate average cost per unit will be less than the average of the unit prices on the same purchase dates. However, participation in this Program does not assure you of a greater profit from your purchases under the Program nor will it prevent or necessarily reduce losses in a declining market. Call or write us for instructions on how to enroll.

AUTOMATIC PORTFOLIO REBALANCING PROGRAM

Once you have allocated your money among the Variable Sub-Accounts, the performance of each Sub-Account may cause a shift in the percentage you allocated to each Sub-Account. If you select our Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program, we will automatically rebalance the Contract Value in each Variable Sub-Account and return it to the desired percentage allocations. Money you allocate to the Fixed Account will not be included in the rebalancing.

We will rebalance your account quarterly, semi-annually, or annually. We will measure these periods according to your instructions. We will transfer amounts among the Variable Sub-Accounts to achieve the percentage allocations you specify. You can change your allocations at any time by contacting us in writing or by telephone. The new allocation will be effective with the first rebalancing that occurs after we receive your written or telephone request. We are not responsible for rebalancing that occurs prior to receipt of proper notice of your request.

Example:

Assume that you want your initial purchase payment split among 2 Variable Sub-Accounts. You want 40% to be in the Putnam VT Income - Class IB Sub-Account and 60% to be in the Oppenheimer MidCap/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account. Over the next 2 months the bond market does very well while the stock market performs poorly. At the end of the first quarter, the Putnam VT Income - Class IB Sub-Account now represents 50% of your holdings because of its increase in value. If you choose to have your holdings in a Contract or Contracts rebalanced quarterly, on the first day of the next quarter we would sell some of your units in the Putnam VT Income - Class IB Sub-Account for the appropriate Contract(s) and use the money to buy more units in the Oppenheimer MidCap/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account so that the percentage allocations would again be 40% and 60% respectively.

The transfers made under the program do not count towards the 12 transfers you can make without paying a transfer fee, and are not subject to a transfer fee.

Portfolio rebalancing is consistent with maintaining your allocation of investments among market segments, although it is accomplished by reducing your Contract Value allocated to the Variable Sub-Accounts that performed better during the previous time period.

EXPENSES

As a Contract Owner, you will bear, directly or indirectly, the charges and expenses described below.

CONTRACT MAINTENANCE CHARGE

During the Accumulation Phase, on each Contract Anniversary, we will deduct a $30 contract maintenance charge from your assets invested in the Putnam VT Money Market Variable Sub-Account. If there are insufficient assets in that Variable Sub-Account, we will deduct the balance of the charge proportionally from the other Variable Sub-Accounts. We also will deduct this charge if you withdraw your entire Contract Value, unless your Contract qualifies for a waiver. During the Payout Phase, we will deduct the charge proportionately from each income payment.

The charge is to compensate us for the cost of administering the Contracts and the Variable Account. Maintenance costs include expenses we incur in billing and collecting purchase payments; keeping records; processing death claims, cash withdrawals, and policy changes; proxy statements; calculating Accumulation Unit Values and income payments; and issuing reports to Contract Owners and regulatory agencies. We cannot increase the charge. We will waive this charge:

 

  for the remaining term of the Contract once your total purchase payments to the Contract equal $50,000 or more; or

 

  for a Contract Anniversary, if on that date, your entire Contract Value is allocated to the Fixed Account Options, or after the Payout Start Date, if all income payments are fixed income payments.

We also reserve the right to waive this charge if you own more than one Contract and the Contracts meet certain minimum dollar amount requirements. In addition, we reserve the right to waive this charge for all Contracts.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CHARGE

We deduct an administrative expense charge daily at an annual rate of 0.19% of the average daily net assets you have invested in the Variable Sub-Accounts. We intend this charge to cover actual administrative expenses that exceed the revenues from the contract maintenance charge. There is no necessary relationship between the amount of administrative charge imposed on a given

 

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Contract and the amount of expenses that may be attributed to that Contract. We assess this charge each day during the Accumulation Phase and the Payout Phase. We may increase this charge for Contracts issued in the future, but in no event will it exceed 0.35%. We guarantee that after your Contract is issued we will not increase this charge for your Contract.

MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGE

We deduct a mortality and expense risk charge daily from the net assets you have invested in the Variable Sub-Accounts. We assess mortality and expense risk charges during the Accumulation and Payout Phases of the Contract, except as noted below. The annual mortality and expense risk charge for the Contracts without any optional benefit are as follows:

 

ALLSTATE ADVISOR

   1.10%

ALLSTATE ADVISOR PREFERRED
(5-YEAR WITHDRAWAL CHARGE OPTION)

   1.40%

ALLSTATE ADVISOR PREFERRED
(3-YEAR WITHDRAWAL CHARGE OPTION)

   1.50%

ALLSTATE ADVISOR PREFERRED
(NO WITHDRAWAL CHARGE OPTION)

   1.60%

The mortality and expense risk charge is for all the insurance benefits available with your Contract (including our guarantee of annuity rates and the death benefits), for certain expenses of the Contract, and for assuming the risk (expense risk) that the current charges will not be sufficient in the future to cover the cost of administering the Contract. If the charges under the Contract are not sufficient, then we will bear the loss. We charge an additional amount for the optional benefits to compensate us for the additional risk that we accept by providing these options.

You will pay additional mortality and expense risk charges if you add any optional benefits to your Contract. The additional mortality and expense risk charge you pay will depend upon which of the options you select:

 

  MAV Death Benefit Option: The current mortality and expense risk charge for this option is 0.20%. This charge may be increased, but will never exceed 0.30%. We guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge for this option after you have added it to your Contract. We deduct the charge for this option only during the Accumulation Phase.

 

  Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option: The current mortality and expense risk charge for this option is 0.30%. This charge will never exceed 0.30%. We guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge for this option after you have added it to your Contract. We deduct the charge for this option only during the Accumulation Phase.

 

  Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option: The current mortality and expense risk charge for this option is:

 

  0.25% (maximum of 0.35%) if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 70 or younger on the Rider Application Date;

 

  0.40% (maximum of 0.50%) if the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant is age 71 or older and both are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date.

The charges may be increased but they will never exceed the maximum charges shown above. We guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge for this option after you have added it to your Contract. However, if your spouse elects to continue the Contract in the event of your death and if he or she elects to continue the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the charge will be based on the ages of the oldest new Contract Owner and the oldest Annuitant at the time the Contract is continued. Refer to the Death Benefit Payments provision in this prospectus for more information. We deduct the charge for this option only during the Accumulation Phase.

 

  Income Protection Benefit Option: The current mortality and expense risk charge for this option is 0.50%. This charge may be increased, but will never exceed 0.75%. We guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge for this option after you have added it to your Contract. The charge will be deducted only during the Payout Phase.

TRUERETURN(SM) ACCUMULATION BENEFIT OPTION FEE

We charge a separate annual Rider Fee for the TrueReturn Option. The current annual Rider Fee is 0.50% of the Benefit Base. We deduct the Rider Fee on each Contract Anniversary during the Rider Period or until you terminate the Option, if earlier. We reserve the right to increase the Rider Fee to up to 1.25%. We currently charge the same Rider Fee regardless of the Rider Period and Guarantee Option you select, however we reserve the right to charge different fees for different Rider Periods and Guarantee Options in the future. However, once we issue your Option, we cannot change the Rider Fee that applies to your Contract. If you elect to exercise the Rider Trade-In Option, the new Rider Fee will be based on the Rider Fee percentage applicable to a new TrueReturn Option at the time of trade-in.

The Rider Fee is deducted only from the Variable Sub-Account(s) on a pro rata basis in the proportion that your value in each Variable Sub-Account bears to your total value in all Variable Sub-Accounts. Rider Fees will decrease the number of Accumulation Units in each Variable Sub-Account. If you terminate this Option prior to the Rider Maturity Date on a date other than a Contract Anniversary, we will deduct an entire Rider Fee

 

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from your Contract Value on the date the Option is terminated. However, if the Option is terminated due to death of the Contract Owner or Annuitant, we will not charge a Rider Fee unless the date we receive a Complete Request for Settlement of the Death Proceeds is also a Contract Anniversary. If the Option is terminated on the Payout Start Date, we will not charge a Rider Fee unless the Payout Start Date is also a Contract Anniversary. Additionally, if you elect to exercise the Rider Trade-In Option and cancel the Option on a date other than a Contract Anniversary, we will not deduct a Rider Fee on the date the Option is terminated. Refer to the “TrueReturn(SM) Accumulation Benefit Option” section of this prospectus for more information.

SPOUSAL PROTECTION BENEFIT (CO-ANNUITANT) OPTION FEE AND SPOUSAL PROTECTION BENEFIT (CO-ANNUITANT) OPTION FOR CUSTODIAL INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS FEE We charge a separate annual Rider Fee for both the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option and Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts. The current annual Rider Fee is 0.10% of the Contract Value for either Option. This applies to all new Options added on or after January 1, 2005. For Options added prior to January 1, 2005, there is no charge associated with the Options. We deduct the Rider Fee on each Contract Anniversary up to and including the date you terminate the Option. We reserve the right to increase the annual Rider Fee to up to 0.15% of the Contract Value. We reserve the right to charge different Rider Fees for new Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Options and/ or new Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Options for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts we offer in the future. Once we issue your Option, we cannot change the Rider Fee that applies to your Contract.

The Rider Fee is deducted only from the Variable Sub-Account(s) on a pro-rata basis in the proportion that your value in each Variable Sub-Account bears to your total value in all Variable Sub-Accounts. Rider Fees will decrease the number of Accumulation Units in each Variable Sub-Account. If, at the time the Rider Fee is deducted, the Rider Fee exceeds the total value in all Variable Sub-Accounts, the excess of the Rider Fee over the total value in all Variable Sub-Accounts will be waived.

The first Rider Fee will be deducted on the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date. A Rider Fee will be deducted on each subsequent Contract Anniversary up to and including the date the Option is terminated. We will not charge a Rider Fee on the date the Option is terminated, on a date other than the Contract Anniversary, if the Option is terminated on the Payout Start Date or due to death of the Contract Owner or Annuitant.

For the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date, the Rider Fee is equal to the number of months from the Rider Date to the first Contract Anniversary, divided by twelve, multiplied by 0.10%, with the result multiplied by the Contract Value as of the first Contract Anniversary. For subsequent Contract Anniversaries, the Rider Fee is equal to 0.10% multiplied by the Contract Value as of that Contract Anniversary. If you terminate this Option on a date other than a Contract Anniversary, we will deduct a Rider Fee. The Rider Fee will be pro-rated to cover the period from the last Contract Anniversary to the date of termination, or if you terminate this Option during the first Benefit Year, from the Rider Date to the date of termination. The pro-rated Rider Fee will be equal to the number of full months from the Contract Anniversary to the date of termination, or if you terminate this Option during the first Contract Year after adding the Option, the number of full months from the Rider Date to the date of termination, divided by twelve, multiplied by 0.10%, with the result multiplied by the Contract Value immediately prior to the termination.

RETIREMENT INCOME GUARANTEE OPTION FEE

We discontinued offering the Retirement Income Guarantee Options as of January 1, 2004. Fees described below apply to Contract Owners who selected an Option prior to January 1, 2004. We impose a separate annual Rider Fee for RIG 1 and RIG 2. The annual Rider Fee for RIG 1 is 0.40% of the Income Base on each Contract Anniversary. The annual Rider Fee for RIG 2 is 0.55% of the Income Base on each Contract Anniversary. See “Retirement Income Guarantee Options” for details.

We deduct the Rider Fees only from the Variable Sub-Account(s) on a pro-rata basis. For the initial Contract Anniversary after the Rider Date, we will deduct a fee pro rated to cover the period from the Rider Date to the Contract Anniversary. In the case of a full withdrawal of the Contract Value on any date other than the Contract Anniversary, we will deduct from the amount paid upon withdrawal the Rider Fee multiplied by the appropriate Income Base immediately prior to the withdrawal pro rated to cover the period the Option was in effect during the current Contract Year. We will not deduct the Rider Fee during the Payout Phase.

WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION FEE

Effective May 1, 2006, we ceased offering the SureIncome Option except in a limited number of states. We charge separate annual Rider Fees for each of the SureIncome Option (the “SUREINCOME OPTION FEE”), the SureIncome Plus Option (the “SUREINCOME PLUS OPTION FEE”), and the SureIncome For Life Option (the “SUREINCOME FOR LIFE OPTION FEE”). Collectively, we refer to the SureIncome Option Fee, the SureIncome Plus Option Fee and the SureIncome For Life Option

Fee as the “WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION FEES”.

 

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“WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION FEE” is used to refer to any one of the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fees.

The current annual SureIncome Option Fee is 0.50% of the Benefit Base. The current annual SureIncome Plus Option Fee and the current annual SureIncome For Life Option Fee are each 0.65% of the Benefit Base. We reserve the right to increase any Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee to up to 1.25% of the Benefit Base.

We reserve the right to charge a different Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee for different Withdrawal Benefit Factors or Withdrawal Benefit Options we may offer in the future. Once we issue your Withdrawal Benefit Option, we cannot change the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee that applies to your Contract. If applicable, if you elect to exercise the Rider Trade-In Option, the new Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will be based on the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee percentage applicable to a new Withdrawal Benefit Option available at the time of trade-in.

We deduct the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fees on each Contract Anniversary up to and including the date you terminate the Option. The Withdrawal Benefit Option Fees are deducted only from the Variable Sub-Account(s) on a pro-rata basis in the proportion that your Contract Value in each Variable Sub-Account bears to your total Contract Value in all Variable Sub-Accounts. The Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will decrease the number of Accumulation Units in each Variable Sub-Account. If, at the time the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee is deducted, the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee exceeds the total Contract Value in all Variable Sub-Accounts, the excess of the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee over the total Contract Value in all Variable Sub-Accounts will be waived.

The first Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will be deducted on the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date. A Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will be deducted on each subsequent Contract Anniversary up to and including the date the Withdrawal Benefit Option is terminated.

For the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date, the SureIncome Option Fee is equal to the number of full months from the Rider Date to the first Contract Anniversary, divided by twelve, multiplied by 0.50%, with the result multiplied by the Benefit Base on the first Contract Anniversary. For subsequent Contract Anniversaries, the SureIncome Option Fee is equal to 0.50% multiplied by the Benefit Base as of that Contract Anniversary.

For the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date, the SureIncome Plus Option Fee and the SureIncome For Life Option Fee are each equal to the number of full months from the Rider Date to the first Contract Anniversary, divided by twelve, multiplied by 0.65%, with the result multiplied by the Benefit Base on the first Contract Anniversary increased by purchase payments and decreased by withdrawals, but prior to the Benefit Base being recalculated based on the Contract Value. For subsequent Contract Anniversaries, the SureIncome Plus Option Fee and the SureIncome For Life Option Rider Fee are each equal to 0.65% multiplied by the Benefit Base on that Contract Anniversary increased by purchase payments and decreased by withdrawals, but prior to the Benefit Base being recalculated based on the Contract Value for any of the ten Contract Anniversaries after the Rider Date. As previously stated, we will deduct Withdrawal Benefit Option Fees on each Contract Anniversary up to and including the date you terminate the Option.

If you terminate the SureIncome Option or the SureIncome Plus Option on a date other than a Contract Anniversary, we will deduct the Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee unless the termination is on the Payout Start Date or is due to the death of the Contract Owner or Annuitant. If you terminate the SureIncome For Life Option on a date other than a Contract Anniversary, we will deduct the SureIncome For Life Option Fee unless the termination is on the Payout Start Date or is due to the death of the Contract Owner, Annuitant, or the death of the SureIncome Covered Life. The Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will be pro-rated to cover the period from the last Contract Anniversary to the date of termination or, if you terminate the Withdrawal Benefit Option during the first Benefit Year, from the Rider Date to the date of termination. For the SureIncome Option, the pro-rated SureIncome Option Fee will be equal to the number of full months from the Contract Anniversary to the date of termination or, if you terminate the SureIncome Option during the first Benefit Year, the number of full months from the Rider Date to the date of termination, divided by twelve, multiplied by 0.50%, with the result multiplied by the Benefit Base immediately prior to the withdrawal or termination. For the SureIncome Plus Option and the SureIncome For Life Option, the pro-rated Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will be equal to the number of full months from the Contract Anniversary to the date of termination or, if you terminate the Withdrawal Benefit Option during the first Benefit Year, the number of full months from the Rider Date to the date of termination, divided by twelve, multiplied by 0.65%, with the result multiplied by the Benefit Base immediately prior to the withdrawal or termination. The Withdrawal Benefit Option Fee will be waived during the Withdrawal Benefit Payout Phase.

TRANSFER FEE

We impose a fee upon transfers in excess of 12 during any Contract Year. The current fee is equal to 1.00% of the dollar amount transferred. This fee may be increased, but in no event will it exceed 2.00% of the dollar amount transferred. We will not charge a transfer fee on transfers that are part of a Dollar Cost Averaging Program or Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing Program.

WITHDRAWAL CHARGE

We may assess a withdrawal charge from the purchase payment(s) you withdraw.

The amount of the charge will depend on the number of years that have elapsed since we received the purchase payment being withdrawn. A schedule showing the withdrawal charges applicable to each Contract appears on page 14. If you make a withdrawal before the Payout Start Date, we will apply the withdrawal charge percentage in effect on the date of the withdrawal, or the withdrawal charge percentage in effect on the following day, whichever is lower.

 

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Withdrawals also may be subject to tax penalties or income tax. You should consult with your tax counsel or other tax advisor regarding any withdrawals.

Withdrawals from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account Option may be subject to a market value adjustment. Refer to page 51 for more information on market value adjustments.

FREE WITHDRAWAL AMOUNT

You can withdraw up to the Free Withdrawal Amount each Contract Year without paying the withdrawal charge. The Free Withdrawal Amount for a Contract Year is equal to 15% of all purchase payments that are subject to a withdrawal charge as of the beginning of that Contract Year, plus 15% of the purchase payments added to the Contract during the Contract Year. The withdrawal charge applicable to Contracts owned by Charitable Remainder Trusts is described below.

Purchase payments no longer subject to a withdrawal charge will not be used to determine the Free Withdrawal Amount for a Contract Year, nor will they be assessed a withdrawal charge, if withdrawn. The Free Withdrawal Amount is not available in the Payout Phase.

You may withdraw up to the Free Withdrawal Amount in each Contract Year it is available without paying a withdrawal charge; however, the amount withdrawn may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment or applicable taxes. If you do not withdraw the entire Free Withdrawal Amount in a Contract Year, any remaining portion may not be carried forward to increase the Free Withdrawal Amount in a later Contract Year.

For purposes of assessing the withdrawal charge, we will treat withdrawals as coming from the oldest purchase payments first as follows:

1) Purchase payments that no longer are subject to withdrawal charges;

2) Free Withdrawal Amount (if available);

3) Remaining purchase payments subject to withdrawal charges, beginning with the oldest purchase payment;

4) Any earnings not previously withdrawn.

However, for federal income tax purposes, earnings are considered to come out first, which means that you will pay taxes on the earnings portion of your withdrawal.

If the Contract Owner is a Charitable Remainder Trust, the Free Withdrawal Amount in a Contract Year is equal to the greater of:

 

  The Free Withdrawal Amount described above; or

 

  Earnings as of the beginning of the Contract Year that have not been previously withdrawn.

For purposes of assessing the withdrawal charge for a Charitable Remainder Trust-Owned Contract, we will treat withdrawals as coming from the earnings first and then the oldest purchase payments as follows:

1) Earnings not previously withdrawn;

2) Purchase payments that are no longer subject to withdrawal charges;

3) Free Withdrawal Amount in excess of earnings;

4) Purchase payments subject to withdrawal charges, beginning with the oldest purchase payment.

If you have selected the ALLSTATE ADVISOR PREFERRED CONTRACT WITH NO WITHDRAWAL CHARGE OPTION, there are no withdrawal charges applicable and, therefore, no Free Withdrawal Amount. Amounts withdrawn may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment or applicable taxes.

ALL CONTRACTS

We do not apply a withdrawal charge in the following situations:

 

  the death of the Contract Owner or Annuitant (unless the Settlement Value is used);

 

  withdrawals taken to satisfy IRS minimum distribution rules for the Contract; or

 

  withdrawals that qualify for one of the waivers described below.

We use the amounts obtained from the withdrawal charge to pay sales commissions and other promotional or distribution expenses associated with marketing the Contracts. To the extent that the withdrawal charge does not cover all sales commissions and other promotional or distribution expenses, we may use any of our corporate assets, including potential profit which may arise from the mortality and expense risk charge or any other charges or fee described above, to make up any difference.

Withdrawals taken prior to the Payout Start Date are generally considered to come from the earnings in the Contract first. If the Contract is tax-qualified, generally all withdrawals are treated as distributions of earnings. Withdrawals of earnings are taxed as ordinary income and, if taken prior to age 59 1/2, may be subject to an additional 10% federal tax penalty. You should consult your own tax counsel or other tax advisers regarding any withdrawals.

CONFINEMENT WAIVER. We will waive the withdrawal charge on any applicable withdrawal taken under your Contract if the following conditions are satisfied:

1. you or the Annuitant, if the Contract Owner is not a living person, are first confined to a long term care facility or a hospital for at least 90 consecutive days. You or the Annuitant must enter the long term care facility or hospital at least 30 days after the Issue Date,

2. we receive your request for withdrawal and Due Proof of confinement no later than 90 days following the end of your or the Annuitant’s confinement at the long term care facility or hospital, and

 

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3. a physician must have prescribed the confinement and the confinement must be medically necessary (as defined in the Contract).

“DUE PROOF” includes, but is not limited to, a letter signed by a physician stating the dates the Owner or Annuitant was confined, the name and location of the Long Term Care Facility or Hospital, a statement that the confinement was medically necessary, and, if released, the date the Owner or Annuitant was released from the Long Term Care Facility or Hospital.

TERMINAL ILLNESS WAIVER. We will waive the withdrawal charge on any applicable withdrawal taken under your Contract if:

1. you or the Annuitant, if the Contract Owner is not a living person, are diagnosed by a physician as having a terminal illness (as defined in the Contract) at least 30 days after the Issue Date, and

2. you provide Due Proof of diagnosis to us before or at the time you request the withdrawal.

“DUE PROOF” includes, but is not limited to, a letter signed by a physician stating that the Owner or Annuitant has a Terminal Illness and the date the Terminal Illness was first diagnosed.

UNEMPLOYMENT WAIVER. We will waive the withdrawal charge on one partial or a full withdrawal taken under your Contract, if you meet the following requirements:

1. you or the Annuitant, if the Contract Owner is not a living person, become unemployed at least one year after the Issue Date,

2. you or the Annuitant receive Unemployment Compensation (as defined in the Contract) for at least 30 days as a result of that unemployment, and

3. you or the Annuitant claim this benefit within 180 days of your or the Annuitant’s initial receipt of Unemployment Compensation.

Before we will waive any withdrawal charges, you must give us Due Proof prior to, or at the time of, the withdrawal request, that you or the Annuitant have been unemployed and have been granted Unemployment Compensation for at least 30 consecutive days.

“UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION” means unemployment compensation received from a unit of state or federal government in the U.S. “DUE PROOF” includes, but is not limited to, a legible photocopy of an unemployment compensation payment that meets the above described criteria with regard to dates and a signed letter from you stating that you or the Annuitant meet the above described criteria.

You may exercise this benefit once over the term of the Contract. Amounts withdrawn may be subject to Market Value Adjustments.

These waivers do not apply under the ALLSTATE ADVISOR PREFERRED CONTRACT WITH NO

WITHDRAWAL CHARGE OPTION.

Please refer to your Contract for more detailed information about the terms and conditions of these waivers.

The laws of your state may limit the availability of these waivers and may also change certain terms and/or benefits available under the waivers. You should consult your Contract for further details on these variations. Also, even if you do not pay a withdrawal charge because of these waivers, a Market Value Adjustment may apply and you still may be required to pay taxes or tax penalties on the amount withdrawn. You should consult your tax advisor to determine the effect of a withdrawal on your taxes.

PREMIUM TAXES

Some states and other governmental entities (e.g., municipalities) charge premium taxes or similar taxes. We are responsible for paying these taxes and will deduct them from your Contract Value. Some of these taxes are due when the Contract is issued, others are due when income payments begin or upon surrender. Our current practice is not to charge anyone for these taxes until income payments begin or when a total withdrawal occurs including payment upon death. We may some time in the future discontinue this practice and deduct premium taxes from the purchase payments. Premium taxes generally range from 0% to 4%, depending on the state.

At the Payout Start Date, we deduct the charge for premium taxes from each investment alternative in the proportion that the Contract Value in the investment alternative bears to the total Contract Value.

DEDUCTION FOR SEPARATE ACCOUNT INCOME TAXES

We are not currently maintaining a provision for taxes. In the future, however, we may establish a provision for taxes if we determine, in our sole discretion, that we will incur a tax as a result of the operation of the Variable Account. We will deduct for any taxes we incur as a result of the operation of the Variable Account, whether or not we previously made a provision for taxes and whether or not it was sufficient. Our status under the Internal Revenue Code is briefly described in the “Taxes” section of this prospectus.

OTHER EXPENSES

Each Portfolio deducts advisory fees and other expenses from its assets. You indirectly bear the charges and expenses of the Portfolios whose shares are held by the Variable Sub-Accounts. These fees and expenses are described in the prospectuses for the Portfolios. For a summary of Portfolio annual expenses, see pages 13-15. We may receive compensation from the investment advisers, administrators or distributors, or their affiliates, of the Portfolios in connection with the administrative, distribution (12b-1) or other services we provide to the Portfolios.

 

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ACCESS TO YOUR MONEY

WITHDRAWALS

You can withdraw some or all of your Contract Value at any time prior to the Payout Start Date. Withdrawals also are available under limited circumstances on or after the Payout Start Date. See “Income Plans” on page 62.

The amount payable upon withdrawal is the Contract Value (or portion thereof) next computed after we receive the request for a withdrawal at our home office, adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment, less any applicable withdrawal charges, income tax withholding, penalty tax, contract maintenance charge, Rider Fee, and any premium taxes. We will pay withdrawals from the Variable Account within 7 days of receipt of the request, subject to postponement in certain circumstances. You can withdraw money from the Variable Account or the Fixed Account Option(s) available under your Contract. To complete a partial withdrawal from the Variable Account, we will cancel Accumulation Units in an amount equal to the withdrawal and any applicable charges, fees and taxes.

You must name the investment alternative from which you are taking the withdrawal. If none is named, then the withdrawal request is incomplete and cannot be honored.

In general, you must withdraw at least $50 at a time.

Withdrawals from the Standard Fixed Account Option may be subject to a restriction. See “Standard Fixed Account Options” on page 49.

Withdrawals taken prior to the Payout Start Date are generally considered to come from the earnings in the Contract first. If the Contract is tax-qualified, generally all withdrawals are treated as distributions of earnings. Withdrawals of earnings are taxed as ordinary income and, if taken prior to age 591/2, may be subject to an additional 10% federal penalty tax. If any withdrawal reduces your Contract Value to less than $1,000, we will treat the request as a withdrawal of the entire Contract Value, unless a Withdrawal Benefit Option is currently attached to your Contract. See “Withdrawal Benefit Options” above for more information. If you request a total withdrawal, we may require that you return your Contract to us. Your Contract will terminate if you withdraw all of your Contract Value, subject to certain exceptions if a Withdrawal Benefit Option is currently attached to your Contract. See “Withdrawal Benefit Options” for more details. We will, however, ask you to confirm your withdrawal request before terminating your Contract. If we terminate your Contract, we will distribute to you its Contract Value, adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment, less withdrawal and other charges and taxes.

POSTPONEMENT OF PAYMENTS

We may postpone the payment of any amounts due from the Variable Account under the Contract if:

1. The New York Stock Exchange is closed for other than usual weekends or holidays, or trading on the Exchange is otherwise restricted,

2. An emergency exists as defined by the SEC, or

3. The SEC permits delay for your protection.

In addition, we may delay payments or transfers from the Fixed Account Option(s) available under your Contract for up to 6 months or shorter period if required by law. If we delay payment or transfer for 30 days or more, we will pay interest as required by law.

SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM

You may choose to receive systematic withdrawal payments on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual basis at any time prior to the Payout Start Date. Please consult your sales representative or call us at 1-800-203-0068 for more information.

Any systematic withdrawal programs based upon IRS minimum distribution requirements may be modified to ensure guarantees under any Withdrawal Benefit Option currently attached to your Contract are not impacted by the withdrawals. Withdrawals made outside of any systematic withdrawal program based upon IRS minimum distribution requirements may impact the guarantees provided under any Withdrawal Benefit Option currently attached to your Contract.

Depending on fluctuations in the value of the Variable Sub-Accounts and the value of the Fixed Account Options, systematic withdrawals may reduce or even exhaust the Contract Value. Income taxes may apply to systematic withdrawals. Please consult your tax advisor before taking any withdrawal.

We will make systematic withdrawal payments to you or your designated payee. At our discretion, we may modify or suspend the Systematic Withdrawal Program and charge a processing fee for the service. If we modify or suspend the Systematic Withdrawal Program, existing systematic withdrawal payments will not be affected.

MINIMUM CONTRACT VALUE

If your request for a partial withdrawal would reduce your Contract Value to less than $1,000, we may treat it as a request to withdraw your entire Contract Value, unless a Withdrawal Benefit Option is currently attached to your Contract. See “Withdrawal Benefit Options” above for more information. Your Contract will terminate if you withdraw all of your Contract Value. We will, however, ask you to confirm your withdrawal request before terminating your Contract. If we terminate your Contract, we will distribute to you its Contract Value, adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment, less withdrawal and other charges and applicable taxes.

 

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INCOME PAYMENTS

PAYOUT START DATE

The Payout Start Date is the day that we apply your Contract Value adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment and less applicable taxes to an Income Plan. The first income payment must occur at least 30 days after the Issue Date. The Payout Start Date may be no later than:

 

  the Annuitant’s 99th birthday, or

 

  the 10th Contract Anniversary, if later.

You may change the Payout Start Date at any time by notifying us in writing of the change at least 30 days before the scheduled Payout Start Date. Absent a change, we will use the Payout Start Date stated in your Contract.

INCOME PLANS

An “Income Plan” is a series of payments made on a scheduled basis to you or to another person designated by you. You may select more than one Income Plan. If you choose more than one Income Plan, you must specify what proportions of your Contract Value, adjusted by any Market Value Adjustment and less any applicable taxes, should be allocated to each such Income Plan. For tax reporting purposes, your cost basis and any gain on the Contract will be allocated proportionally to each Income Plan you select based on the proportion of your Contract Value applied to each such Income Plan. We reserve the right to limit the number of Income Plans that you may select. If you choose to add the Income Protection Benefit Option, certain restrictions may apply as described under “Income Protection Benefit Option,” below. If you do not select an Income Plan, we will make income payments in accordance with Income Plan 1 with a Guaranteed Payment Period of 10 years. If any Contract Owner dies during the Payout Phase, the new Contract Owner will be the surviving Contract Owner. If there is no surviving Contract Owner, the new Contract Owner will be the Beneficiary(ies) as described in the “Beneficiary” section of this prospectus. Any remaining income payments will be paid to the new Contract Owner as scheduled. Income payments to Beneficiaries may be subject to restrictions established by the Contract Owner. After the Payout Start Date, you may not make withdrawals (except as described below) or change your choice of Income Plan.

Currently seven Income Plans are available. Depending on the Income Plan(s) you choose, you may receive:

 

  fixed income payments;

 

  variable income payments; or

 

  a combination of the two.

A portion of each payment will be considered taxable and the remaining portion will be a non-taxable return of your investment in the Contract, which is also called the “basis.” Once the basis in the Contract is depleted, all remaining payments will be fully taxable. If the Contract is tax-qualified, generally, all payments will be fully taxable. Taxable payments taken prior to age 591/2, may be subject to an additional 10% federal tax penalty.

The seven Income Plans are:

INCOME PLAN 1 - LIFE INCOME WITH GUARANTEED NUMBER OF PAYMENTS. Under this plan, we make periodic income payments for at least as long as the Annuitant lives. If the Annuitant dies in the Payout Phase, we will continue to pay income payments until the guaranteed number of payments has been paid. The number of months guaranteed (“Guaranteed Payment Period”) may range from 0 to 360 months. If the Annuitant is age 90 or older as of the Payout Start Date, the Guaranteed Payment Period may range from 60 to 360 months.

INCOME PLAN 2 - JOINT AND SURVIVOR LIFE INCOME WITH GUARANTEED NUMBER OF

PAYMENTS. Under this plan, we make periodic income payments for at least as long as either the Annuitant or the joint Annuitant, named at the time the Income Plan was selected, lives. If both the Annuitant and joint Annuitant die in the Payout Phase, we will continue to pay the income payments until the guaranteed number of payments has been paid. The Guaranteed Payment Period may range from 0 to 360 months. If either the Annuitant or joint Annuitant is age 90 or older as of the Payout Start Date, the Guaranteed Payment Period may range from 60 to 360 months. You may elect a reduced survivor plan of 50%, 66% or 75% of the payment amount. If you do not elect a reduced survivor amount, the payments will remain at 100%. If you elect a reduced survivor payment plan, the amount of each income payment initially will be higher but a reduction will take place at the later of

1) the death of an Annuitant; or 2) at the end of the guaranteed payment period.

INCOME PLAN 3 - GUARANTEED NUMBER OF PAYMENTS. Under this plan, we make periodic income payments for the period you have chosen. These payments do not depend on the Annuitant’s life. The shortest number of months guaranteed is 60 (120 if the Payout Start Date occurs prior to the third Contract Anniversary). The longest number of months guaranteed is 360 or the number of months between the Payout Start Date and the date that the Annuitant reaches age 100, if greater. In no event may the number of months guaranteed exceed 600. We will deduct the mortality and expense risk charge from the assets of the Variable Sub-Account supporting this Income Plan even though we may not bear any mortality risk. You may make withdrawals, change the length of the guaranteed payment period, or change the frequency of income payments under Income Plan 3. See “Modifying Payments” and “Payout Withdrawals” below for more details.

 

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INCOME PLAN 4 - LIFE INCOME WITH CASH REFUND. Under this plan, we make periodic income payments until the death of the Annuitant. If the death of the Annuitant occurs before the total amount applied to an Income Plan is paid out, we will pay a lump sum payment of the remaining amount. Payments under this plan are available only as fixed income payments.

INCOME PLAN 5 - JOINT LIFE INCOME WITH CASH REFUND. Under this plan, we make periodic income payments until the deaths of both the Annuitant and joint Annuitant. If the deaths of both the Annuitant and joint Annuitant occur before the total amount applied to an Income Plan is paid out, we will pay a lump sum payment of the remaining amount. Currently, a reduced survivor plan is not available. Payments under this plan are available only as fixed income payments.

INCOME PLAN 6 - LIFE INCOME WITH INSTALLMENT REFUND. Under this plan, we make periodic income payments until the later of: (1) the death of the Annuitant; or

(2) the total amount paid out under the annuity is equal to the total amount applied to the Income Plan. If the death of the Annuitant occurs before the total amount applied to an Income Plan is paid out, we will continue to make payments in the same manner until any remaining payments are paid out. Payments under this plan are available only as fixed income payments.

INCOME PLAN 7 - JOINT LIFE INCOME WITH INSTALLMENT REFUND. Under this plan, we make periodic income payments until the later of: (1) the deaths of both the Annuitant and joint Annuitant; or (2) the total amount paid out under the annuity is equal to the total amount applied to the Income Plan. If the deaths of both the Annuitant and joint Annuitant occur before the total amount applied to an Income Plan is paid out, we will continue to make payments in the same manner until any remaining payments are paid out. Currently, a reduced survivor plan is not available. Payments under this plan are available only as fixed income payments.

If you choose an Income Plan with payments that continue for the life of the Annuitant or joint Annuitant, we may require proof of age and sex of the Annuitant or joint Annuitant before starting income payments, and proof that the Annuitant or joint Annuitant is alive before we make each payment. Please note that under Income Plans 1 and 2, if you do not select a Guaranteed Payment Period, it is possible that the payee could receive only one income payment if the Annuitant and any joint Annuitant both die before the second income payment, or only two income payments if they die before the third income payment, and so on.

The length of any Guaranteed Payment Period under your selected Income Plan generally will affect the dollar amounts of each income payment. As a general rule, longer Guarantee Payment Periods result in lower income payments, all other things being equal. For example, if you choose an Income Plan with payments that depend on the life of the Annuitant but with no guaranteed payments, the income payments generally will be greater than the income payments made under the same Income Plan with a specified Guaranteed Payment Period.

MODIFYING PAYMENTS

After the Payout Start Date, you may make the following changes under Income Plan 3:

 

  You may request to modify the length of the Guaranteed Payment Period. If you elect to change the length of the Guaranteed Payment Period, the new Guaranteed Payment Period must be within the original minimum and maximum period you would have been permitted to select on the Payout Start Date. However, the maximum payment period permitted will be shortened by the period elapsed since the original Guaranteed Payment Period began. If you change the length of your Guaranteed Payment Period, we will compute the present value of your remaining payments, using the same assumptions we would use if you were terminating the income payments, as described in Payout Withdrawal. We will then adjust the remaining payments to equal what that value would support based on those same assumptions and based on the revised Guaranteed Payment Period.

 

  You may request to change the frequency of your payments.

We currently allow you to make the changes described above once each Contract Year; on that single occasion you may make either change alone, or both simultaneously. We reserve the right to change this practice at any time without prior notice.

Changes to either the frequency of payments or length of the Guaranteed Payment Period will result in a change to the payment amount and may change the amount of each payment that is taxable to you.

Modifying payments of this Contract may not be allowed under Qualified Plans. In order to satisfy required minimum distributions (“RMD”) under current Treasury regulations, once income payments have begun over a Guaranteed Payment Period, the Guaranteed Payment Period may not be changed even if the new period is shorter than the maximum permitted. Please consult with a competent tax advisor prior to making a request to modify payments if your Contract is subject to RMD requirements.

Any change to either the frequency of payments or length of a Guaranteed Payment Period will take effect on the next payment date after we accept the requested change.

PAYOUT WITHDRAWAL

You may terminate all or a portion of the income payments being made under Income Plan 3 at any time and withdraw their present value (“withdrawal value”), subject to a Payout Withdrawal Charge, by writing to us (“Payout Withdrawal”). For variable income payments, the withdrawal value is equal to the present value

 

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of the variable income payments being terminated, calculated using a discount rate equal to the assumed investment rate that was used in determining the initial variable payment. For fixed income payments, the withdrawal value is equal to the present value of the fixed income payments being terminated, calculated using a discount rate equal to the applicable current interest rate (this may be the initial interest rate in some states.) The applicable current interest rate is the rate we are using on the date we receive your Payout Withdrawal request to determine income payments for a new annuitization with a payment period equal to the remaining payment period of the income payments being terminated.

A Payout Withdrawal must be at least $50. If any Payout Withdrawal reduces the value of the remaining income payments to an amount not sufficient to provide an initial payment of at least $20, we reserve the right to terminate the Contract and pay you the present value of the remaining income payments in a lump sum. If you withdraw the entire value of the remaining income payments, the Contract will terminate.

You must specify the investment alternative(s) from which you wish to make a Payout Withdrawal. If you withdraw a portion of the value of your remaining income payments, the payment period will remain unchanged and your remaining payment amounts will be reduced proportionately.

PAYOUT WITHDRAWAL CHARGE

To determine the Payout Withdrawal Charge, we assume that purchase payments are withdrawn first, beginning with the oldest payment. When an amount equal to all purchase payments has been withdrawn, additional withdrawals will not be assessed a Payout Withdrawal Charge.

Payout Withdrawals will be subject to a Payout Withdrawal Charge for each Contract as follows:

Number of Complete Years Since We Received the Purchase Payment Being Withdrawn/Applicable Charge:

 

Contract:

   0     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     7+  

Allstate Advisor

     7 %     7 %     6 %     5 %     4 %     3 %     2 %     0 %     0

Allstate Advisor Preferred with:

                  

5-Year Withdrawal Charge Option

     7 %     6 %     5 %     4 %     3 %     0      

3-Year Withdrawal Charge Option

     7 %     6 %     5 %     0          

No Withdrawal Charge Option

     None                   

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. We may make other Income Plans available. You may obtain information about them by writing or calling us. On the Payout Start Date, you must specify the portion of the Contract Value to be applied to variable income payments and the portion to be applied to fixed income payments. For the portion of your Contract Value to be applied to variable income payments, you must also specify the Variable Sub-Accounts on which to base the variable income payments as well as the allocation among those Variable Sub-Accounts. If you do not choose how the Contract Value is to be applied, then the portion of the Contract Value in the Variable Account on the Payout Start Date will be applied to variable income payments, according to the Variable Sub-Account allocations as of the Payout Start Date, and the remainder of the Contract Value will be applied to fixed income payments.

We will apply your Contract Value, adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment, less applicable taxes, to your Income Plan(s) on the Payout Start Date. We can make income payments in monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual installments, as you select. If the Contract Value is less than $2,000 when it is applied to the Income Plan(s) you choose, or not enough to provide an initial payment of at least $20 when it is applied to the Income Plan(s) you choose, and state law permits, we may:

 

  terminate the Contract and pay you the Contract Value, adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment and less any applicable taxes, in a lump sum instead of the periodic payments you have chosen, or

 

  reduce the frequency of your payments so that each payment will be at least $20.

VARIABLE INCOME PAYMENTS

The amount of your variable income payments depends upon the investment results of the Variable Sub-Accounts you select, the premium taxes you pay, the age and sex of the Annuitant, and the Income Plan you choose. We guarantee that the payments will not be affected by: (a) company mortality experience; or (b) the amount of our administration expenses.

We cannot predict the total amount of your variable income payments, which may be more or less than your total purchase payments because (a) variable income payments vary with the investment results of the underlying Portfolios; and (b) under some of the Income Plans, we make income payments only so long as an Annuitant is alive or any applicable Guaranteed Payment Period has not yet expired.

In calculating the amount of the periodic payments in the annuity tables in the Contracts, we used an assumed investment rate (“AIR”, also known as benchmark rate) of 3%. Currently, you may choose either a 6%, 5%, or 3% AIR per year. If you select the Income Protection Benefit Option, however, the 3% AIR must apply.

The 6% and 5% AIR may not be available in all states (check with your representative for availability). Currently, if you do not choose one, the 5% AIR will automatically apply (except in states in which the 5% AIR is not available; in those states, the 3% AIR will automatically apply). You may not change the AIR after you have selected an Income Plan.

 

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We reserve the right to offer other assumed investment rates. If the actual net investment return of the Variable Sub-Accounts you choose is less than the AIR, then the dollar amount of your variable income payments will decrease. The dollar amount of your variable income payments will increase, however, if the actual net investment return exceeds the AIR. The dollar amount of the variable income payments stays level if the net investment return equals the AIR. With a higher AIR, your initial income payment will be larger than with a lower AIR. While income payments continue to be made, however, this disparity will become smaller and, if the payments have continued long enough, each payment will be smaller than if you had initially chosen a lower AIR.

Please refer to the Statement of Additional Information for more detailed information as to how we determine variable income payments.

You may also elect a variable income payment stream consisting of level monthly, quarterly or semi-annual payments. If you elect to receive level monthly, quarterly or semi-annual payments, the payments must be recalculated annually. You may only elect to receive level payments at or before the Payout Start Date. If you have elected level payments for an Income Plan(s), you may not make any variable to fixed payment transfers within such Income Plan(s). We will determine the amount of each annual payment as described above, place this amount in our general account, and then distribute it in level monthly, quarterly or semi-annual payments. The sum of the level payments will exceed the annual calculated amount because of an interest rate factor we use, which may vary from year to year, but will not be less than 2% per year. We do not allow withdrawals of the annual amount unless you make a full or partial withdrawal request of the value of the remaining payments under Income Plan 3. Withdrawals will be assessed a Payout Withdrawal Charge, if applicable. If the Annuitant dies while you are receiving level payments, you will not be entitled to receive any remaining level payments for that year (unless the Annuitant dies before the end of the Guaranteed Payment Period). For example, if you have selected Income Plan 1 with no Guaranteed Payment Period and the Annuitant dies during the year, the Beneficiary will not be entitled to receive the remaining level payments for that year.

INCOME PROTECTION BENEFIT OPTION

We offer an Income Protection Benefit Option, which may be added to your Contract on the Payout Start Date for an additional mortality and expense risk charge if you have selected variable income payments subject to the following conditions:

 

  The Annuitant and joint Annuitant, if applicable, must be age 75 or younger on the Payout Start Date.

 

  You must choose Income Plan 1 or 2, and the Guaranteed Payment Period must be for at least 120 months, unless the Internal Revenue Service requires a different payment period.

 

  You may apply the Income Protection Benefit Option to more than one Income Plan.

 

  The AIR must be 3% for the Income Plan(s) to which you wish to apply this benefit.

 

  You may only add the Income Protection Benefit Option on the Payout Start Date and, once added, the option cannot be cancelled.

 

  You may not add the Income Protection Benefit Option without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the Income Protection Benefit Option.

 

  You may not convert variable income payments to fixed income payments.

If you select the Income Protection Benefit Option, we guarantee that your variable income payments under each of the Income Plans to which the option is applied will never be less that 85% of the initial variable amount income value (“Income Protection Benefit”), as calculated on the Payout Start Date under such Income Plans, unless you have elected a reduced survivor payment plan under Income Plan 2. If you have elected a reduced survivor payment plan, we guarantee that your variable income payments to which the option is applied will never be less than 85% of the initial variable amount income value prior to the later of

1) the death of an Annuitant; or 2) the end of the guaranteed payment period. On or after the later of these events, we guarantee that your variable income payments will never be less than 85% of the initial variable amount income value multiplied by the percentage you elected for your reduced survivor plan. See Appendix C for numerical examples that illustrate how the Income Protection Benefit is calculated.

If you add the Income Protection Benefit Option to your Contract, the mortality and expense risk charge during the Payout Phase will be increased. The charge for the Income Protection Benefit Option will apply only to the Income Plan(s) to which the Option has been applied. Currently, the charge for this option is 0.50% of the average daily net Variable Account assets supporting the variable income payments to which the Income Protection Benefit Option applies. We may change the amount we charge, but it will not exceed 0.75% of the average daily net Variable Account assets supporting the variable income payments to which the Income Protection Benefit Option applies. Once the option is issued, we will not increase what we charge you for the benefit.

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discretion, to impose limitations on the investment alternatives in which you may invest during the Payout Phase with respect to the assets supporting the variable income payments to which the Income Protection Benefit Option applies. These limitations may include, but are not limited to, maximum investment limits on certain Variable Sub-Accounts, exclusion of certain Variable Sub-Accounts, required minimum allocations to certain Variable Sub-Accounts, and/or the required use of Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing.

To achieve our Income Protection Diversification Requirement, we have divided the Variable Sub-Accounts into three separate categories: “unrestricted,” “restricted” and “excluded.” Currently, we require that you allocate between 30% to 100% of the assets supporting your variable income payments to the unrestricted Variable Sub-Accounts in any manner you choose. You may allocate up to 70% of the assets supporting your variable income payments to the restricted Variable Sub-Accounts. You may not, however, allocate more than 20% of the assets supporting your variable income payments to any one of the restricted Variable Sub-Accounts. You may not allocate ANY PORTION of the assets supporting your variable income payments to the excluded Variable Sub-Accounts.

In the following three tables, we list our current Income Protection Diversification Requirement:

UNRESTRICTED VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS. There is no limit to the amount of assets supporting your variable income payments that you may allocate to any one or more of the following Variable Sub-Accounts. Currently, we require that you allocate AT LEAST 30% of the assets supporting your variable income payments to this category.

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Strategic Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

Putnam VT Income - Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account

Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account

RESTRICTED VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS. You may allocate up to 70% of the amount of assets supporting your variable income payments to the following Variable Sub-Accounts. Currently, you may not allocate more than 20% of the amount of assets supporting your variable income payments to any one of the restricted Variable Sub-Accounts.

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account

Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Balanced/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Global Securities/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

Oppenheimer High Income/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Main Street(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation - Class IB Sub-Account

 

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Putnam VT Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT High Yield - Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT International Equity - Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Investors - Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT New Value - Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account (1)

Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston - Class IB Sub-Account

Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account (1)

Putnam VT Voyager - Class IB Sub-Account

STI Classic Capital Appreciation Sub-Account (2)

STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Sub-Account (2)

STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Sub-Account (2)

STI Classic Small Cap Value Equity Sub-Account

STI Classic Large Cap Value Equity Sub-Account

Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account

Van Kampen LIT Growth and Income, Class II Sub-Account

Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account (3)

Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account (3)

Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account (3)

Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account (3)

Van Kampen UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account (3)

 

1) Effective October 1, 2004, the Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account, and the Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account closed to new investments. If you choose to add the Income Protection Benefit Option on or after October 1, 2004, you must transfer any portion of your Contract Value that is allocated to these Variable Sub-Accounts to any of the remaining Variable Sub-Accounts available with the Income Protection Benefit Option prior to adding the Income Protection Benefit Option to your Contract.
2) Effective May 31, 2007, the STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund, the STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Fund, and the STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Fund will change their names to STI Classic Large Cap Growth Stock Fund, STI Classic Large Cap Core Equity Fund, and STI Classic Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund, respectively.
3) Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., the adviser to the UIF Portfolios, does business in certain instances using the name Van Kampen.

EXCLUDED VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS. Currently, none of the following Variable Sub-Accounts are available to support variable income payments.

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

Oppenheimer MidCap/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account (1)

Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account (1)

Putnam VT Vista - Class IB Sub-Account

Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account (2)

Van Kampen LIT Strategic Growth, Class II Sub-Account

Van Kampen UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account (3)

Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account (3)

Van Kampen UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account (3)

 

1) Effective October 1, 2004, the Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account and the Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account closed to new investments.
2) Effective May 1, 2006, the Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account closed to new investments.
3) Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., the adviser to the UIF Portfolios, does business in certain instances using the name Van Kampen.

You must use quarterly Automatic Portfolio Rebalancing to meet our Income Protection Diversification Requirement. On the date of each rebalancing, we will reallocate the amount of the assets supporting your variable income payments according to the rebalancing percentages you have selected, subject to the then current restrictions and exclusions in effect. We expect that the restrictions and exclusions for each category will change from time to time. Any change in these restrictions and exclusions will become effective no later than the next regularly scheduled rebalancing of your Variable Sub-Account choices on or immediately after the date of change.

 

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The Income Protection Diversification Requirement is based on a model. We may use a model developed and maintained by us or we may elect to use a model developed or provided by an independent third party. We will notify you at least 30 days before we make any change to our Income Protection Diversification Requirement.

We may determine which Variable Sub-Accounts are eligible for each category or we may elect to follow the recommendations of an independent third party. We may at any time make new determinations as to which Variable Sub-Accounts are unrestricted, restricted or excluded. We may do so for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to, a change in the investment objectives or policies of a Portfolio, or the failure, in our sole determination, of such Portfolio to invest in accordance with its stated investment objective or policies.

Transfers made for purposes of meeting the Income Protection Diversification Requirement will not count towards the number of free transfers you may make each Contract Year. See “Investment Alternatives: Transfers,” above, for additional information.

FIXED INCOME PAYMENTS

We guarantee income payment amounts derived from any Fixed Account Option for the duration of the Income Plan. The guaranteed income payment amounts will change if the frequency of payments or the length of the payment period changes.

We calculate the fixed income payments by:

 

  adjusting the portion of the Contract Value in any Fixed Account Option on the Payout Start Date by any applicable Market Value Adjustment;

 

  deducting any applicable taxes; and

 

  applying the resulting amount to the greater of: (a) the appropriate income payment factor for the selected Income Plan from the Income Payment Table in your Contract; or (b) such other income payment factor as we are offering on the Payout Start Date.

We may defer your request to make a withdrawal from fixed income payments for a period of up to 6 months or whatever shorter time state law may require. If we defer payments for 30 days or more, we will pay interest as required by law from the date we receive the withdrawal request to the date we make payment.

RETIREMENT INCOME GUARANTEE OPTIONS

Effective January 1, 2004, we ceased offering the Retirement Income Guarantee Options (“RIG 1” and “RIG 2”). If you added a Retirement Income Guarantee Option to your Contract prior to January 1, 2004, your Option will continue to apply to your Contract. Also, effective January 1, 2004, we discontinued the Trade-In Program. If you previously elected a RIG Option, you may cancel your RIG 1 or RIG 2 Option during the 60-day period following your next 3rd Contract Anniversary after January 1, 2004. If you do not cancel the Option during this 60-day period, you will not be permitted to cancel it later. Please check with your sales representative for details.

The following describes the Retirement Income Guarantee Options for Contract Owners who elected the Option prior to January 1, 2004.

We refer to the issue date of the option as the “RIDER DATE.” You may add only one Retirement Income Guarantee Option to your Contract. The oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant must be age 75 or younger on the Rider Application Date. Once you add a rider to your Contract, it may not be cancelled except that Contract Owners may elect to cancel a RIG 1 or RIG 2 Option during the 60-day period following the next 3rd Contract Anniversary after January 1, 2004 as described above. The options may not be available in all states.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO IMPOSE LIMITATIONS ON THE INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVES IN WHICH YOU MAY INVEST AS A CONDITION OF THESE OPTIONS. THESE RESTRICTIONS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, MAXIMUM INVESTMENT LIMITS ON CERTAIN INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVES, EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVES, REQUIRED MINIMUM ALLOCATIONS TO CERTAIN VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS AND/OR THE REQUIRED USE OF AUTOMATIC PORTFOLIO REBALANCING. CURRENTLY, NO SUCH RESTRICTIONS ARE BEING IMPOSED.

For each option, an “INCOME BASE” is calculated, which is used only for the purpose of calculating the “GUARANTEED RETIREMENT INCOME BENEFIT” and the appropriate “RIDER FEE,” all defined below. The Income Base does not provide a Contract Value or guarantee performance of any investment option. The Income Base for RIG 1 and RIG 2 are described in more detail below.

You may apply the Income Base less applicable taxes to an Income Plan on the Payout Start Date and receive the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

 

  The Payout Start Date must be on or after the 10th Contract Anniversary of the Rider Date.

 

  The Payout Start Date must occur during the 30-day period following a Contract Anniversary.

 

  The oldest Annuitant must be age 99 or younger as of the Payout Start Date.

 

  You must select Fixed Amount Income Payments only.

 

  You must select Income Plan 1 or 2, with a Guaranteed Payment Period of at least:

 

  120 months, if the youngest Annuitant is age 80 or younger as of the Payout Start Date; or

 

  60 months, if the youngest Annuitant is older than age 80 as of the Payout Start Date.

 

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The “GUARANTEED RETIREMENT INCOME BENEFIT” is determined by applying the Income Base, less any applicable taxes, to the appropriate monthly income payment factor shown in the Income Payment Tables in your Contract for the selected Income Plan.

If a different payment frequency (quarterly, semi-annual, or annual) or different Income Plan is selected, an income payment factor for the selected payment frequency and Income Plan is determined on the same mortality and interest rate basis as the Income Payment Tables shown in your Contract.

On the Payout Start Date, the income payments for the selected Income Plan will be the greater of:

 

  The Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit; or

 

  For fixed income payments, the Contract Value, adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment, less any applicable taxes is applied to the greater of: the appropriate income payment factor for the selected Income Plan from the income payment tables in your Contract, or an income payment factor for the selected Income Plan that we are offering on the Payout Start Date.

We assess an annual Rider Fee if you selected one of the Retirement Income Guarantee Options. The Rider Fee is deducted on each Contract Anniversary on a pro rata basis from each of the Variable Sub-Accounts in which your Contract Value is invested on that date. The Rider Fee will decrease the number of Accumulation Units in each Variable Sub-Account. The Rider Fee is deducted only during the Accumulation Phase of the Contract. For the first Contract Anniversary following the Rider Date, the Rider Fee will be prorated to cover the period between the Rider Date and the first Contract Anniversary after the Rider Date. In the case of a full withdrawal of the Contract Value, the Rider Fee is prorated to cover the period between the Contract Anniversary immediately prior to the withdrawal and the date of the withdrawal.

The Rider Fee for RIG 1 is 0.40% of the Income Base on each Contract Anniversary. The Rider Fee for the RIG 2 is 0.55% of the Income Base on each Contract Anniversary.

These options will terminate and the corresponding Rider Fee will cease on the earliest of the following to occur:

 

  The date the Contract is terminated;

 

  If the Contract is not continued in the Accumulation Phase under either the Death of Owner or Death of Annuitant provisions of the Contract. The option will terminate on the date we determine the Death Proceeds;

 

  The Payout Start Date; or

 

  If you elect to cancel your RIG 1 or RIG 2 Option during the 60-day period following the next 3rd Contract Anniversary after January 1, 2004, (since we discontinued offering the Trade-In Program as of that date).

Otherwise, the options may not be terminated or cancelled.

CALCULATION OF INCOME BASE.

On the Rider Date, the “RIG 1 INCOME BASE” is equal to the Contract Value. The RIG 1 Income Base, plus purchase payments made after the Rider Date and less RIG 1 withdrawal adjustments for withdrawals made after the Rider Date, will accumulate interest on a daily basis at a rate equivalent to 5% per year, subject to the “CAP” defined below. This accumulation will continue until the first Contract Anniversary following the 85th birthday of the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant, whichever occurs first. After the 5% interest accumulation ends, the RIG 1 Income Base will continue to be increased by purchase payments and reduced by RIG 1 withdrawal adjustments for withdrawals until the option terminates. The “RIG 1 WITHDRAWAL ADJUSTMENT” is defined below.

The RIG 1 Income Base will not exceed a CAP equal to:

 

  200% of the Contract Value as of the Rider Date; plus

 

  200% of purchase payments made after the Rider Date, but excluding any purchase payments made in the 12-month period immediately prior to the Payout Start Date; minus

 

  RIG 1 Withdrawal Adjustments for any withdrawals made after the Rider Date.

RIG 1 WITHDRAWAL ADJUSTMENT. Prior to the first Contract Anniversary following the 85th birthday of the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant, whichever is earlier, the withdrawal adjustment is as follows:

 

  In each Contract Year, for the portion of withdrawals that do not cumulatively exceed 5% of the RIG 1 Income Base as of the beginning of the Contract Year (or as of the Rider Date for the first Contract Year in which RIG1 is added), the withdrawal adjustment is equal to the amount withdrawn (or portion thereof) multiplied by a discount factor. The discount factor is calculated using a 5% annual interest rate and the portion of the Contract Year between the withdrawal date and the end of the Contract Year. This withdrawal adjustment has the effect of reducing the RIG 1 Income Base at the end of the Contract Year by the actual amount of the withdrawal. In other words, for purposes of calculating the RIG 1 Income Base, the withdrawal is treated as if it occurred at the end of the Contract Year.

 

 

In each Contract Year, for the portion of withdrawals that cumulatively exceed 5% of the RIG 1 Income Base as of the beginning of the Contract Year (or as of the Rider Date for the first Contract Year in which RIG1 is added), the withdrawal adjustment is equal to the withdrawal amount (or portion thereof), divided by the Contract Value immediately prior to the

 

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withdrawal and reduced for the portion of withdrawals that does not cumulatively exceed 5%, and the result multiplied by the most recently calculated RIG 1 Income Base, reduced for the portion of withdrawals that does not cumulatively exceed 5%.

On or after the first Contract Anniversary following the 85th birthday of the oldest Contract Owner or the Annuitant, all withdrawal adjustments are equal to the withdrawal amount, divided by the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal, and the result multiplied by the most recently calculated RIG 1 Income Base.

See Appendix D for numerical examples that illustrate how the RIG 1 Withdrawal Adjustment is applied.

The “RIG 2 INCOME BASE” is defined as the greater of “INCOME BASE A” or “INCOME

BASE B.”

“INCOME BASE A” and its corresponding Withdrawal Adjustment are calculated in the same manner as the RIG 1 Income Base and RIG 1 Withdrawal Adjustment.

On the Rider Date, “INCOME BASE B” is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date and prior to the Payout Start Date, Income Base B is recalculated each time a purchase payment or withdrawal is made as well as on each Contract Anniversary as follows:

 

  Each time a purchase payment is made, Income Base B is increased by the amount of the purchase payment.

 

  Each time a withdrawal is made, Income Base B is reduced by a proportional withdrawal adjustment, defined as the withdrawal amount divided by the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal, and the result multiplied by the most recently calculated Income Base B.

 

  On each Contract Anniversary until the first Contract Anniversary following the 85th birthday of the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant, whichever occurs first, Income Base B is equal to the greater of the Contract Value on that date or the most recently calculated Income Base B.

If no purchase payments or withdrawals are made after the Rider Date, Income Base B will be equal to the greatest of the Contract Value on the Rider Date and the Contract Values on each subsequent Contract Anniversary until the earlier of the Payout Start Date or the Contract Anniversary following the 85th birthday of the oldest Contact Owner or oldest Annuitant, whichever occurs first.

CERTAIN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The Contracts offered by this prospectus contain income payment tables that provide for different payments to men and women of the same age, except in states that require unisex tables. We reserve the right to use income payment tables that do not distinguish on the basis of sex to the extent permitted by applicable law. In certain employment-related situations, employers are required by law to use the same income payment tables for men and women. Accordingly, if the Contract is used in connection with an employment-related retirement or benefit plan and we do not offer unisex annuity tables in your state, you should consult with legal counsel as to whether the Contract is appropriate.

DEATH BENEFITS

DEATH PROCEEDS

Under certain conditions, described below, we will pay Death Proceeds for this Contract on the death of the Contract Owner, Annuitant, or Co-Annuitant if the death occurs prior to the Payout Start Date. If the Owner or Annuitant dies after the Payout Start Date, we will pay remaining income payments as described in the “Payout Phase” section of your Contract. See “Income Payments” for more information.

We will determine the value of the Death Proceeds as of the end of the Valuation Date during which we receive the first Complete Request for Settlement (the next Valuation Date, if we receive the request after 3:00 p.m. Central Time). In order to be considered a “COMPLETE REQUEST FOR SETTLEMENT,” a claim for distribution of the Death Proceeds must include “DUE PROOF OF DEATH” in any of the following forms of documentation:

 

  A certified copy of the death certificate;

 

  A certified copy of a decree of a court of competent jurisdiction as to the finding of death; or

 

  Any other proof acceptable to us.

“DEATH PROCEEDS” are determined based on when we receive a Complete Request for Settlement:

 

  If we receive a Complete Request for Settlement within 180 days of the death of the Contract Owner, Annuitant, or Co-Annuitant, as applicable, the Death Proceeds is equal to the “DEATH BENEFIT.”

 

  If we receive a Complete Request for Settlement more than 180 days after the death of the Contract Owner, Annuitant, or Co-Annuitant, as applicable, the Death Proceeds are equal to the greater of the Contract Value or Settlement Value. We reserve the right to waive or extend, in a nondiscriminatory manner, the 180-day period in which the Death Proceeds will equal the Death Benefit.

Where there are multiple Beneficiaries, we will only value the Death Proceeds at the time the first Beneficiary submits the necessary documentation in good order. Any Death Proceeds amounts attributable to any Beneficiary which remain in the Variable Sub-Accounts are subject to investment risk.

 

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DEATH BENEFIT OPTIONS

In addition to the ROP Death Benefit included in your Contract, we offer the following death benefit options which may be added to your Contract:

 

  MAV Death Benefit Option

 

  Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option

 

  Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option

The SureIncome Plus Option and SureIncome For Life Option also include a death benefit option, the SureIncome Return of Premium Death Benefit (“SureIncome ROP Death Benefit.”)

The amount of the Death Benefit depends on which death benefit option(s) you select. Not all death benefit options are available in all states.

You may select any combination of death benefit options on the Issue Date of your Contract or at a later date, subject to state availability and issue age restrictions. You may not add any of the death benefit option(s) to your Contract after Contract issue without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add an option(s).

The “DEATH BENEFIT” is equal to the Earnings Protection Death Benefit (if selected) plus the greatest of:

 

  The Contract Value;

 

  The Settlement Value;

 

  The ROP Death Benefit;

 

  The MAV Death Benefit Option (if selected);

 

  The Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option (if selected); or

 

  The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit.*

The “Settlement Value” is the amount that would be paid in the event of a full withdrawal of the Contract Value.

 

* The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit under the SureIncome For Life Option is only included in the calculation of the Death Benefit upon the death of the SureIncome Covered Life. If a Contract Owner, Annuitant or Co-Annuitant who is not the SureIncome Covered Life dies, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is not applicable.

The “ROP DEATH BENEFIT” is equal to the sum of all purchase payments, reduced by a proportional withdrawal adjustment for each withdrawal. The withdrawal adjustment is equal to the withdrawal amount divided by the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal, and the result is multiplied by:

The sum of all purchase payments made prior to the withdrawal, less any prior withdrawal adjustments.

MAXIMUM ANNIVERSARY VALUE DEATH BENEFIT OPTION.

The “MAV DEATH BENEFIT OPTION” is only available if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date. There is an additional mortality and expense risk charge for this death benefit option, currently equal to 0.20%. We may change what we charge for this death benefit option, but it will never exceed 0.30%. Once added to your Contract, we guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge you pay for this death benefit option.

On the date we issue the rider for this benefit (“Rider Date”), the MAV DEATH BENEFIT is equal to the Contract Value. After the Rider Date and prior to the date we determine the Death Proceeds (see “Death Proceeds,” above), the MAV Death Benefit is recalculated each time a purchase payment or withdrawal is made as well as on each Contract Anniversary as follows:

 

  Each time a purchase payment is made, the MAV Death Benefit is increased by the amount of the purchase payment.

 

  Each time a withdrawal is made, the MAV Death Benefit is reduced by a proportional withdrawal adjustment, defined as the withdrawal amount divided by the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal, and the result multiplied by the most recently calculated MAV Death Benefit.

 

  On each Contract Anniversary until the first Contract Anniversary following the 80th birthday of the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant, whichever occurs first, the MAV Death Benefit is recalculated as the greater of the Contract Value on that date or the most recently calculated MAV Death Benefit.

If no purchase payments or withdrawals are made after the Rider Date, the MAV Death Benefit will be equal to the greatest of the Contract Value on the Rider Date and the Contract Values on each subsequent Contract Anniversary after the Rider Date, but before the date we determine the Death Proceeds. If, upon death of the Contract Owner, the Contract is continued under Option D as described on page 74, and if the oldest New Contract Owner and the oldest Annuitant are age 80 or younger on the date we determine the Death Proceeds, then the MAV Death Benefit Option will continue. The MAV Death Benefit will continue to be recalculated for purchase payments, withdrawals, and on each Contract Anniversary after the date we determine the Death Proceeds until the earlier of:

 

  The first Contract Anniversary following the 80th birthday of either the oldest New Contract Owner or the oldest Annuitant, whichever is earlier. (After the 80th birthday of either the oldest New Contract Owner or the oldest Annuitant, whichever is earlier, the MAV Death Benefit will be recalculated only for purchase payments and withdrawals); or

 

  The date we next determine the Death Proceeds.

 

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ENHANCED BENEFICIARY PROTECTION (ANNUAL INCREASE) OPTION.

The Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option is only available if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date. There is an additional mortality and expense risk charge for this death benefit option, currently equal to 0.30%. We may change what we charge for this death benefit option, but it will never exceed 0.30%. Once added to your Contract, we guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge you pay for this death benefit option.

On the date we issue the rider for this benefit (“Rider Date”), the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit is equal to the Contract Value. The Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit, plus purchase payments made after the Rider Date and less withdrawal adjustments for withdrawals made after the Rider Date, will accumulate interest on a daily basis at a rate equivalent to 5% per year, subject to the “CAP” defined below. This accumulation will continue until the earlier of:

(a) the first Contract Anniversary following the 80th birthday of the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant, whichever occurs first; or

 

(b) the date we determine the Death Proceeds.

After the 5% interest accumulation ends, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit will continue to be increased by purchase payments and reduced by withdrawal adjustments for withdrawals until the death benefit option terminates. The withdrawal adjustment is a proportional adjustment, defined as the withdrawal amount divided by the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal, and the result multiplied by the amount of the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit immediately prior to the withdrawal.

The Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit CAP is equal to:

 

  200% of the Contract Value as of the Rider Date; plus

 

  200% of purchase payments made after the Rider Date, but excluding any purchase payments made in the 12-month period immediately prior to the death of the Contract Owner or the Annuitant; minus

 

  Withdrawal adjustments for any withdrawals made after the Rider Date. Refer to Appendix E for withdrawal adjustment examples.

If, upon death of the Contract Owner, the Contract is continued under Option D as described on page 74, and if the oldest New Contract Owner and the oldest Annuitant are age 80 or younger on the date we determine the Death Proceeds, then the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Option will continue. The amount of the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit as of the date we determine the Death Proceeds, plus subsequent purchase payments, less withdrawal adjustments for any subsequent withdrawals, will accumulate daily at a rate equivalent to 5% per year from the date we determine the Death Proceeds, until the earlier of:

 

  The first Contract Anniversary following the 80th birthday of either the oldest New Contract Owner or the oldest Annuitant, whichever is earlier. (After the 80th birthday of either the oldest New Owner or the oldest Annuitant, whichever is earlier, the Enhanced Beneficiary Protection (Annual Increase) Benefit will be recalculated only for purchase payments and withdrawals; or

 

  The date we next determine the Death Proceeds.

EARNINGS PROTECTION DEATH BENEFIT OPTION.

The “EARNINGS PROTECTION DEATH BENEFIT OPTION” is only available if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date. There is an additional mortality and expense risk charge for this death benefit option, currently equal to:

 

  0.25%, if the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 70 or younger on the Rider Application Date; and

 

  0.40%, if the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant is over age 70 and all are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date.

We may change what we charge for this death benefit option, but it will never exceed 0.35% for issue ages 0-70 and 0.50% for issue ages 71-79. Once added to your Contract, we guarantee that we will not increase the mortality and expense risk charge you pay for this death benefit option. However, if your spouse elects to continue the Contract in the event of your death and if he or she elects to continue the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the mortality and expense risk charge for the death benefit option will be based on the ages of the oldest new Contract Owner and the oldest Annuitant at the time the Contract is continued.

If the oldest Contract Owner and oldest Annuitant are age 70 or younger on the Rider Application Date, the EARNINGS PROTECTION DEATH BENEFIT is equal to the lesser of:

 

  100% of “IN-FORCE PREMIUM” (excluding purchase payments made after the date we issue the rider for this benefit (“Rider Date”) and during the twelve-month period immediately prior to the death of the Contract Owner or Annuitant); or

 

  40% of “IN-FORCE EARNINGS”

calculated as of the date we determine the Death Proceeds.

If the oldest Contract Owner or oldest Annuitant is over age 70 and all are age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date, the EARNINGS PROTECTION DEATH BENEFIT is equal to the lesser of:

 

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  50% of “IN-FORCE PREMIUM” (excluding purchase payments made after the Rider Date and during the twelve-month period immediately prior to the death of the Contract Owner or Annuitant); or

 

  25% of “IN-FORCE EARNINGS”

calculated as of the date we determine the Death Proceeds.

IN-FORCE EARNINGS are equal to the current Contract Value less In-Force Premium. If this quantity is negative, then In-Force Earnings are equal to zero.

IN-FORCE PREMIUM is equal to the Contract Value on the Rider Date, plus the sum of all purchase payments made after the Rider Date, less the sum of all “EXCESS-OF-EARNINGS WITHDRAWALS” made after the Rider Date.

An EXCESS-OF-EARNINGS WITHDRAWAL is equal to the excess, if any, of the amount of the withdrawal over the amount of the In-Force Earnings immediately prior to the withdrawal.

Refer to Appendix F for numerical examples that illustrate how the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option is calculated.

If, upon death of the Contract Owner, the Contract is continued under Option D as described on page 74 below, and if the oldest new Owner and the oldest Annuitant are younger than age 80 on the date we determine the Death Proceeds, then this death benefit option will continue unless the New Contract Owner elects to terminate the death benefit option. If the death benefit option is continued, the following will apply as of the date we determine the Death Proceeds upon continuation:

 

  The Rider Date will be changed to the date we determine the Death Proceeds;

 

  The In-Force Premium is equal to the Contract Value as of the new Rider Date plus all purchase payments made after the Rider Date, less the sum of all the Excess-of-Earnings Withdrawals made after the Rider Date;

 

  The Earnings Protection Death Benefit after the new Rider Date will be determined as described above, but using the ages of the oldest new Contract Owner and the oldest Annuitant as of the new Rider Date.

 

  The mortality and expense risk charge, for this rider, will be determined as described above, but using the ages of the oldest new Contract Owner and the oldest Annuitant as of the new Rider Date.

If either the Contract Owner’s or the Annuitant’s age is misstated, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit and the mortality and expense risk charge for this death benefit option will be calculated according to the corrected age as of the Rider Date. Your Contract Value will be adjusted to reflect the mortality and expense risk charge for this death benefit option that should have been assessed based on the corrected age.

ALL OPTIONS.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO IMPOSE LIMITATIONS ON THE INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVES IN WHICH YOU MAY INVEST AS A CONDITION OF THESE OPTIONS. THESE RESTRICTIONS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, MAXIMUM INVESTMENT LIMITS ON CERTAIN INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVES, EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVES, REQUIRED MINIMUM ALLOCATIONS TO CERTAIN VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNTS AND/OR THE REQUIRED USE OF AUTOMATIC PORTFOLIO REBALANCING. CURRENTLY, NO SUCH RESTRICTIONS ARE BEING IMPOSED.

These death benefit options will terminate and the corresponding Rider Fee will cease on the earliest of the following to occur:

 

  the date the Contract is terminated;

 

  if, upon the death of the Contract Owner, the Contract is continued under Option D as described in the Death of Owner section on page 74, and either the oldest New Owner or the oldest Annuitant is older than age 80 (age 80 or older for the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option) on the date we determine the Death Proceeds. The death benefit option will terminate on the date we determine the Death Proceeds;

 

  if the Contract is not continued in the Accumulation Phase under either the Death of Owner or Death of Annuitant provisions of the Contract. The death benefit option will terminate on the date we determine the Death Proceeds;

 

  on the date the Contract Owner (if the current Contract Owner is a living person) is changed for any reason other than death unless the New Contract Owner is a trust and the Annuitant is the current Contract Owner;

 

  on the date the Contract Owner (if the current Contract Owner is a non-living person) is changed for any reason unless the New Contract Owner is a non-living person or is the current Annuitant; or

 

  the Payout Start Date.

Notwithstanding the preceding, in the event of the Contract Owner’s death, if the Contract Owner’s spouse elects to continue the Contract (as permitted in the Death of Owner provision below) he or she may terminate the Earnings Protection Death Benefit at that time.

DEATH BENEFIT PAYMENTS

DEATH OF CONTRACT OWNER

If a Contract Owner dies prior to the Payout Start Date, then the surviving Contract Owners will be “NEW CONTRACT OWNERS”. If there are no surviving Contract Owners, then subject to any restrictions previously placed upon them, the Beneficiaries will be the New Contract Owners.

 

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If there is more than one New Contract Owner taking a share of the Death Proceeds, each New Contract Owner will be treated as a separate and independent Contract Owner of his or her respective share of the Death Proceeds. Each New Contract Owner will exercise all rights related to his or her share of the Death Proceeds, including the sole right to elect one of the Option(s) below, subject to any restrictions previously placed upon the New Contract Owner. Each New Contract Owner may designate a Beneficiary(ies) for his or her respective share, but that designated Beneficiary(ies) will be restricted to the Option chosen by the original New Contract Owner.

The Options available to the New Contract Owner will be determined by the applicable following Category in which the New Contract Owner is defined. An Option will be deemed to have been chosen on the day we receive written notification in a form satisfactory to us.

NEW CONTRACT OWNER CATEGORIES

CATEGORY 1. If your spouse (or Annuitant’s spouse in the case of a grantor trust-owned Contract) is the sole New Contract Owner of the entire Contract, your spouse must choose from among the death settlement Options A, B, C, D, or E described below. If he or she does not choose one of these Options, then Option D will apply.

CATEGORY 2. If the New Contract Owner is a living person who is not your spouse (or Annuitant’s spouse in the case of a grantor trust-owned Contract), or there is more than one New Contract Owner, all of whom are living persons, each New Contract Owner must choose from among the death settlement Options A, B, C, or E described below. If a New Contract Owner does not choose one of these Options, then Option C will apply for that New Contract Owner.

CATEGORY 3. If there are one or more New Contract Owner(s) and at least one of the New Contract Owners is a non-living person such as a corporation or a trust, all New Contract Owners are considered to be non-living persons for purposes of the death settlement options. Each New Contract Owner must choose death settlement Option A or C described below. If a New Contract Owner does not choose one of these Options, then Option C will apply for that New Contract Owner.

The death settlement options we currently offer are:

OPTION A. The New Contract Owner may elect to receive the Death Proceeds in a lump sum.

OPTION B. The New Contract Owner may elect to apply the Death Proceeds to one of the Income Plans described above. Such income payments must begin within one year of the date of death and must be payable:

 

  Over the life of the New Contract Owner; or

 

  For a guaranteed payment period of at least 5 years (60 months), but not to exceed the life expectancy of the New Contract Owner; or

 

  Over the life of the New Contract Owner with a guaranteed payment period of at least 5 years (60 months), but not to exceed the life expectancy of the New Contract Owner.

OPTION C. The New Contract Owner may elect to receive the Contract Value payable within 5 years of the date of death. The Contract Value, as of the date we receive the first Complete Request for Settlement, will be reset to equal the Death Proceeds as of that date. Any excess amount of the Death Proceeds over the Contract Value on that date will be allocated to the Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account unless the New Contract Owner provides other allocation instructions.

The New Contract Owner may not make any additional purchase payments under this option. Withdrawal charges will be waived for any withdrawals made during the 5-year period after the date of death; however, amounts withdrawn may be subject to Market Value Adjustments. The New Contract Owner may exercise all rights set forth in the Transfers provision.

If the New Contract Owner dies before the Contract Value is completely withdrawn, the New Contract Owner’s Beneficiary(ies) will receive the greater of the remaining Settlement Value or the remaining Contract Value within 5 years of the date of the original Contract Owner’s death.

OPTION D. The New Contract Owner may elect to continue the Contract in the Accumulation Phase. If the Contract Owner was also the Annuitant, then the New Contract Owner will be the new Annuitant. This Option may only be exercised once per Contract. The Contract Value, as of the date we receive the first Complete Request for Settlement, will be reset to equal the Death Proceeds as of that date.

Unless otherwise instructed by the continuing spouse, the excess, if any, of the Death Proceeds over the Contract Value will be allocated to the Sub-Accounts of the Variable Account. This excess will be allocated in proportion to your Contract Value in those Sub-Accounts as of the end of the Valuation Date that we receive the complete request for settlement except that any portion of this excess attributable to the Fixed Account Options will be allocated to the Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account.

Within 30 days after the date we determine the Death Proceeds, the New Contract Owner may make a one-time transfer of all or a portion of the excess of the Death Proceeds, if any, into any combination of Variable Sub-Accounts, the Standard Fixed Account and the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Account without incurring a transfer fee provided the investment alternative is available with the Contract at that time. Any such transfer does not count as one of the free transfers allowed each Contract Year and is subject to any minimum allocation amount specified in this Contract.

 

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The New Contract Owner may make a single withdrawal of any amount within one year of the date of your death without incurring a Withdrawal Charge; however, the amount withdrawn may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment and a 10% tax penalty if the New Contract Owner is under age 59 1/2.

OPTION E. For Nonqualified Contracts, the New Contract Owner may elect to make withdrawals at least annually of amounts equal to the “ANNUAL REQUIRED DISTRIBUTION” calculated for each calendar year. The first such withdrawal must occur within:

 

  One year of the date of death;

 

  The same calendar year as the date we receive the first Complete Request for Settlement; and

 

  One withdrawal frequency.

The New Contract Owner must select the withdrawal frequency (monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual). Once this option is elected and frequency of withdrawals is chosen, they cannot be changed by the New Contract Owner and become irrevocable.

In the calendar year in which the Death Proceeds are determined, the ANNUAL REQUIRED DISTRIBUTION is equal to the Contract Value on the date of the first distribution divided by the “Life Expectancy” of the New Contract Owner and the result multiplied by a fraction that represents the portion of the calendar year remaining after the date of the first distribution. (The Contract Value, as of the date we receive the Complete Request for Settlement, will be reset to equal the Death Proceeds as of that date. The Contract Value on the date of the first distribution may be more or less than the Contract Value as of the date we receive the Complete Request for Settlement.) The Life Expectancy in that calendar year is equal to the life expectancy value from IRS Tables based on the age of the New Contract Owner as of his or her birthday in the same calendar year.

In any subsequent calendar year, the Annual Required Distribution is equal to the Contract Value as of December 31 of the prior year divided by the remaining Life Expectancy of the New Contract Owner. In each calendar year after the calendar year in which the first distribution occurred, the Life Expectancy of the New Contract Owner is the Life Expectancy calculated in the previous calendar year minus one (1) year. If the Life Expectancy is less than one (1), the Annual Required Distribution is equal to the Contract Value.

If the New Contract Owner dies before the Contract Value is completely withdrawn, the scheduled withdrawals will continue to be paid to the New Contract Owner’s Beneficiary(ies). The Contract Value invested in the Variable Sub-Accounts will be subject to investment risk until it is withdrawn.

We reserve the right to offer additional death settlement options.

DEATH OF ANNUITANT

If the Annuitant dies prior to the Payout Start Date, then the surviving Contract Owners will have the Options available to the New Contract Owner, determined by the applicable following category in which the New Contract Owner is defined, unless:

 

  The Annuitant was also the Contract Owner, in which case the Death of Owner provisions above apply; or

 

  The Contract Owner is a grantor trust not established by a business, in which case the Beneficiary(ies) will be deemed the New Contract Owners and the Death of Contract Owner provisions above will apply.

SURVIVING CONTRACT OWNER CATEGORIES

CATEGORY 1. If the Contract Owner is a living person, prior to the Annuitant’s death, the Contract Owner must choose from among the death settlement Options A, B, or D described below. If the Contract Owner does not choose one of these Options, then Option D will apply.

CATEGORY 2. If the Contract Owner is a non-living person such as a corporation or a trust, the Contract Owner must choose from death settlement Options A or C described below. If the Contract Owner does not choose one of these Options, then Option C will apply.

The death settlement options we currently offer are:

OPTION A. The Contract Owner may elect to receive the Death Proceeds in a lump sum.

OPTION B. The Contract Owner may elect to apply the Death Proceeds to one of the Income Plans described above. Such income payments must begin within one year of the date of death.

OPTION C. The Contract Owner may elect to receive the Contract Value payable within 5 years of the date of death. The Contract Value, as of the date we receive the first Complete Request for Settlement, will be reset to equal the Death Proceeds as of that date. Any excess amount of the Death Proceeds over the Contract Value on that date will be allocated to the Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account unless the Contract Owner provides other allocation instructions.

The Contract Owner may not make any additional purchase payments under this option. Withdrawal charges will be waived for any withdrawals made during the 5-year period after the date of death; however, amounts withdrawn may be subject to Market Value Adjustments. The Contract Owner may exercise all rights set forth in the Transfers provision.

OPTION D. The Contract Owner may elect to continue the Contract and the youngest Contract Owner will become the new Annuitant. The Contract Value of the continued Contract will not be adjusted to equal the Death Proceeds.

 

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We reserve the right to offer additional death settlement options.

QUALIFIED CONTRACTS

The death settlement options for Qualified Plans, including IRAs, may be different to conform with the individual tax requirements of each type of Qualified Plan. Please refer to your Endorsement for IRAs or 403(b) plans, if applicable, for additional information on your death settlement options. In the case of certain Qualified Plans, the terms of the Qualified Plan Endorsement and the plans may govern the right to benefits, regardless of the terms of the Contract.

SPOUSAL PROTECTION BENEFIT (CO-ANNUITANT) OPTION AND DEATH OF CO-ANNUITANT

We offer a Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option that may be added to your Contract subject to the following conditions:

 

  The individually owned Contract must be either a traditional, Roth, or Simplified Employee Pension IRA.

 

  The Contract Owner’s spouse must be the sole Primary Beneficiary of the Contract and will be the named Co-Annuitant.

 

  The Contract Owner must be age 90 or younger on the Rider Application Date; and the Co-Annuitant must be age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date.

 

  On or after May 1, 2005, the Option may be added only when we issue the Contract or within 6 months of the Contract Owner’s marriage. You may not add the Option to your Contract without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the Option. We may require proof of marriage in a form satisfactory to us.

Under the Spousal Protection Benefit Option, the Co-Annuitant will be considered to be an Annuitant under the Contract during the Accumulation Phase except that the “Death of Annuitant” provision does not apply on the death of the Co-Annuitant, and the latest Payout Start Date will be based solely on the Contract Owner’s age.

You may change the Co-Annuitant to a new spouse only if you provide proof of remarriage in a form satisfactory to us. Once we accept a change, the change will take effect on the date you signed the request. Each change is subject to any payment we make or other action we take before we accept it. At any time, there may be only one Co-Annuitant under your Contract.

There is an annual Rider Fee of 0.10% of the Contract Value for new Options added on or after January 1, 2005. For Options added prior to this date, there is no charge for this Option. We reserve the right to assess an annual Rider Fee not to exceed 0.15% for Options added in the future. Once this Option is added to your Contract, we guarantee that we will not increase what we charge you for this Option. For Contracts purchased on or after January 1, 2005, we may discontinue offering the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option at any time prior to the time you elect to receive it.

The option will terminate upon the date termination is accepted by us or will terminate on the earliest of the following occurrences:

 

  upon the death of the Co-Annuitant (as of the date we determine the Death Proceeds);

 

  upon the death of the Contract Owner (as of the date we determine the Death Proceeds);

 

  on the date the Contract is terminated;

 

  on the Payout Start Date; or

 

  on the date you change the beneficiary of the Contract and the change is accepted by us;

 

  for options added on or after January 1, 2005, the Owner may terminate the option upon the divorce of the Owner and the Co-Annuitant by providing written notice and proof of divorce in a form satisfactory to us;

 

  for options added prior to January 1, 2005, the Owner may terminate this option at anytime by written notice in a form satisfactory to us.

Once terminated, a new Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option cannot be added to the Contract unless the last Option attached to the Contract was terminated due to divorce or a change of beneficiary.

DEATH OF CO-ANNUITANT. If the Co-Annuitant dies prior to the Payout Start Date, subject to the following conditions, the Contract will be continued according to Option D under the “Death of Owner” provision of your Contract:

 

  The Co-Annuitant must have been your legal spouse on the date of his or her death; and

 

  Option D of the “Death of Owner” provision of your Contract has not previously been exercised.

The Contract may only be continued once under Option D under the “Death of Owner” provision. For a description of Option D, see the “Death of Owner” section of this prospectus.

SPOUSAL PROTECTION BENEFIT (CO-ANNUITANT) OPTION FOR CUSTODIAL INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS AND DEATH OF CO-ANNUITANT

We offer a Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for certain Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts established under Code Section 408(a) that may be added to your Contract. CSP may not be available in all states. CSP is subject to the following conditions (“CSP Conditions”):

 

  The beneficially owned Contract must be a Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or a Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA.

 

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  The Annuitant must be the beneficial owner of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA.

 

  The Co-Annuitant must be the legal spouse of the Annuitant. Only one Co-Annuitant may be named.

 

  The Co-Annuitant must be the sole beneficiary of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or the Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA.

 

  The Annuitant must be age 90 or younger on the CSP Application Date.

 

  The Co-Annuitant must be age 79 or younger on the CSP Application Date.

 

  On or after May 1, 2005, the CSP may be added only when we issue the Contract or within 6 months of the beneficial owner’s marriage. You may not add the CSP to your Contract without our prior approval if your Contract Value is greater than $1,000,000 at the time you choose to add the CSP. We may require proof of marriage in a form satisfactory to us.

 

  We have made no payments under any Income Plan.

 

  There is an annual Rider Fee of 0.10% of the Contract Value for new Options added on or after January 1, 2005. For Options added prior to this date, there is no charge for this Option. We reserve the right to increase the annual Rider Fee to up to 0.15% of the Contract Value.

Under CSP, the Co-Annuitant will be considered to be an Annuitant under the Contract during the Accumulation Phase except that:

 

  The Co-Annuitant will not be considered to be an Annuitant for purposes of determining the Payout Start Date.

 

  The “Death of Annuitant” provision of the Contract does not apply on the death of the Co-Annuitant.

 

  The Co-Annuitant is not considered the beneficial owner of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or the Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA.

You may change the Co-Annuitant to a new spouse only if you provide proof of remarriage in a form satisfactory to us. Once we accept a change, the change will take effect on the date you signed the request. Each change is subject to any payment we make or other action we take before we accept it. At any time, there may only be one Co-Annuitant under your Contract.

For Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Options for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts added on or after January 1, 2005, there is an annual Rider Fee of 0.10% of the Contract Value for this Option. For Options added prior to this date, there is no charge for this Option. We reserve the right to assess an annual Rider Fee not to exceed 0.15% for Options added in the future. Once this Option is added to your Contract, we guarantee that we will not increase what we charge you for this Option. For Contracts issued on or after January 1, 2005, we may discontinue offering the Spousal Protection Benefit (Co-Annuitant) Option for Custodial Individual Retirement Accounts at any time to new Contract Owners and to existing Contract Owners who did not elect the Option prior to the date of discontinuance.

The Owner may terminate CSP upon the divorce of the Annuitant and the Co-Annuitant by providing written notice and proof of divorce in a form satisfactory to us. The Owner may also terminate CSP upon a change in the beneficiary of the IRA by providing written notice and proof of the change in a form satisfactory to us. CSP will terminate upon the date termination is accepted by us or on the earliest of the following occurrences:

 

  On the date CSP is terminated as described above; or

 

  Upon the death of the Annuitant; or

 

  Upon the death of the Co-Annuitant; or

 

  On the date the Contract is terminated; or

 

  On the Payout Start Date.

Once terminated, a new CSP cannot be added to the Contract unless the last option attached to the Contract was terminated due to divorce or change of beneficiary of the IRA.

DEATH OF CO-ANNUITANT. This section applies if:

 

  The CSP Conditions are met.

 

  The Annuitant was, at the time of the Co-Annuitant’s death, the beneficial owner of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA.

 

  We have received proof satisfactory to us that the Co-Annuitant has died.

 

  The Co-Annuitant was, at the time of the Co-Annuitant’s death, the sole beneficiary of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA, and

 

  the Co-Annuitant was, at the time of the Co-Annuitant’s death, the legal spouse of the Annuitant.

If this section applies and if the Co-Annuitant dies prior to the Payout Start Date, then, subject to the following conditions, the Contract may be continued according to Option D under the “Death of Owner” provisions under the same terms and conditions that would apply if the Co-Annuitant were the Owner of the Contract before death and the sole new Owner of the Contract were the Annuitant provided that:

 

  The Co-Annuitant was the legal spouse of the Annuitant on the date of Annuitant’s death.

 

  The Owner does not thereafter name a new Co-Annuitant; and

 

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  The Owner of the Custodial traditional IRA, Custodial Roth IRA, or Custodial Simplified Employee Pension IRA remains the Custodian; and

 

  The Contract may only be continued once.

MORE INFORMATION

ALLSTATE

Allstate Life is the issuer of the Contract. Allstate Life was organized in 1957 as a stock life insurance company under the laws of the State of Illinois.

Allstate Life is a wholly owned subsidiary of Allstate Insurance Company, a stock property-liability insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Illinois. All of the capital stock issued and outstanding of Allstate Insurance Company is owned by The Allstate Corporation.

Allstate Life is licensed to operate in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and all jurisdictions except the State of New York. We intend to offer the Contract in those jurisdictions in which we are licensed. Our home office is located at 3100 Sanders Road, Northbrook, Illinois, 60062.

Effective June 1, 2006, Allstate Life entered into an agreement (“the Agreement”) with Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiary, The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“PICA”) pursuant to which Allstate Life sold, through a combination of coinsurance and modified coinsurance reinsurance, substantially all of its variable annuity business. Pursuant to the Agreement Allstate Life and PICA also have entered into an administrative services agreement which provides that PICA or an affiliate will administer the Variable Account and the Contracts after a transition period that may last up to two years. The benefits and provisions of the Contracts have not been changed by these transactions and agreements. None of the transactions or agreements have changed the fact that we are primarily liable to you under your Contract.

VARIABLE ACCOUNT

Allstate Life established the Allstate Financial Advisors Separate Account I in 1999. We have registered the Variable Account with the SEC as a unit investment trust. The SEC does not supervise the management of the Variable Account or Allstate Life.

We own the assets of the Variable Account. The Variable Account is a segregated asset account under Illinois law. That means we account for the Variable Account’s income, gains and losses separately from the results of our other operations. It also means that only the assets of the Variable Account that are in excess of the reserves and other Contract liabilities with respect to the Variable Account are subject to liabilities relating to our other operations. Our obligations arising under the Contracts are general corporate obligations of Allstate Life.

The Variable Account consists of multiple Variable Sub-Accounts, each of which invests in a corresponding Portfolio. We may add new Variable Sub-Accounts or eliminate one or more of them, if we believe marketing, tax, or investment conditions so warrant. We do not guarantee the investment performance of the Variable Account, its Sub-Accounts or the Portfolios. We may use the Variable Account to fund our other annuity contracts. We will account separately for each type of annuity contract funded by the Variable Account.

THE PORTFOLIOS

DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAIN DISTRIBUTIONS. We automatically reinvest all dividends and capital gains distributions from the Portfolios in shares of the distributing Portfolios at their net asset value.

VOTING PRIVILEGES. As a general matter, you do not have a direct right to vote the shares of the Portfolios held by the Variable Sub-Accounts to which you have allocated your Contract Value. Under current law, however, you are entitled to give us instructions on how to vote those shares on certain matters. Based on our present view of the law, we will vote the shares of the Portfolios that we hold directly or indirectly through the Variable Account in accordance with instructions that we receive from Contract Owners entitled to give such instructions.

As a general rule, before the Payout Start Date, the Contract Owner or anyone with a voting interest is the person entitled to give voting instructions. The number of shares that a person has a right to instruct will be determined by dividing the Contract Value allocated to the applicable Variable Sub-Account by the net asset value per share of the corresponding Portfolio as of the record date of the meeting. After the Payout Start Date the person receiving income payments has the voting interest. The payee’s number of votes will be determined by dividing the reserve for such Contract allocated to the applicable Sub-Account by the net asset value per share of the corresponding Portfolio. The votes decrease as income payments are made and as the reserves for the Contract decrease.

We will vote shares attributable to Contracts for which we have not received instructions, as well as shares attributable to us, in the same proportion as we vote shares for which we have received instructions, unless we determine that we may vote such shares in our own discretion. We will apply voting instructions to abstain on any item to be voted upon on a pro-rata basis to reduce the votes eligible to be cast.

We reserve the right to vote Portfolio shares as we see fit without regard to voting instructions to the extent permitted by law. If we disregard voting instructions, we will include a summary of that action and our reasons for that action in the next semi-annual financial report we send to you.

 

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CHANGES IN PORTFOLIOS. If the shares of any of the Portfolios are no longer available for investment by the Variable Account or if, in our judgment, further investment in such shares is no longer desirable in view of the purposes of the Contract, we may eliminate that Portfolio and substitute shares of another eligible investment fund. Any substitution of securities will comply with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940. We also may add new Variable Sub-Accounts that invest in additional underlying funds. We will notify you in advance of any change.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. Certain of the Portfolios sell their shares to separate accounts underlying both variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts. It is conceivable that in the future it may be unfavorable for variable life insurance separate accounts and variable annuity separate accounts to invest in the same Portfolio. The board of directors/trustees of these Portfolios monitors for possible conflicts among separate accounts buying shares of the Portfolios. Conflicts could develop for a variety of reasons. For example, differences in treatment under tax and other laws or the failure by a separate account to comply with such laws could cause a conflict. To eliminate a conflict, the Portfolio’s board of directors/trustees may require a separate account to withdraw its participation in a Portfolio. A Portfolio’s net asset value could decrease if it had to sell investment securities to pay redemption proceeds to a separate account withdrawing because of a conflict.

THE CONTRACT

DISTRIBUTION. Allstate Distributors, L.L.C. (“Allstate Distributors”), located at 3100 Sanders Road, Northbrook, IL 60062, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Contract. Allstate Distributors is a wholly owned subsidiary of Allstate Life. Allstate Distributors is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”).

Allstate Distributors does not sell Contracts directly to purchasers. Allstate Distributors enters into selling agreements with affiliated and unaffiliated broker-dealers and banks to sell the Contracts through their registered representatives. The broker-dealers are registered with the SEC and are NASD member firms. Their registered representatives are also licensed as insurance agents by applicable state insurance authorities and appointed as agents of Allstate Life in order to sell the Contracts. Contracts also may be sold by representatives or employees of banks that may be acting as broker-dealers without separate registration under the Exchange Act, pursuant to legal and regulatory exceptions.

We will pay commissions to broker-dealers and banks which sell the Contracts. Commissions paid vary, but we may pay up to a maximum sales commission of 7.5% of total purchase payments. In addition, we may pay ongoing annual compensation of up to 1.25% of Contract Value. Individual representatives receive a portion of compensation paid to the broker-dealer or bank with which they are associated in accordance with the broker-dealer’s or bank’s practices. We estimate that commissions and annual compensation, when combined, will not exceed 8.5% of total purchase payments. However, commissions and annual compensation could exceed that amount because ongoing annual compensation is related to Contract Value and the number of years the Contract is held.

From time to time, we pay asset-based compensation and/or marketing allowances to banks and broker-dealers. These payments vary among individual banks and broker dealers, and the asset-based payments may be up to 0.25% of Contract Value annually. These payments are intended to contribute to the promotion and marketing of the Contracts, and they vary among banks and broker-dealers. The marketing and distribution support services include but are not limited to: (1) placement of the Contracts on a list of preferred or recommended products in the bank’s or broker-dealer’s distribution system; (2) sales promotions with regard to the Contracts; (3) participation in sales conferences; and (4) helping to defray the costs of sales conferences and educational seminars for the bank or broker-dealer’s registered representatives. A list of broker-dealers and banks that Allstate Distributors paid pursuant to such arrangements is provided in the Statement of Additional Information, which is available upon request. For a free copy, please write or call us at the address or telephone number listed on the front page of this prospectus, or go to the SEC’s Web site (http://www.sec.gov).

To the extent permitted by NASD rules and other applicable laws and regulations, we may pay or allow other promotional incentives or payments in the form of cash or non-cash compensation. We may not offer the arrangements to all broker-dealers and banks and the terms of the arrangement may differ among broker-dealers and banks.

Individual registered representatives, broker-dealers, banks, and branch managers within some broker-dealers and banks participating in one of these compensation arrangements may receive greater compensation for selling the contract than for selling a different contact that is not eligible for the compensation arrangement. While we take the compensation into account when establishing contract charges, any such compensation will be paid by us or Allstate Distributors and will not result in any additional charge to you. Your registered representative can provide you with more information about the compensation arrangements that apply to the sale of the contract.

 

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Allstate Life does not pay Allstate Distributors a commission for distribution of the Contracts. Allstate Distributors compensates its representatives who act as wholesalers, and their sales management personnel, for Contract sales. This compensation is based on a percentage of premium payments and/or a percentage of Contract Values. The underwriting agreement with Allstate Distributors provides that we will reimburse Allstate Distributors for expenses incurred in distributing the Contracts, including any liability to Contract Owners arising out of services rendered or Contracts issued.

For Allstate Advisor Contracts issued to employees of Allstate Life and certain other eligible organizations, and in lieu of Allstate Life paying any commissions on sales of those Contracts, the Contract Owner will receive a credit of 6% of the amount of each purchase payment that will be applied to each purchase payment. Allstate Life will allocate this credit in the same allocation as your most recent instruction. If you exercise your Right to Cancel your Contract as described in this prospectus, we will return to you the amount you would have received had there been no credit. Unless we are required by law to return your purchase payments, this amount also will include any charges deducted that reduced your Contract Value prior to cancellation, plus any investment gain on the credit. The credit may not be available in all states. We do not consider the credit to be an “investment in the contract” for income tax purposes.

ADMINISTRATION. We have primary responsibility for all administration of the Contracts and the Variable Account. Pursuant to the Agreement, we entered into an administrative services agreement with PICA whereby, after a transition period that may last up to two years, PICA or an affiliate will provide administrative services to the Variable Account and the Contracts on our behalf.

We provide the following administrative services, among others:

 

  issuance of the Contracts;

 

  maintenance of Contract Owner records;

 

  Contract Owner services;

 

  calculation of unit values;

 

  maintenance of the Variable Account; and

 

  preparation of Contract Owner reports.

We will send you Contract statements at least annually. We will also send you transaction confirmations. You should notify us promptly in writing of any address change. You should read your statements and confirmations carefully and verify their accuracy. You should contact us promptly if you have a question about a periodic statement or a confirmation. We will investigate all complaints and make any necessary adjustments retroactively, but you must notify us of a potential error within a reasonable time after the date of the questioned statement. If you wait too long, we will make the adjustment as of the date that we receive notice of the potential error.

We will also provide you with additional periodic and other reports, information and prospectuses as may be required by federal securities laws.

ANNUITIES HELD WITHIN A QUALIFIED PLAN

If you use the Contract within an employer sponsored qualified retirement plan, the plan may impose different or additional conditions or limitations on withdrawals, waivers of withdrawal charges, death benefits, Payout Start Dates, income payments, and other Contract features. In addition, adverse tax consequences may result if Qualified Plan limits on distributions and other conditions are not met. Please consult your Qualified Plan administrator for more information. Allstate Life no longer issues deferred annuities to employer sponsored qualified retirement plans.

LEGAL MATTERS

LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., has advised Allstate Life on certain federal securities law matters. All matters of Illinois law pertaining to the Contracts, including the validity of the Contracts and Allstate Life’s right to issue such Contracts under Illinois insurance law, have been passed upon by Michael J. Velotta, General Counsel of Allstate Life.

 

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TAXES

THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS GENERAL AND IS NOT INTENDED AS TAX ADVICE. ALLSTATE LIFE MAKES NO GUARANTEE REGARDING THE TAX TREATMENT OF ANY CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION INVOLVING A CONTRACT.

Federal, state, local and other tax consequences of ownership or receipt of distributions under an annuity contract depend on your individual circumstances. If you are concerned about any tax consequences with regard to your individual circumstances, you should consult a competent tax adviser.

TAXATION OF ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Allstate Life is taxed as a life insurance company under Part I of Subchapter L of the Code. Since the Variable Account is not an entity separate from Allstate Life, and its operations form a part of Allstate Life, it will not be taxed separately. Investment income and realized capital gains of the Variable Account are automatically applied to increase reserves under the Contract. Under existing federal income tax law, Allstate Life believes that the Variable Account investment income and capital gains will not be taxed to the extent that such income and gains are applied to increase the reserves under the Contract. Accordingly, Allstate Life does not anticipate that it will incur any federal income tax liability attributable to the Variable Account, and therefore Allstate Life does not intend to make provisions for any such taxes. If Allstate Life is taxed on investment income or capital gains of the Variable Account, then Allstate Life may impose a charge against the Variable Account in order to make provision for such taxes.

TAXATION OF VARIABLE ANNUITIES IN GENERAL

TAX DEFERRAL. Generally, you are not taxed on increases in the Contract Value until a distribution occurs. This rule applies only where:

 

  the Contract Owner is a natural person,

 

  the investments of the Variable Account are “adequately diversified” according to Treasury Department regulations, and

 

  Allstate Life is considered the owner of the Variable Account assets for federal income tax purposes.

NON-NATURAL OWNERS. Non-natural owners are also referred to as Non Living Owners in this prospectus. As a general rule, annuity contracts owned by non-natural persons such as corporations, trusts, or other entities are not treated as annuity contracts for federal income tax purposes. The income on such contracts does not enjoy tax deferral and is taxed as ordinary income received or accrued by the non-natural owner during the taxable year.

EXCEPTIONS TO THE NON-NATURAL OWNER RULE. There are several exceptions to the general rule that annuity contracts held by a non-natural owner are not treated as annuity contracts for federal income tax purposes. Contracts will generally be treated as held by a natural person if the nominal owner is a trust or other entity which holds the contract as agent for a natural person. However, this special exception will not apply in the case of an employer who is the nominal owner of an annuity contract under a non-Qualified deferred compensation arrangement for its employees. Other exceptions to the non-natural owner rule are: (1) contracts acquired by an estate of a decedent by reason of the death of the decedent; (2) certain qualified contracts; (3) contracts purchased by employers upon the termination of certain Qualified Plans; (4) certain contracts used in connection with structured settlement agreements; and (5) immediate annuity contracts, purchased with a single premium, when the annuity starting date is no later than a year from purchase of the annuity and substantially equal periodic payments are made, not less frequently than annually, during the annuity period.

GRANTOR TRUST OWNED ANNUITY. Contracts owned by a grantor trust are considered owned by a non-natural owner. Grantor trust owned contracts receive tax deferral as described in the Exceptions to the Non-Natural Owner Rule section.

In accordance with the Code, upon the death of the annuitant, the death benefit must be paid. According to your Contract, the Death Benefit is paid to the beneficiary. A trust named beneficiary, including a grantor trust, has two options for receiving any death benefits: 1) a lump sum payment, or 2) payment deferred up to five years from date of death.

DIVERSIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. For a Contract to be treated as an annuity for federal income tax purposes, the investments in the Variable Account must be “adequately diversified” consistent with standards under Treasury Department regulations. If the investments in the Variable Account are not adequately diversified, the Contract will not be treated as an annuity contract for federal income tax purposes. As a result, the income on the Contract will be taxed as ordinary income received or accrued by the Contract owner during the taxable year. Although Allstate Life does not have control over the Portfolios or their investments, we expect the Portfolios to meet the diversification requirements.

OWNERSHIP TREATMENT. The IRS has stated that a contract owner will be considered the owner of separate account assets if he possesses incidents of ownership in those assets, such as the ability to exercise investment control over the assets. At the time the diversification regulations were issued, the Treasury Department announced that the regulations do not provide guidance concerning circumstances in which investor control of the separate account investments may cause a Contract owner to be treated as the owner of the separate account. The Treasury Department also stated that future guidance would be issued regarding the extent that owners could direct sub-account investments without being treated as owners of the underlying assets of the separate account.

 

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Your rights under the Contract are different than those described by the IRS in private and published rulings in which it found that Contract owners were not owners of separate account assets. For example, if your contract offers more than twenty (20) investment alternatives you have the choice to allocate premiums and contract values among a broader selection of investment alternatives than described in such rulings. You may be able to transfer among investment alternatives more frequently than in such rulings. These differences could result in you being treated as the owner of the Variable Account. If this occurs, income and gain from the Variable Account assets would be includible in your gross income. Allstate Life does not know what standards will be set forth in any regulations or rulings which the Treasury Department may issue. It is possible that future standards announced by the Treasury Department could adversely affect the tax treatment of your Contract. We reserve the right to modify the Contract as necessary to attempt to prevent you from being considered the federal tax owner of the assets of the Variable Account. However, we make no guarantee that such modification to the Contract will be successful.

TAXATION OF PARTIAL AND FULL WITHDRAWALS. If you make a partial withdrawal under a Non-Qualified Contract, amounts received are taxable to the extent the Contract Value, without regard to surrender charges, exceeds the investment in the Contract. The investment in the Contract is the gross premium paid for the contract minus any amounts previously received from the Contract if such amounts were properly excluded from your gross income. If you make a full withdrawal under a Non-Qualified Contract, the amount received will be taxable only to the extent it exceeds the investment in the Contract.

TAXATION OF ANNUITY PAYMENTS. Generally, the rule for income taxation of annuity payments received from a Non-Qualified Contract provides for the return of your investment in the Contract in equal tax-free amounts over the payment period. The balance of each payment received is taxable. For fixed annuity payments, the amount excluded from income is determined by multiplying the payment by the ratio of the investment in the Contract (adjusted for any refund feature or period certain) to the total expected value of annuity payments for the term of the Contract. If you elect variable annuity payments, the amount excluded from taxable income is determined by dividing the investment in the Contract by the total number of expected payments. The annuity payments will be fully taxable after the total amount of the investment in the Contract is excluded using these ratios. If any variable payment is less than the excludable amount you should contact a competent tax advisor to determine how to report any unrecovered investment. The federal tax treatment of annuity payments is unclear in some respects. As a result, if the IRS should provide further guidance, it is possible that the amount we calculate and report to the IRS as taxable could be different. If you die, and annuity payments cease before the total amount of the investment in the Contract is recovered, the unrecovered amount will be allowed as a deduction for your last taxable year.

TAXATION OF LEVEL MONTHLY VARIABLE ANNUITY PAYMENTS. You may have an option to elect a variable income payment stream consisting of level monthly payments that are recalculated annually. Although we will report your levelized payments to the IRS in the year distributed, it is possible the IRS could determine that receipt of the first monthly payout of each annual amount is constructive receipt of the entire annual amount. If the IRS were to take this position, the taxable amount of your levelized payments would be accelerated to the time of the first monthly payout and reported in the tax year in which the first monthly payout is received.

WITHDRAWALS AFTER THE PAYOUT START DATE. Federal tax law is unclear regarding the taxation of any additional withdrawal received after the Payout Start Date. It is possible that a greater or lesser portion of such a payment could be taxable than the amount we determine.

DISTRIBUTION AT DEATH RULES. In order to be considered an annuity contract for federal income tax purposes, the Contract must provide:

 

  if any Contract Owner dies on or after the Payout Start Date but before the entire interest in the Contract has been distributed, the remaining portion of such interest must be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution being used as of the date of the Contract Owner’s death;

 

  if any Contract Owner dies prior to the Payout Start Date, the entire interest in the Contract will be distributed within 5 years after the date of the Contract Owner’s death. These requirements are satisfied if any portion of the Contract Owner’s interest that is payable to (or for the benefit of) a designated Beneficiary is distributed over the life of such Beneficiary (or over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the Beneficiary) and the distributions begin within 1 year of the Contract Owner’s death. If the Contract Owner’s designated Beneficiary is the surviving spouse of the Contract Owner, the Contract may be continued with the surviving spouse as the new Contract Owner;

 

  if the Contract Owner is a non-natural person, then the Annuitant will be treated as the Contract Owner for purposes of applying the distribution at death rules. In addition, a change in the Annuitant on a Contract owned by a non-natural person will be treated as the death of the Contract Owner.

TAXATION OF ANNUITY DEATH BENEFITS. Death Benefit amounts are included in income as follows:

 

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  if distributed in a lump sum, the amounts are taxed in the same manner as a total withdrawal, or

 

  if distributed under an Income Plan, the amounts are taxed in the same manner as annuity payments.

PENALTY TAX ON PREMATURE DISTRIBUTIONS. A 10% penalty tax applies to the taxable amount of any premature distribution from a non-Qualified Contract. The penalty tax generally applies to any distribution made prior to the date you attain age 59 1/2. However, no penalty tax is incurred on distributions:

 

  made on or after the date the Contract Owner attains age 59 1/2,

 

  made as a result of the Contract Owner’s death or becoming totally disabled,

 

  made in substantially equal periodic payments over the Contract Owner’s life or life expectancy, or over the joint lives or joint life expectancies of the Contract Owner and the Beneficiary,

 

  made under an immediate annuity, or

 

  attributable to investment in the Contract before August 14, 1982.

You should consult a competent tax advisor to determine how these exceptions may apply to your situation.

SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL PERIODIC PAYMENTS. With respect to non-Qualified Contracts using substantially equal periodic payments or immediate annuity payments as an exception to the penalty tax on premature distributions, any additional withdrawal or other material modification of the payment stream would violate the requirement that payments must be substantially equal. Failure to meet this requirement would mean that the income portion of each payment received prior to the later of 5 years or the Contract Owner’s attaining age 59 1/2 would be subject to a 10% penalty tax unless another exception to the penalty tax applied. The tax for the year of the modification is increased by the penalty tax that would have been imposed without the exception, plus interest for the years in which the exception was used. A material modification does not include permitted changes described in published IRS rulings. You should consult a competent tax advisor prior to creating or modifying a substantially equal periodic payment stream.

TAX FREE EXCHANGES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 1035. A 1035 exchange is a tax-free exchange of a non-Qualified life insurance contract, endowment contract or annuity contract into a non-Qualified annuity contract. The contract owner(s) must be the same on the old and new contract. Basis from the old contract carries over to the new contract so long as we receive that information from the relinquishing company. If basis information is never received, we will assume that all exchanged funds represent earnings and will allocate no cost basis to them.

PARTIAL EXCHANGES. The IRS has issued a ruling that permits partial exchanges of annuity contracts. Under this ruling, if you take a withdrawal from a receiving or relinquishing annuity contract within 24 months of the partial exchange, then special aggregation rules apply for purposes of determining the taxable amount of a distribution. The IRS has issued limited guidance on how to aggregate and report these distributions. The IRS is expected to provide further guidance; as a result, it is possible that the amount we calculate and report to the IRS as taxable could be different. Your Contract may not permit partial exchanges.

TAXATION OF OWNERSHIP CHANGES. If you transfer a non-Qualified Contract without full and adequate consideration to a person other than your spouse (or to a former spouse incident to a divorce), you will be taxed on the difference between the Contract Value and the investment in the Contract at the time of transfer. Any assignment or pledge (or agreement to assign or pledge) of the Contract Value is taxed as a withdrawal of such amount or portion and may also incur the 10% penalty tax.

AGGREGATION OF ANNUITY CONTRACTS. The Code requires that all non-Qualified deferred annuity contracts issued by Allstate Life (or its affiliates) to the same Contract Owner during any calendar year be aggregated and treated as one annuity contract for purposes of determining the taxable amount of a distribution.

INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING

Generally, Allstate Life is required to withhold federal income tax at a rate of 10% from all non-annuitized distributions. The customer may elect out of withholding by completing and signing a withholding election form. If no election is made, we will automatically withhold the required 10% of the taxable amount. If no election is made or no U.S. taxpayer identification number is provided we will automatically withhold the required 10% of the taxable amount. In certain states, if there is federal withholding, then state withholding is also mandatory.

Allstate Life is required to withhold federal income tax using the wage withholding rates for all annuitized distributions. The customer may elect out of withholding by completing and signing a withholding election form. If no election is made, we will automatically withhold using married with three exemptions as the default. If no U.S. taxpayer identification number is provided, we will automatically withhold using single with zero exemptions as the default. In certain states, if there is federal withholding, then state withholding is also mandatory.

Election out of withholding is valid only if the customer provides a U.S. residence address and taxpayer identification number.

Generally, Code Section 1441 provides that Allstate Life as a withholding agent must withhold 30% of the taxable amounts paid to a non-resident alien. A non-resident alien is someone other than a U.S. citizen or resident alien. We require an original IRS Form W-8BEN at issue

 

 

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to certify the owners’ foreign status. Withholding may be reduced or eliminated if covered by an income tax treaty between the U.S. and the non-resident alien’s country of residence if the payee provides a U.S. taxpayer identification number on a fully completed Form W-8BEN. A U.S. taxpayer identification number is a social security number or an individual taxpayer identification number (“ITIN”).

ITINs are issued by the IRS to non-resident alien individuals who are not eligible to obtain a social security number. The U.S. does not have a tax treaty with all countries nor do all tax treaties provide an exclusion or lower withholding rate for annuities.

TAX QUALIFIED CONTRACTS

The income on tax sheltered annuity (TSA) and IRA investments is tax deferred, and the income from annuities held by such plans does not receive any additional tax deferral. You should review the annuity features, including all benefits and expenses, prior to purchasing an annuity as a TSA or IRA. Tax Qualified Contracts are contracts purchased as or in connection with:

 

  Individual Retirement Annuities (IRAs) under Code Section 408(b);

 

  Roth IRAs under Code Section 408A;

 

  Simplified Employee Pension (SEP IRA) under Code Section 408(k);

 

  Savings Incentive Match Plans for Employees (SIMPLE IRA) under Code Section 408(p);

 

  Tax Sheltered Annuities under Code Section 403(b);

 

  Corporate and Self Employed Pension and Profit Sharing Plans under Code Section 401; and

 

  State and Local Government and Tax-Exempt Organization Deferred Compensation Plans under Code Section 457.

Allstate Life reserves the right to limit the availability of the Contract for use with any of the retirement plans listed above or to modify the Contract to conform with tax requirements. If you use the Contract within an employer sponsored qualified retirement plan, the plan may impose different or additional conditions or limitations on withdrawals, waiver of charges, death benefits, Payout Start Dates, income payments, and other Contract features. In addition, adverse tax consequences may result if Qualified Plan limits on distributions and other conditions are not met. Please consult your Qualified Plan administrator for more information. Allstate Life no longer issues deferred annuities to employer sponsored qualified retirement plans.

The tax rules applicable to participants with tax qualified annuities vary according to the type of contract and the terms and conditions of the endorsement. Adverse tax consequences may result from certain transactions such as excess contributions, premature distributions, and, distributions that do not conform to specified commencement and minimum distribution rules. Allstate Life can issue an individual retirement annuity on a rollover or transfer of proceeds from a decedent’s IRA, TSA, or employer sponsored retirement plan under which the decedent’s surviving spouse is the beneficiary. Allstate Life does not offer an individual retirement annuity that can accept a transfer of funds for any other, non-spousal, beneficiary of a decedent’s IRA, TSA, or employer sponsored qualified retirement plan.

Please refer to your Endorsement for IRAs or 403(b) plans, if applicable, for additional information on your death settlement options. In the case of certain Qualified Plans, the terms of the Qualified Plan Endorsement and the plans may govern the right to benefits, regardless of the terms of the Contract.

TAXATION OF WITHDRAWALS FROM AN INDIVIDUALLY OWNED TAX QUALIFIED CONTRACT. If you make a partial withdrawal under a Tax Qualified Contract other than a Roth IRA, the portion of the payment that bears the same ratio to the total payment that the investment in the Contract (i.e., nondeductible IRA contributions) bears to the Contract Value, is excluded from your income. We do not keep track of nondeductible contributions, and generally all tax reporting of distributions from Tax Qualified Contracts other than Roth IRAs will indicate that the distribution is fully taxable.

“Qualified distributions” from Roth IRAs are not included in gross income. “Qualified distributions” are any distributions made more than five taxable years after the taxable year of the first contribution to any Roth IRA and which are:

 

  made on or after the date the Contract Owner attains age 59 1/2,

 

  made to a beneficiary after the Contract Owner’s death,

 

  attributable to the Contract Owner being disabled, or

 

  made for a first time home purchase (first time home purchases are subject to a lifetime limit of $10,000).

“Nonqualified distributions” from Roth IRAs are treated as made from contributions first and are included in gross income only to the extent that distributions exceed contributions.

REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS. Generally, Tax Qualified Contracts (excluding Roth IRAs) require minimum distributions upon reaching age 70 1/2. Failure to withdraw the required minimum distribution will result in a 50% tax penalty on the shortfall not withdrawn from the Contract. Effective December 31, 2005, the IRS requires annuity contracts to include the actuarial present value of other benefits for purposes of calculating the required minimum distribution amount.

These other benefits may include accumulation, income, or death benefits. Not all income plans offered under the Contract satisfy the requirements for minimum distributions. Because these distributions are required under the Code and the method of calculation is complex, please see a competent tax advisor.

 

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THE DEATH BENEFIT AND TAX QUALIFIED CONTRACTS. Pursuant to the Code and IRS regulations, an IRA (e.g., traditional IRA, Roth IRA, SEP IRA and SIMPLE IRA) may not invest in life insurance contracts. However, an IRA may provide a death benefit that equals the greater of the purchase payments or the Contract Value. The Contract offers a death benefit that in certain circumstances may exceed the greater of the purchase payments or the Contract Value. We believe that the Death Benefits offered by your Contract do not constitute life insurance under these regulations.

It is also possible that certain death benefits that offer enhanced earnings could be characterized as an incidental death benefit. If the death benefit were so characterized, this could result in current taxable income to a Contract Owner. In addition, there are limitations on the amount of incidental death benefits that may be provided under Qualified Plans, such as in connection with a TSA or employer sponsored qualified retirement plan.

Allstate Life reserves the right to limit the availability of the Contract for use with any of the Qualified Plans listed above.

PENALTY TAX ON PREMATURE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM TAX QUALIFIED CONTRACTS. A 10% penalty tax applies to the taxable amount of any premature distribution from a Tax Qualified Contract. The penalty tax generally applies to any distribution made prior to the date you attain age 59 1/2. However, no penalty tax is incurred on distributions:

 

  made on or after the date the Contract Owner attains age 59 1/2,

 

  made as a result of the Contract Owner’s death or total disability,

 

  made in substantially equal periodic payments over the Contract Owner’s life or life expectancy, or over the joint lives or joint life expectancies of the Contract Owner and the Beneficiary,

 

  made after separation from service after age 55 (does not apply to IRAs),

 

  made pursuant to an IRS levy,

 

  made for certain medical expenses,

 

  made to pay for health insurance premiums while unemployed (applies only for IRAs),

 

  made for qualified higher education expenses (applies only for IRAs)

 

  made for a first time home purchase (up to a $10,000 lifetime limit and applies only for IRAs), and

 

  from an IRA or attributable to elective deferrals under a 401(k) plan, 403(b) annuity, or certain similar arrangements made to individuals who (because of their being members of a reserve component) are ordered or called to active duty after Sept. 11, 2001, and before Dec. 31, 2007, for a period of more than 179 days or for an indefinite period; and made during the period beginning on the date of the order or call to duty and ending at the close of the active duty period.

During the first 2 years of the individual’s participation in a SIMPLE IRA, distributions that are otherwise subject to the premature distribution penalty, will be subject to a 25% penalty tax.

You should consult a competent tax advisor to determine how these exceptions may apply to your situation.

SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL PERIODIC PAYMENTS ON TAX QUALIFIED CONTRACTS. With respect to Tax Qualified Contracts using substantially equal periodic payments as an exception to the penalty tax on premature distributions, any additional withdrawal or other material modification of the payment stream would violate the requirement that payments must be substantially equal. Failure to meet this requirement would mean that the income portion of each payment received prior to the later of 5 years or the taxpayer’s attaining age 59 1/2 would be subject to a 10% penalty tax unless another exception to the penalty tax applied. The tax for the year of the modification is increased by the penalty tax that would have been imposed without the exception, plus interest for the years in which the exception was used. A material modification does not include permitted changes described in published IRS rulings. You should consult a competent tax advisor prior to creating or modifying a substantially equal periodic payment stream.

INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING ON TAX QUALIFIED CONTRACTS. Generally, Allstate Life is required to withhold federal income tax at a rate of 10% from all non-annuitized distributions that are not considered “eligible rollover distributions.” The customer may elect out of withholding by completing and signing a withholding election form. If no election is made, we will automatically withhold the required 10% from the taxable amount. In certain states, if there is federal withholding, then state withholding is also mandatory. Allstate Life is required to withhold federal income tax at a rate of 20% on all “eligible rollover distributions” unless you elect to make a “direct rollover” of such amounts to an IRA or eligible retirement plan. Eligible rollover distributions generally include all distributions from Tax Qualified Contracts, including TSAs but excluding IRAs, with the exception of:

 

  required minimum distributions, or,

 

  a series of substantially equal periodic payments made over a period of at least 10 years, or,

 

  a series of substantially equal periodic payments made over the life (joint lives) of the participant (and beneficiary), or,

 

  hardship distributions.

 

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For all annuitized distributions that are not subject to the 20% withholding requirement, Allstate Life is required to withhold federal income tax using the wage withholding rates. The customer may elect out of withholding by completing and signing a withholding election form. If no election is made, we will automatically withhold using married with three exemptions as the default. If no U.S. taxpayer identification number is provided, we will automatically withhold the required 10% of the taxable amount. In certain states, if there is federal withholding, then state withholding is also mandatory.

Election out of withholding is valid only if the customer provides a U.S. residence address and taxpayer identification number.

Generally, Code Section 1441 provides that Allstate Life as a withholding agent must withhold 30% of the taxable amounts paid to a non-resident alien. A non-resident alien is someone other than a U.S. citizen or resident alien. We require an original IRS Form W-8BEN at issue to certify the owners’ foreign status. Withholding may be reduced or eliminated if covered by an income tax treaty between the U.S. and the non-resident alien’s country of residence if the payee provides a U.S. taxpayer identification number on a fully completed Form W-8BEN. A U.S. taxpayer identification number is a social security number or an individual taxpayer identification number (“ITIN”). ITINs are issued by the IRS to non-resident alien individuals who are not eligible to obtain a social security number. The U.S. does not have a tax treaty with all countries nor do all tax treaties provide an exclusion or lower withholding rate for annuities.

CHARITABLE IRA DISTRIBUTIONS. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 Included a charitable giving incentive permitting tax-free IRA distributions for charitable purposes.

For distributions in tax years beginning after 2005 and before 2008, the Act provides an exclusion from gross income, up to $100,000, for otherwise taxable IRA distributions from a traditional or Roth IRA that are qualified charitable distributions. To constitute a qualified charitable distribution, the distribution must be made (1) directly by the IRA trustee to a certain qualified charitable organizations and (2) on or after the date the IRA owner attains age 701/2. Distributions that are excluded from income under this provision are not taken into account in determining the individual’s deduction, if any, for charitable contributions.

The IRS has indicated that an IRA trustee is not responsible for determining whether a distribution to a charity is one that satisfies the requirements for the new income tax exclusion added by the Pension Protection Act. As a result the general rules for reporting IRA distributions apply.

INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ANNUITIES. Code Section 408(b) permits eligible individuals to contribute to an individual retirement program known as an Individual Retirement Annuity (IRA). Individual Retirement Annuities are subject to limitations on the amount that can be contributed and on the time when distributions may commence. Certain distributions from other types of qualified retirement plans may be “rolled over” on a tax-deferred basis into an Individual Retirement Annuity.

ROTH INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ANNUITIES. Code Section 408A permits eligible individuals to make nondeductible contributions to an individual retirement program known as a Roth Individual Retirement Annuity. Roth Individual Retirement Annuities are subject to limitations on the amount that can be contributed and on the time when distributions may commence.

Subject to certain limitations, a traditional Individual Retirement Account or Annuity may be converted or “rolled over” to a Roth Individual Retirement Annuity. For distributions after 2007, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 allows distributions from qualified retirement plans including tax sheltered annuities and governmental Section 457 plans to be rolled over directly into a Roth IRA, subject to the usual rules that apply to conversions from a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. The income portion of a conversion or rollover distribution is taxable currently, but is exempted from the 10% penalty tax on premature distributions. An individual with adjusted gross income (AGI) of $100,000 or more won’t be able to rollover amounts from an eligible retirement plan into a Roth IRA. Please note, however, that the $100,000 AGI limit will be eliminated for tax years beginning after December 31, 2009. Effective January 1, 2005, the IRS requires conversions of annuity contracts to include the actuarial present value of other benefits for purposes of valuing the taxable amount of the conversion.

ANNUITIES HELD BY INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS (COMMONLY KNOWN AS CUSTODIAL

IRAS). Code Section 408 permits a custodian or trustee of an Individual Retirement Account to purchase an annuity as an investment of the Individual Retirement Account. If an annuity is purchased inside of an Individual Retirement Account, then the Annuitant must be the same person as the beneficial owner of the Individual Retirement Account.

If you have a contract issued as an IRA under Code Section 408(b) and request to change the ownership to an IRA custodian permitted under Section 408, we will treat a request to change ownership from an individual to a custodian as an indirect rollover. We will send a Form 1099R to report the distribution and the custodian should issue a Form 5498 for the contract value contribution.

 

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Generally, the death benefit of an annuity held in an Individual Retirement Account must be paid upon the death of the Annuitant. However, in most states, the Contract permits the custodian or trustee of the Individual Retirement Account to continue the Contract in the accumulation phase, with the Annuitant’s surviving spouse as the new Annuitant, if the following conditions are met:

1) The custodian or trustee of the Individual Retirement Account is the owner of the annuity and has the right to the death proceeds otherwise payable under the Contract;

2) The deceased Annuitant was the beneficial owner of the Individual Retirement Account;

3) We receive a complete request for settlement for the death of the Annuitant; and

4) The custodian or trustee of the Individual Retirement Account provides us with a signed certification of the following:

(a) The Annuitant’s surviving spouse is the sole beneficiary of the Individual Retirement Account;

(b) The Annuitant’s surviving spouse has elected to continue the Individual Retirement Account as his or her own Individual Retirement Account; and

(c) The custodian or trustee of the Individual Retirement Account has continued the Individual Retirement Account pursuant to the surviving spouse’s election.

SIMPLIFIED EMPLOYEE PENSION IRA. Code Section 408(k) allows eligible employers to establish simplified employee pension plans for their employees using individual retirement annuities. These employers may, within specified limits, make deductible contributions on behalf of the employees to the individual retirement annuities. Employers intending to use the Contract in connection with such plans should seek competent tax advice.

SAVINGS INCENTIVE MATCH PLANS FOR EMPLOYEES (SIMPLE IRA). Code Section 408(p) allows eligible employers with 100 or fewer employees to establish SIMPLE retirement plans for their employees using individual retirement annuities. In general, a SIMPLE IRA consists of a salary deferral program for eligible employees and matching or nonelective contributions made by employers. Employers intending to purchase the Contract as a SIMPLE IRA should seek competent tax and legal advice. SIMPLE IRA plans must include the provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2007 (EGTRRA) to avoid adverse tax consequences. If your current SIMPLE IRA plan uses IRS Model Form 5304-SIMPLE with a revision date of March 2002 or later, then your plan is up to date. If your plan has a revision date prior to March 2002, please consult with your tax or legal advisor to determine the action you need to take in order to comply with this requirement.

TO DETERMINE IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO ANY OF THE ABOVE LISTED IRAS (TRADITIONAL, ROTH, SEP, OR SIMPLE), PLEASE REFER TO IRS PUBLICATION 590 AND YOUR COMPETENT TAX ADVISOR.

TAX SHELTERED ANNUITIES. Code Section 403(b) provides tax-deferred retirement savings plans for employees of certain non-profit and educational organizations. Under Section 403(b), any contract used for a 403(b) plan must provide that distributions attributable to salary reduction contributions made after 12/31/88, and all earnings on salary reduction contributions, may be made only on or after the date the employee:

 

  attains age 59 1/2,

 

  severs employment,

 

  dies,

 

  becomes disabled, or

 

  incurs a hardship (earnings on salary reduction contributions may not be distributed on account of hardship).

These limitations do not apply to withdrawals where Allstate Life is directed to transfer some or all of the Contract Value to another 403(b) plan. Generally, we do not accept funds in 403(b) contracts that are subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

CORPORATE AND SELF-EMPLOYED PENSION AND PROFIT SHARING PLANS.

Section 401(a) of the Code permits corporate employers to establish various types of tax favored retirement plans for employees. Self-employed individuals may establish tax favored retirement plans for themselves and their employees (commonly referred to as “H.R.10” or “Keogh”). Such retirement plans may permit the purchase of annuity contracts. Allstate Life no longer issues annuity contracts to employer sponsored qualified retirement plans.

There are two owner types for contracts intended to qualify under Section 401(a): a qualified plan fiduciary or an annuitant owner.

 

  A qualified plan fiduciary exists when a qualified plan trust that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code is the owner. The qualified plan trust must have its own tax identification number and a named trustee acting as a fiduciary on behalf of the plan. The annuitant should be the person for whose benefit the contract was purchased.

 

  An annuitant owner exists when the tax identification number of the owner and annuitant are the same, or the annuity contract is not owned by a qualified plan trust. The annuitant should be the person for whose benefit the contract was purchased.

If a qualified plan fiduciary is the owner of the contract, the qualified plan must be the beneficiary so that death benefits from the annuity are distributed in accordance with the terms of the qualified plan. Annuitant owned contracts require that the beneficiary be the annuitant’s spouse (if applicable), which is consistent with the

 

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required IRS language for qualified plans under Section 401(a). A completed Annuitant Owned Qualified Plan Designation of Beneficiary form is required in order to change the beneficiary of an annuitant owned Qualified Plan contract.

STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION DEFERRED COMPENSATION

PLANS. Section 457 of the Code permits employees of state and local governments and tax-exempt organizations to defer a portion of their compensation without paying current taxes. The employees must be participants in an eligible deferred compensation plan. In eligible governmental plans, all assets and income must be held in a trust/ custodial account/annuity contract for the exclusive benefit of the participants and their beneficiaries. To the extent the Contracts are used in connection with a non-governmental eligible plan, employees are considered general creditors of the employer and the employer as owner of the Contract has the sole right to the proceeds of the Contract. Under eligible 457 plans, contributions made for the benefit of the employees will not be includible in the employees’ gross income until distributed from the plan. Allstate Life no longer issues annuity contracts to employer sponsored qualified retirement plans.

ANNUAL REPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS

Allstate Life’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, is incorporated herein by reference, which means that it is legally a part of this prospectus.

After the date of this prospectus and before we terminate the offering of the securities under this prospectus, all documents or reports we file with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are also incorporated herein by reference, which means that they also legally become a part of this prospectus.

Statements in this prospectus, or in documents that we file later with the SEC and that legally become a part of this prospectus, may change or supersede statements in other documents that are legally part of this prospectus. Accordingly, only the statement that is changed or replaced will legally be a part of this prospectus.

We file our Exchange Act documents and reports, including our annual and quarterly reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q electronically on the SEC’s “EDGAR” system using the identifying number CIK No. 0000352736. The SEC maintains a Web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC. The address of the site is http://www.sec.gov. You also can view these materials at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street NE, Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549-2001. For more information on the operations of SEC’s Public Reference Room, call 1-800-SEC-0330.

If you have received a copy of this prospectus, and would like a free copy of any document incorporated herein by reference (other than exhibits not specifically incorporated by reference into the text of such documents), please write or call us at P.O. Box 80469, Lincoln, NE 68501-0469 or 1-800-203-0068.

 

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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, OR SUBSTITUTIONS OF INVESTMENTS

THE CONTRACTS

Agreements with the Prudential Insurance Company of America

Distribution

Purchase of Contracts

Tax-Free Exchanges (1035 Exchanges, Rollovers and Transfers)

CALCULATION OF ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES

Net Investment Factor

CALCULATION OF VARIABLE INCOME PAYMENTS

CALCULATION OF ANNUITY UNIT VALUES

GENERAL MATTERS

Incontestability

Settlements

Safekeeping of the Variable Account’s Assets

Premium Taxes

Tax Reserves

EXPERTS

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

APPENDIX A-ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES

THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE. WE DO NOT AUTHORIZE ANYONE TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE OFFERING DESCRIBED IN THIS PROSPECTUS OTHER THAN AS CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS.

 

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APPENDIX A

CONTRACT COMPARISON CHART

 

         ADVISOR PREFERRED
         5-YEAR WITHDRAWAL   3-YEAR WITHDRAWAL   NO WITHDRAWAL

FEATURE

   ADVISOR   CHARGE OPTION   CHARGE OPTION   CHARGE OPTION

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge (Base Contract)

   1.10%   1.40%   1.50%   1.60%

Withdrawal Charge
(% of purchase payment)

   7/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 4/ 3/ 2   7/ 6/ 5/ 4/ 3   7/6/5   None

Withdrawal Charge Waivers

   Confinement,
Terminal Illness ,
Unemployment
  Confinement,

Terminal Illness,
Unemployment

  Confinement
Terminal Illness,
Unemployment
  N/A

The Fixed Account Options available depend on the type of Contract you have purchased and the state in which your Contract was issued. The following tables summarize the availability of the Fixed Account Options in general. Please check with your representative for specific details for your state.

DCA FIXED ACCOUNT OPTION

 

            Advisor Preferred
     Advisor      5-YEAR WITHDRAWAL
CHARGE OPTION
   3-YEAR WITHDRAWAL
CHARGE OPTION
   NO WITHDRAWAL
CHARGE OPTION

TRANSFER PERIODS

   3 to 6 month      3 to 6 month    3 to 6 month    N/A
  

 

7 to 12 month

    

 

7 to 12 month

   7 to 12 month    N/A

STANDARD FIXED ACCOUNT OPTION (SOME OPTIONS NOT AVAILABLE IN ALL STATES)

 

            Advisor Preferred
     Advisor      5-YEAR WITHDRAWAL
CHARGE OPTION
   3-YEAR WITHDRAWAL
CHARGE OPTION
   NO WITHDRAWAL
CHARGE OPTION

GUARANTEE PERIODS

   1- year      N/A    N/A    N/A
   3-year*      N/A    N/A    N/A
   5-year*      N/A    N/A    N/A
   7-year*      N/A    N/A    N/A

MVA FIXED ACCOUNT OPTION (NOT AVAILABLE IN ALL STATES)**

 

            Advisor Preferred
     Advisor      5-YEAR WITHDRAWAL
CHARGE OPTION
   3-YEAR WITHDRAWAL
CHARGE OPTION
   NO WITHDRAWAL
CHARGE OPTION

GUARANTEE PERIODS

   3-year      3-year    3-year    3- year
   5-year      5-year    5-year    5-year
   7-year      7- year    7-year    7-year
   10-year      10-year    10-year    10-year

 

* Available only in states in which the MVA Fixed Account Option is not offered.
** Not available in states in which the 3-, 5-, or 7-year Standard Fixed Account Options are offered.

 

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APPENDIX B - MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT

The Market Value Adjustment is based on the following:

I = the Treasury Rate for a maturity equal to the term length of the Guarantee Period Account for the week preceding the establishment of the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account;

J = the Treasury Rate for a maturity equal to the term length of the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account for the week preceding the date amounts are transferred or withdrawn from the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account, the date we determine the Death Proceeds, or the Payout Start Date, as the case may be (“Market Value Adjustment Date”).

N = the number of whole and partial years from the Market Value Adjustment Date to the expiration of the term length of the Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account.

Treasury Rate means the U.S. Treasury Note Constant Maturity yield as reported in Federal Reserve Board Statistical Release H.15. If such yields cease to be available in Federal Reserve Board Statistical Release H.15, then we will use an alternate source for such information in our discretion.

The Market Value Adjustment factor is determined from the following formula:

.9 X [I-(J + .0025)] X N

To determine the Market Value Adjustment, we will multiply the Market Value Adjustment factor by the amount transferred, withdrawn, paid as Death Proceeds, or applied to an Income Plan from a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account at any time other than during the 30 day period after such Guarantee Period Account expires. NOTE: These examples assume that premium taxes are not applicable.

EXAMPLES OF MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT

 

Purchase Payment:    $10,000 allocated to a Market Value Adjusted Fixed Guarantee Period Account
Guarantee Period:    5 years
Interest Rate:    4.50%
Full Withdrawal:    End of Contract Year 3
Contract:    Allstate Advisor*

EXAMPLE 1: (ASSUMES DECLINING INTEREST RATES)

 

Step 1: Calculate Contract Value at End of Contract Year 3:    = $10,000.00 X (1.045) /3/ = $11,411.66
Step 2: Calculate the Free Withdrawal Amount:    = .15 X $10,000 = $1500
Step 3: Calculate the Withdrawal Charge:    = .06 X ($10,000 - $1,500) = $510
Step 4: Calculate the Market Value Adjustment:    I = 4.50%
   J = 4.20%
  

N = 730 DAYS = 2

       365 DAYS

   Market Value Adjustment Factor: .9 X [I - (J + .0025)] X N
   = .9 X [.045 - (.042 + .0025)] X 2 = .0009
   Market Value Adjustment = Market Value Adjustment Factor X
   Amount Subject To Market Value Adjustment:
   = .0009 X $11,411.66 = $10.27
Step 5: Calculate the amount received by Contract owner as a result of full withdrawal at the end of Contract Year 3:    = $11,411.66 - $510 + $10.27 = $10,911.93

 

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EXAMPLE 2: (ASSUMES RISING INTEREST RATES)

 

Step 1: Calculate Contract Value at End of Contract Year 3:    = $10,000.00 X (1.045) /3/ = $11,411.66
Step 2: Calculate The Free Withdrawal Amount:    = .15 X $10,000 = $1,500
Step 3: Calculate the Withdrawal Charge:    = 0.06 X($10,000 - $1,500) = $510
Step 4: Calculate the Market Value Adjustment:    I = 4.50%
   J = 4.80%
  

N = 730 DAYS = 2

       365 DAYS

   Market Value Adjustment Factor: .9 X [I - (J + .0025)] X N
   = .9 X [(.045 - (.048 + .0025)] X (2) = -.0099
   Market Value Adjustment = Market Value Adjustment Factor X
   Amount Subject To Market Value Adjustment:
   = -.0099 X $11,411.66 = -$112.98

Step 5: Calculate the amount received by Contract owner as a

result of full withdrawal at the end of Contract Year 3:

   = $11,411.66 - $510 - $112.98 = $10,788.68

 

* These examples assume the election of the ALLSTATE ADVISOR CONTRACT for the purpose of illustrating the Market Value Adjustment calculation. The amounts would be different under the ALLSTATE ADVISOR PREFERRED CONTRACT, which has different expenses and withdrawal charges.

 

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APPENDIX C

EXAMPLE OF CALCULATION OF INCOME PROTECTION BENEFIT

Appendix C illustrates how we calculate the amount guaranteed under the Income Protection Benefit Option. Please remember that you are looking at an example only. Please also remember that the Income Protection Benefit Option may only be added to Income Plans 1 and/or 2, and only to those Income Plans for which you have selected variable income payments.

To illustrate the calculation of the amount guaranteed under the Income Protection Benefit Option, we assume the following:

 

Adjusted age of Annuitant on the Payout Start Date:

   65

Sex of Annuitant:

   male

Income Plan selected:

   1

Payment frequency:

   monthly

Amount applied to variable income payments under the Income Plan:

   $100,000.00

The example assumes that the withdrawal charge period has expired for all purchase payments. In accordance with the terms of the Contract, the following additional assumptions apply:

 

Assumed investment rate:

   3%

Guaranteed minimum variable income payment:

   85% of the initial variable amount income value

STEP 1 - CALCULATION OF THE INITIAL VARIABLE AMOUNT INCOME VALUE:

Using the assumptions stated above, the initial monthly income payment is $5.49 per $1,000 applied to variable income payments under Income Plan 1. Therefore, the initial variable amount income value = $100,000 X $5.49/1000 = $549.00.

STEP 2 - CALCULATION OF THE AMOUNT GUARANTEED UNDER THE INCOME PROTECTION BENEFIT OPTION:

guaranteed minimum variable income payment = 85% X initial variable amount income value = 85% X $549.00 = $466.65.

STEP 3 - ILLUSTRATION OF THE EFFECT OF THE MINIMUM PAYMENT GUARANTEE UNDER THE INCOME PROTECTION BENEFIT OPTION:

If in any month your variable income payments would fall below the amount guaranteed under the Income Protection Benefit Option, your payment for that month will equal the guaranteed minimum variable income payment. For example, you would receive $466.65 even if the amount of your monthly income payment would have been less than that as a result of declining investment experience. On the other hand, if your monthly income payment is greater than the minimum guaranteed $466.65, you would receive the greater amount.

 

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APPENDIX D

WITHDRAWAL ADJUSTMENT EXAMPLE - INCOME BENEFITS*

Issue Date: January 1, 2003

Initial Purchase Payment: $50,000

 

                               Income Benefit Amount  

Date

  

Type of
Occurrence

   Beginning
Contract
Value
     Transaction
Amount
     Contract
Value After
Occurrence
     Maximum
Anniversary
Value
     5%
Roll-Up Value
 

1/1/04

   Contract Anniversary    $ 55,000        —        $ 55,000      $ 55,000      $ 52,500   

7/1/04

   Partial Withdrawal    $ 60,000      $ 15,000      $ 45,000      $ 41,250      $ 40,176   

The following shows how we compute the adjusted income benefits in the example above. Please note that the withdrawal adjustment reduces the Maximum Anniversary Value by the same proportion as the withdrawal reduces the Contract Value. The withdrawal adjustment reduces the 5% Roll-Up Value part dollar-for-dollar and part proportionally.

 

MAXIMUM ANNIVERSARY VALUE INCOME BENEFIT

     

Partial Withdrawal Amount

   (a)    $ 15,000   

Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal

   (b)    $ 60,000   

Value of Income Benefit Amount Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal

   (c)    $ 55,000   

Withdrawal Adjustment

   [(a)/(b)]*(c)    $ 13,750   

Adjusted Income Benefit

      $ 41,250   

5% ROLL-UP VALUE INCOME BENEFIT**

     

Total Partial Withdrawal Amount

   (a)    $ 15,000   

STEP I - DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR PORTION

     

Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal

   (b)    $ 60,000   

Value of Income Benefit Amount Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal

     

(assumes 181 days worth of interest on $52,500)

   (c)    $ 53,786   

Partial Withdrawal Amount

     

(Corridor = 5% of Roll-Up Value on 1/1/04)

   (d)    $ 2,625   

Dollar for Dollar Withdrawal Adjustment

     

(discounted for a half year’s worth of interest)

   (e)=(d)*1.05^-0.5    $ 2,562   

Contract Value After Step 1

   (b’)=(b)-(d)    $ 57,375   

Adjusted Income Benefit After Step 1

   (c’)=(c)-(e)    $ 51,224   

STEP 2 - PROPORTIONAL PORTION

     

Partial Withdrawal Amount

   (a’)=(a)-(d)    $ 12,375   

Proportional Adjustment

   (a’)/(b’)*(c’)    $ 11,048   

Contract Value After Step 2

   (b’)-(a’)    $ 45,000   

Adjusted Income Benefit After Step 2

      $ 40,176   

 

* For purpose of illustrating the withdrawal adjustment calculation, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values and Maximum Anniversary Value for all Contracts, net of applicable fees and charges. Actual income benefit amounts will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract. Please remember that you are looking at an example and that your investment performance may be greater or lower than the figures shown.

 

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APPENDIX E

WITHDRAWAL ADJUSTMENT EXAMPLE - DEATH BENEFITS*

Issue Date: January 1, 2007

Initial Purchase Payment: $50,000

 

                          Death Benefit Amount  

Date

  Type of
Occurrence
  Beginning
Contract
Value
    Transaction
Amount
    Contract
Value After
Occurrence
    Purchase
Payment Value
    Maximum
Anniversary
Value
    Enhanced
Beneficiary Value
 
1/1/2008   Contract Anniversary   $ 55,000       —       $ 55,000      $ 50,000     $ 55,000     $ 52,500   
7/1/2008   Partial Withdrawal   $ 60,000     $ 15,000     $ 45,000     $ 37,500     $ 41,250     $ 40,339   

The following shows how we compute the adjusted death benefits in the example above. Please note that the withdrawal reduces the Purchase Payment Value, the Maximum Anniversary Value, and the Enhanced Beneficiary Value by the same proportion as the withdrawal reduces the Contract Value.

 

PURCHASE PAYMENT VALUE DEATH BENEFIT

     

Partial Withdrawal Amount

   (a)    $ 15,000   

Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal

   (b)    $ 60,000   

Value of Death Benefit Amount Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal

   (c)    $ 50,000   

Withdrawal Adjustment

   [(a)/(b)]*(c)    $ 12,500   

Adjusted Death Benefit

      $ 37,500   

MAV DEATH BENEFIT

     

Partial Withdrawal Amount

   (a)    $ 15,000   

Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal

   (b)    $ 60,000   

Value of Death Benefit Amount Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal

   (c)    $ 55,000   

Withdrawal Adjustment

   [(a)/(b)]*(c)    $ 13,750   

Adjusted Death Benefit

      $ 41,250   

ENHANCED BENEFICIARY PROTECTION (ANNUAL INCREASE) BENEFIT

     

Partial Withdrawal Amount

   (a)    $ 15,000   

Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal

   (b)    $ 60,000   

Value of Death Benefit Amount Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal
(assumes 181 days worth of interest on $52,500)

   (c)    $ 53,786   

Withdrawal Adjustment

   [(a)/(b)]*(c)    $ 13,446   

Adjusted Death Benefit

      $ 40,339   

 

* For purpose of illustrating the withdrawal adjustment calculation, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values and Maximum Anniversary Value for all Contracts, net of applicable fees and charges. Actual death benefit amounts will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract. Please remember that you are looking at an example and that your investment performance may be greater or lower than the figures shown.

 

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APPENDIX F

CALCULATION OF EARNINGS PROTECTION DEATH BENEFIT*

The following are examples of the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option. For illustrative purposes, the examples assume Earnings in each case. Please remember that you are looking at examples and that your investment performance may be greater or lower than the figures shown.

EXAMPLE 1: ELECTED WHEN CONTRACT WAS ISSUED WITHOUT ANY SUBSEQUENT ADDITIONS OR WITHDRAWALS

In this example, assume that the oldest Contract Owner is age 55 on the Rider Application Date and elects the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option when the Contract is issued. The Contract Owner makes an initial purchase payment of $100,000. After four years, the Contract Owner dies. On the date Allstate Life receives a Complete Request for Settlement, the Contract Value is $125,000. Prior to his death, the Contract Owner did not make any additional purchase payments or take any withdrawals.

 

Excess of Earnings Withdrawals

     =      $0

Purchase Payments in the 12 months prior to death

     =      $0

In-Force Premium

     =     

$100,000

($100,000 + $0 - $0)

In-Force Earnings

     =     

$25,000

($125,000 - $100,000)

EARNINGS PROTECTION DEATH BENEFIT**

     =      40% * $25,000 = $10,000

Since 40% of In-Force Earnings is less than 100% of the In-Force Premium (excluding purchase payments in the 12 months prior to death), the In-Force Earnings are used to compute the Earnings Protection Death Benefit amount.

 

* For purposes of illustrating the calculation of Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values for all Contracts, net of applicable fees and charges. Actual death benefit amounts will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract.
** If the oldest Contract Owner or Annuitant had been over age 70, and both were age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit would be 25% of the In-Force Earnings ($6,250.00).

EXAMPLE 2: ELECTED WHEN CONTRACT WAS ISSUED WITH SUBSEQUENT WITHDRAWALS

In this example, assume the same facts as above, except that the Contract Owner has taken a withdrawal of $10,000 during the second year of the Contract. Immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Contract Value is $105,000. Here, $5,000 of the withdrawal is in excess of the In-Force Earnings at the time of the withdrawal. The Contract Value on the date Allstate Life receives a Complete Request for Settlement will be assumed to be $114,000.

 

Excess of Earnings Withdrawals

     =     

$5,000

($10,000-$5,000)

Purchase Payments in the 12 months prior to death

     =      $0

In-Force Premium

     =     

$95,000

($100,000+$0-$5,000)

In-Force Earnings

     =     

$19,000

($114,000-$95,000)

EARNINGS PROTECTION DEATH BENEFIT**

     =      40%*$19,000=$7,600

Since 40% of In-Force Earnings is less than 100% of the In-Force Premium (excluding purchase payments in the 12 months prior to death), the In-Force Earnings are used to compute the Earnings Protection Death Benefit amount.

 

* For purposes of illustrating the calculation of Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values for all Contracts, net of applicable fees and charges. Actual death benefit amounts will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract.
** If the oldest Contract Owner or Annuitant had been over age 70, and both were age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit would be 25% of the In-Force Earnings ($4,750.00).

 

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EXAMPLE 3: ELECTED AFTER CONTRACT WAS ISSUED WITH SUBSEQUENT ADDITIONS AND WITHDRAWALS

This example is intended to illustrate the effect of adding the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option after the Contract has been issued and the effect of later purchase payments. In this example, assume that the oldest Contract Owner is age 72 on the Rider Application Date. At the time the Contract is issued, the Contract Owner makes a purchase payment of $100,000. After two years pass, the Contract Owner elects to add the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option. On the date this Rider is added, the Contract Value is $110,000. Two years later, the Contract Owner withdraws $50,000. Immediately prior to the withdrawal, the Contract Value is $130,000. Another two years later, the Contract Owner makes an additional purchase payment of $40,000. Immediately after the additional purchase payment, the Contract Value is $130,000. Two years later, the Contract Owner dies with a Contract Value of $140,000 on the date Allstate Life receives a Complete Request for Settlement.

 

Excess of Earnings Withdrawals

     =     

$30,000

($50,000-$20,000)

Purchase Payments in the 12 months prior to death

     =      $0

In-Force Premium

     =     

$120,000

($110,000+$40,000-$30,000)

In-Force Earnings

     =     

$20,000

($140,000-$120,000)

EARNINGS PROTECTION DEATH BENEFIT**

     =      25%*$20,000=$5,000

In this example, In-Force Premium is equal to the Contract Value on Rider Application Date plus the additional purchase payment and minus the Excess-of-Earnings Withdrawal.

Since 25% of In-Force Earnings is less than 50% of the In-Force Premium (excluding purchase payments in the 12 months prior to death), the In-Force Earnings are used to compute the Earnings Protection Death Benefit amount.

 

* For purposes of illustrating the calculation of Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values for all Contracts, net of applicable fees and charges. Actual death benefit amounts will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract.
** If the oldest Contract Owner or Annuitant had been age 70 or younger on the Rider Application Date, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit would be 40% of the In-Force Earnings ($8,000.00).

EXAMPLE 4: SPOUSAL CONTINUATION

This example is intended to illustrate the effect of a surviving spouse electing to continue the Contract upon the death of the Contract Owner on a Contract with the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option. In this example, assume that the oldest Contract Owner is age 60 at the time the Contract is purchased (with the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option and Maximum Anniversary Death Benefit Option) with a $100,000 purchase payment. Five years later the Contract Owner dies and the surviving spouse elects to continue the Contract. The Contract Value and Maximum Anniversary Value at this time are $150,000 and $160,000, respectively.

 

Excess of Earnings Withdrawals

     =      $0

Purchase Payments in the 12 months prior to death

     =      $0

In-Force Premium

     =     

$100,000

($100,000+$0-$0)

In-Force Earnings

     =     

$50,000

($150,000-$100,000)

EARNINGS PROTECTION DEATH BENEFIT**

     =      40%*$50,000=$20,000

Contract Value

     =      $150,000

Death Benefit

     =      $160,000

Earnings Protection Death Benefit

     =      $20,000

Continuing Contract Value

     =     

$180,000

($160,000+$20,000)

Since 40% of In-Force Earnings is less than 100% of the In-Force Premium (excluding purchase payments in the 12 months prior to death), the In-Force Earnings are used to compute the Earnings Protection Death Benefit amount.

Assume the surviving spouse is age 72 when the Contract is continued. At this time, the surviving spouse has the option to continue the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option at an additional mortality and expense risk charge of 0.40% and with an In-Force Premium amount equal to the Contract Value and the Rider Date reset to the date the Contract is

 

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continued. If this selection is made, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit will be equal to the lesser of 25% of the In-Force Earnings and 50% of In-Force Premium. Otherwise, the surviving spouse may elect to terminate the Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option at the time of continuation.

 

* For purposes of illustrating the calculation of Earnings Protection Death Benefit Option, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values and Maximum Anniversary Values for all Contracts, net of applicable fees and charges. Actual death benefit amounts will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract.
** If the oldest Contract Owner or Annuitant had been over age 70, and both were age 79 or younger on the Rider Application Date, the Earnings Protection Death Benefit would be 25% of the In-Force Earnings ($12,500.00).

 

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APPENDIX G - WITHDRAWAL ADJUSTMENT EXAMPLE - TRUERETURN ACCUMULATION BENEFIT*

RIDER DATE: JANUARY 2, 2005

INITIAL PURCHASE PAYMENT: $50,000

INITIAL BENEFIT BASE: $50,000

 

Date

  Type of
Occurrence
  Beginning
Contract
Value
    Transaction
Amount
    Contract
Value After
Occurrence
    Benefit Base  
1/2/06   Contract Anniversary   $ 55,000       —       $ 55,000     $ 50,000   
7/2/06   Partial Withdrawal   $ 60,000     $ 15,000     $ 45,000     $ 37,500   

The following shows how we compute the adjusted Benefit Bases in the example above. Please note the withdrawal reduces the Benefit Base by the same proportion as the withdrawal reduces the Contract Value.

 

BENEFIT BASE

     

Partial Withdrawal Amount

   (a)    $ 15,000   

Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal

   (b)    $ 60,000   

Value of Benefit Base Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal

   (c)    $ 50,000   

Withdrawal Adjustment

   [(a)/(b)]*(c)    $ 12,500   

Adjusted Benefit Base

      $ 37,500   

 

* For the purpose of illustrating the withdrawal adjustment calculation, the example assumes the same hypothetical Contract Values, net of applicable fees and charges for all Contracts. Actual Contract Values will differ due to the different fees and charges under each Contract. Please remember that you are looking at an example and that your investment performance may be greater or lower than the figures shown.

 

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APPENDIX H - SUREINCOME WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION CALCULATION EXAMPLES

Example 1: Assume you purchase an Allstate Advisor contract with a $100,000 initial purchase payment and add the SureIncome Option at issue.

Your Benefit Base is $100,000, which is your initial purchase payment of $100,000.

Your Benefit Payment is $8,000, which is 8% of your initial purchase payment. Your Benefit Payment Remaining for this Benefit Year is $8,000, which is equal to your Benefit Payment at the beginning of this Benefit Year.

Example 2: Assume Example 1 is continued and an additional purchase payment of $40,000 is made in the first Benefit Year.

The Benefit Base is increased to $140,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment is increased to $11,200, which is your prior Benefit Payment ($8,000) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000). The Benefit Payment Remaining is increased to $11,200, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your additional purchase payment ($8,000) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

Example 3: Assume Example 1 is continued and a withdrawal of $8,000 is made during the first Benefit Year.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $92,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($8,000). The Benefit Payment is unchanged and remains $8,000.

The Benefit Payment Remaining in the first Benefit Year is $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($8,000) less your withdrawal ($8,000).

Example 4: Assume example 1 is continued and a withdrawal of $25,000 is made during the first Benefit Year. Assume the Contract Value prior to the withdrawal was $130,000. Because the $25,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining, the Benefit Base and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation:

the lesser of ($130,000 - $25,000) and ($100,000 - $25,000)=$75,000. The Benefit Payment remains $8,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($8,000) and (8% x ($130,000-$25,000))=$8,000 There is no Benefit Payment Remaining because the withdrawal has reduced it to $0.

Example 5: Assume example 3 is continued and an additional withdrawal of $5,000 is taken in the same year (the first Benefit Year). Assume the Contract Value prior to the additional withdrawal was $60,000. Because the $5,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining ($0), the Benefit Base and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $55,000, determined by the following calculation:

the lesser of ($60,000 - $5,000) and ($92,000 - $5,000)=$55,000.

The Benefit Payment is reduced to $4,400, determined by the following formula:

the lesser of ($8,000) and ((8% x ($60,000-$5,000))=$4,400. The Benefit Payment Remaining is unchanged at $0.

Example 6: Assume example 5 is continued and an additional Purchase Payment of 40,000 is made in the same year (the first Benefit Year).

The Benefit Base is increased to $95,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($55,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment is increased to $7,600, which is your prior Benefit Payment ($4,400) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

 

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The Benefit Payment Remaining is increased to $3,200, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your additional purchase payment ($0) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

Example 7: Assume example 6 is continued and an additional withdrawal of $3,200 is taken in the same year (the first Benefit Year).

The Benefit Base is reduced to $91,800, which is your prior Benefit Base ($95,000) less your withdrawal ($3,200). The Benefit Payment is unchanged and remains $7,600.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is reduced to $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($3,200) less your withdrawal ($3,200).

 

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APPENDIX I- SUREINCOME PLUS WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION CALCULATION EXAMPLES

Example 1: Assume you purchase an Allstate Advisor Variable Annuity contract with a $100,000 initial purchase payment and add the SureIncome Plus Option at issue.

Your Benefit Base is $100,000, which is your initial purchase payment of $100,000.

Your SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is $100,000, which is your initial purchase payment of $100,000.

Your Benefit Payment is $8,000, which is 8% of your initial purchase payment.

Your Benefit Payment Remaining for this Benefit Year is $8,000, which is equal to your Benefit Payment at the beginning of this Benefit Year.

Example 2: Assume Example 1 is continued and an additional purchase payment of $40,000 is made in the first Benefit Year.

The Benefit Base is increased to $140,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is increased to $140,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($100,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment is increased to $11,200, which is your prior Benefit Payment ($8,000) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is increased to $11,200, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your additional purchase payment ($8,000) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

Example 3: Assume Example 1 is continued and a withdrawal of $8,000 is made during the first Benefit Year.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $92,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($8,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $92,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($8,000).

The Benefit Payment is unchanged and remains $8,000.

The Benefit Payment Remaining in the first Benefit Year is $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($8,000) less your withdrawal ($8,000).

Example 4: Assume Example 1 is continued and a withdrawal of $25,000 is made during the first Benefit Year. Assume the Contract Value prior to the withdrawal was $130,000. Because the $25,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining, the Benefit Base, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation:

the lesser of ($130,000 - $25,000) and ($100,000 - $25,000)=$75,000.

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($130,000 - $25,000) and ($100,000 - $25,000)=$75,000.

The Benefit Payment remains $8,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($8,000) and (8% X ($130,000-$25,000))=$8,000

There is no Benefit Payment Remaining because the withdrawal has reduced it to $0.

 

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Example 5: Assume Example 3 is continued and an additional withdrawal of $5,000 is taken in the same year (the first Benefit Year). Assume the Contract Value prior to the additional withdrawal was $60,000. Because the $5,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining ($0), the Benefit Base and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $55,000, determined by the following calculation:

the lesser of ($60,000 - $5,000) and ($92,000 - $5,000)=$55,000.

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $55,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($60,000 - $5,000) and ($92,000 - $5,000)=$55,000.

The Benefit Payment is reduced to $4,400, determined by the following formula:

the lesser of ($8,000) and ((8% X ($60,000-$5,000))=$4,400.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is unchanged at $0.

Example 6: Assume Example 5 is continued and an additional Purchase Payment of 40,000 is made in the same year (the first Benefit Year).

The Benefit Base is increased to $95,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($55,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is increased to $95,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($55,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment is increased to $7,600, which is your prior Benefit Payment ($4,400) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is increased to $3,200, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your additional purchase payment ($0) plus 8% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

Example 7: Assume Example 6 is continued and an additional withdrawal of $3,200 is taken in the same year (the first Benefit Year).

The Benefit Base is reduced to $91,800, which is your prior Benefit Base ($95,000) less your withdrawal ($3,200).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $91,800, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($95,000) less your withdrawal ($3,200).

The Benefit Payment is unchanged, because the amount withdrawn does not exceed the Benefit Payment Remaining, and remains $7,600.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is reduced to $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($3,200) less your withdrawal ($3,200).

Example 8: Assume Example 1 is continued and on the first Contract Anniversary the Contract Value prior to deduction of annual fees is $160,000.

The SureIncome Plus Option Fee is $650, which is 0.65% X the Benefit Base ($100,000) prior to updating the Benefit Base based on the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary.

The final Contract Value is $159,350, which the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary after deduction of annual fees (assume SureIncome Plus Option Fee is the only annual fee applicable).

The Benefit Base is increased to $159,350, which is the greater of your current Benefit Base ($100,000) and the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($159,350).

 

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The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit remains $100,000.

The Benefit Payment is increased to $12,748, which is the greater of your current Benefit Payment ($8,000) and 8% X the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($159,350).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is updated to $12,748, which is the Benefit Payment on the Contract Anniversary.

Example 9: Assume Example 8 is continued, no withdrawals or purchase payments are applied during the second Contract Year and on the second Contract Anniversary the Contract Value prior to deduction of annual fees is $60,000.

The SureIncome Plus Option Fee is $1,035.78, which is 0.65% X the Benefit Base ($159,350) prior to updating the Benefit Base based on the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary.

The final Contract Value is $58,964.22, which the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary after deduction of annual fees (assume SureIncome Plus Option Fee is the only annual fee applicable).

The Benefit Base remains $159,350, which is the greater of your current Benefit Base ($159,350) and the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($58,964.22).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit remains $100,000.

The Benefit Payment is remains $12,748, which is the greater of your current Benefit Payment $12,748 and 8% X the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($58,964.22).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is updated to $12,748, which is the Benefit Payment on the Contract Anniversary.

 

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APPENDIX J- SUREINCOME FOR LIFE WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT OPTION CALCULATION EXAMPLES

Example 1: Assume you purchase an Allstate Advisor Variable Annuity contract with $100,000 initial purchase payment, are attained age 55 at issue, and add the SureIncome For Life Option at issue (you are the SureIncome Covered Life).

Your Benefit Base is $100,000, which is your initial purchase payment of $100,000.

Your SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is $100,000, which is your initial purchase payment of $100,000.

Your Benefit Payment is $4,000, which is 4% of your initial purchase payment.

Your Benefit Payment Remaining for this Benefit Year is $4,000, which is equal to your Benefit Payment at the beginning of this Benefit Year.

Note: The Benefit Payment remains $4,000 until you turn age 60 (as long as the Contract Value on any of the prior Contract Anniversaries have not caused any of the guarantees under the Option to be updated). At that point, if no withdrawals have been taken, your Benefit Payment & Benefit Payment Remaining are updated to 5% X current Benefit Base ($5,000 = 5% X $100,000, assuming your Benefit Base is still $100,000).

Example 2: Assume Example 1 is continued and an additional purchase payment of $40,000 is made in the first Benefit Year.

The Benefit Base is increased to $140,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is increased to $140,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($100,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment is increased to $5,600, which is your prior Benefit Payment ($4,000) plus 4% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is increased to $5,600, which is your prior Benefit Payment Remaining ($4,000) plus 4% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

Note: The Benefit Payment remains $5,600 until you turn age 60 (for the purposes of this example it is assumed the maximum anniversary value on any of the prior Contract Anniversaries has not increased the Benefit Payment). At that point, if no withdrawals have been taken, your Benefit Payment & Benefit Payment Remaining are updated to 5% X current Benefit Base ($7,000 = 5% X $140,000, assuming your Benefit Base is still $140,000).

Example 3a: Assume Example 1 is continued and the first withdrawal, equal to $4,000, is made during the first Benefit Year.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $96,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($4,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $96,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($4,000).

The Benefit Payment is unchanged and remains $4,000.

The Benefit Payment Remaining in the first Benefit Year is $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($4,000) less your withdrawal ($4,000).

Note: The Withdrawal Benefit Factor is locked at 4% because the age at first withdrawal is age 55.

 

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Example 3b: Assume Example 1 is continued and the first withdrawal, equal to $5,000, is made during the sixth Benefit Year and you have attained age 60 (assume the Contract Values have not increased any SureIncome For Life Option guarantees on any prior Contract Anniversaries).

The Benefit Base is reduced to $95,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($5,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $95,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($5,000).

Because the first withdrawal occurs at attained age 60, the Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining prior to the withdrawal are updated to 5% X current Benefit Base (5% X $100,000 = $5,000).

The Benefit Payment remains $5,000 after withdrawal.

The Benefit Payment Remaining in the first Benefit Year is $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($5,000) less your withdrawal ($5,000).

Note: The Withdrawal Benefit Factor is locked at 5% because the age at first withdrawal is age 60.

Example 3c: Assume Example 1 is continued and the first withdrawal, equal to $6,000, is made during the sixteenth Benefit Year and you have attained age 70 (assume the Contract Values have not increased any SureIncome For Life Option guarantees on any prior Contract Anniversaries).

The Benefit Base is reduced to $94,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($6,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $94,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($100,000) less your withdrawal ($6,000).

Because the first withdrawal occurs at attained age 70, the Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining prior to the withdrawal are updated to 6% X current Benefit Base (6% X $100,000 = $6,000).

The Benefit Payment remains $6,000 after withdrawal.

The Benefit Payment Remaining in the first Benefit Year is $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($6,000) less your withdrawal ($6,000).

Note: The Withdrawal Benefit Factor is locked at 6% because the age at first withdrawal is age 70.

Example 4a: Assume Example 1 is continued and a withdrawal of $25,000 is made during the first Benefit Year. Assume the Contract Value prior to the withdrawal was $130,000. Because the $25,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining, the Benefit Base, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation:

the lesser of ($130,000 - $25,000) and ($100,000 - $25,000)=$75,000.

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($130,000 - $25,000) and ($100,000 - $25,000)=$75,000.

The Benefit Payment is reduced to $3,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($4,000) and (4% X $75,000)=$3,000.

There is no Benefit Payment Remaining because the withdrawal has reduced it to $0.

Note: The Withdrawal Benefit Factor is locked at 4% because the age at first withdrawal is age 55.

 

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Example 4b: Assume Example 1 is continued and a withdrawal of $25,000 is made during the sixth Benefit Year (assume the Contract Values have not increased any SureIncome For Life Option guarantees on any prior Contract Anniversaries).

Assume the Contract Value prior to the withdrawal was $130,000. Because the $25,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining, the Benefit Base, the SureIncome ROP Death Benefit and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation:

the lesser of ($130,000 - $25,000) and ($100,000 - $25,000)=$75,000.

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $75,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($130,000 - $25,000) and ($100,000 - $25,000)=$75,000.

Because the first withdrawal occurs at attained age 60, the Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining prior to the withdrawal are updated to 5% X current Benefit Base prior to the withdrawal (5% X $100,000 = $5,000).

The Benefit Payment is reduced to $3,750, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($5,000) and (5% X $75,000)=$3,750.

There is no Benefit Payment Remaining because the withdrawal has reduced it to $0.

Note: The Withdrawal Benefit Factor is locked at 5% because the age at first withdrawal is age 60.

Example 5: Assume Example 3a is continued and an additional withdrawal of $5,000 is taken in the same year (the first Benefit Year). Assume the Contract Value prior to the additional withdrawal was $60,000. Because the $5,000 withdrawal is larger than the Benefit Payment Remaining ($0), the Benefit Base and Benefit Payment will be recalculated according to applicable formulas.

The Benefit Base is reduced to $55,000, determined by the following calculation:

the lesser of ($60,000 - $5,000) and ($96,000 - $5,000)=$55,000.

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $55,000, determined by the following calculation: the lesser of ($60,000 - $5,000) and ($96,000 - $5,000)=$55,000.

The Benefit Payment is reduced to $2,200, determined by the following formula:

the lesser of ($4,000) and (4% X $55,000)=$2,200.

Example 6: Assume Example 5 is continued and an additional Purchase Payment of 40,000 is made in the same year (the first Benefit Year).

The Benefit Base is increased to $95,000, which is your prior Benefit Base ($55,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is increased to $95,000, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($55,000) plus your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment is increased to $3,800, which is your prior Benefit Payment ($2,200) plus 4% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is increased to $1,600, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your additional purchase payment ($0) plus 4% of your additional purchase payment ($40,000).

Example 7: Assume Example 6 is continued and an additional withdrawal of $1,600 is taken in the same year (the first Benefit Year).

 

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The Benefit Base is reduced to $93,400, which is your prior Benefit Base ($95,000) less your withdrawal ($1,600).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit is reduced to $93,400, which is your prior SureIncome ROP Death Benefit ($95,000) less your withdrawal ($1,600).

The Benefit Payment is unchanged and remains $3,800.

The Benefit Payment Remaining is reduced to $0, which is your Benefit Payment Remaining prior to your withdrawal ($1,600) less your withdrawal ($1,600).

Example 8: Assume Example 1 is continued and on the first Contract Anniversary the Contract Value prior to deduction of annual fees is $160,000.

The SureIncome For Life Option Fee is $650, which is 0.65% X the Benefit Base ($100,000) prior to updating the Benefit Base based on the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary.

The final Contract Value is $159,350, which the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary after deduction of annual fees (assume SureIncome For Life Option Fee is the only annual fee applicable).

The Benefit Base is increased to $159,350, which is the greater of your current Benefit Base ($100,000) and the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($159,350).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit remains $100,000.

The Benefit Payment is increased to $6,374, which is the greater of your current Benefit Payment ($4,000) and 4% of the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($159,350).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is updated to $6,374, which is the Benefit Payment on the Contract Anniversary.

Note: The Benefit Payment remains $6,374 until you turn age 60 (for the purposes of this example it is assumed the maximum anniversary value on any of the prior Contract Anniversaries has not increased the Benefit Payment). At that point, if no withdrawals have been taken, your Benefit Payment and Benefit Payment Remaining are updated to 5% X current Benefit Base ($7,967.50 = 5% X $159,350, assuming your Benefit Base is still $159,350).

Example 9: Assume Example 8 is continued, no withdrawals or purchase payments are applied during the second Contract Year and on the second Contract Anniversary the Contract Value prior to deduction of annual fees is $60,000.

The SureIncome For Life Option Fee is $1,035.78, which is 0.65% X the Benefit Base ($159,350) prior to updating for the Benefit Base based on the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary.

The final Contract Value is $58,964.22, which the Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary after deduction of annual fees (assume SureIncome For Life Option Fee is the only annual fee applicable).

The Benefit Base is remains $159,350, which is the greater of your current Benefit Base ($159,350) and the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($58,964.22).

The SureIncome ROP Death Benefit remains $100,000.

The Benefit Payment is remains $6,374, which is the greater of your current Benefit Payment $6,374 and 4% X the final Contract Value on the Contract Anniversary ($58,964.22).

The Benefit Payment Remaining is updated to $6,374, which is the Benefit Payment on the Contract Anniversary.

 

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APPENDIX K- ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES

Appendix K presents the Accumulation Unit Values and number of Accumulation Units outstanding for each Variable Sub-Account since the Variable Sub-Accounts were first offered under the Contracts. This Appendix includes Accumulation Unit Values representing the highest and lowest available combinations of Contract charges that affect Accumulation Unit Values for each Contract. The Statement of Additional Information, which is available upon request without charge, contains the Accumulation Unit Values for all other available combinations of Contract charges that affect Accumulation Unit Values for each Contract. Please contract us at 1-800-203-0068 to obtain a copy of the Statement of Additional Information.

ALLSTATE ADVISOR CONTRACTS: ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT SINCE CONTRACTS WERE FIRST OFFERED* (BASIC CONTRACT)

 

* The Contracts and all of the Variable Sub-Accounts were first offered under the Contracts on July 15, 2003, except for the following Variable Sub-Accounts: Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account and Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on December 31, 2003; FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account, Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account and Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2004; FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account and Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account (formerly Oppenheimer Bond/VA) which were first offered under the Contracts on October 1, 2004, and the Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, and Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2006. The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a Mortality and Expense Risk Charge of 1.10% and Administrative Expense Charge of 0.19%.

 

For the Years Beginning January 1* and Ending December 31,

   2003      2004      2005      2006  

SUB-ACCOUNTS

           

STI Classic Capital Appreciation Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000       $ 10.749       $ 11.327       $ 11.081   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.749       $ 11.327       $ 11.081       $ 12.123   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     2,073         11,497         11,274         12,680   

STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000       $ 11.356       $ 12.813       $ 13.790   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.356       $ 12.813       $ 13.790       $ 15.817   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     4,346         14,479         17,044         17,290   

STI Classic Large Cap Value Equity Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000       $ 11.262       $ 12.818       $ 13.127   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.262       $ 12.818       $ 13.127       $ 15.869   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         3,813         3,884         4,114   

STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000       $ 11.438       $ 13.189       $ 14.884   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.438       $ 13.189       $ 14.884       $ 16.267   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     5,312         8,657         9,168         9,538   

STI Classic Small Cap Value Equity Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000       $ 12.233       $ 14.996       $ 16.564   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.233       $ 14.996       $ 16.564       $ 18.985   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     1,982         12,820         17,258         19,799   

Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —           —           —         $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —           —           —         $ 10.291   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —           —           —           62,580   

 

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Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.483   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          18,112   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.513   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          10,459   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.522   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          2,393   

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.373   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          9,360   

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.766   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.846   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          4,280   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.899   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          8,115   

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.851       $ 13.475       $ 14.713      $ 15.034   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.475       $ 14.713       $ 15.034      $ 17.328   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     19,258        91,878         121,852        140,550   

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —         $ 10.000       $ 11.263      $ 11.297   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —         $ 11.263       $ 11.297      $ 13.185   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          36,695         238,778        363,937   

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —         $ 10.000       $ 10.533      $ 10.508   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —         $ 10.533       $ 10.508      $ 11.503   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          19,883         52,660        76,907   

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.508       $ 14.653       $ 17.899      $ 19.217   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.653       $ 17.899       $ 19.217      $ 22.191   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     6,008        30,266         42,724        49,578   

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —         $ 10.000       $ 10.274      $ 10.385   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —         $ 10.274       $ 10.385      $ 10.664   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          26,530         45,396        55,428   

FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 11.041   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          4,832   

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.428       $ 12.765       $ 14.192      $ 15.488   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.765       $ 14.192       $ 15.488      $ 18.099   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     11,247        93,951         175,870        208,410   

 

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FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.323      $ 16.979      $ 20.902      $ 26.292   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 16.979      $ 20.902      $ 26.292      $ 33.244   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     384        4,722        9,019        12,236   

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.618      $ 13.683      $ 16.009      $ 17.410   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.683      $ 16.009      $ 17.410      $ 20.872   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     3,281        22,173        79,063        105,367   

Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.920      $ 11.529   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.920      $ 11.529      $ 13.047   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          2,505        8,154        10,663   

Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.370      $ 10.371   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.370      $ 10.371      $ 11.192   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          10,261        19,485        27,740   

Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.904      $ 11.114   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.904      $ 11.114      $ 12.866   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          8,652        38,241        73,155   

Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.153      $ 11.518   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.153      $ 11.518      $ 12.268   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          9,878        19,719        24,154   

Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.136      $ 11.896   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.136      $ 11.896      $ 13.179   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          7,818        22,310        31,595   

Oppenheimer Balanced/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.053      $ 13.176      $ 14.280      $ 14.614   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.176      $ 14.280      $ 14.614      $ 15.992   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     7,178        53,108        61,320        60,538   

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.115      $ 12.323      $ 12.968      $ 13.424   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.323      $ 12.968      $ 13.424      $ 14.269   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     13,298        39,477        87,943        108,136   

Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.118      $ 10.221   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.118      $ 10.221      $ 10.587   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          2,979        11,046        31,731   

Oppenheimer Global Securities/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.823      $ 14.323      $ 16.808      $ 18.924   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.323      $ 16.808      $ 18.924      $ 21.924   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     3,710        15,213        18,532        19,698   

Oppenheimer High Income/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.246      $ 13.039      $ 13.995      $ 14.092   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.039      $ 13.995      $ 14.092      $ 15.194   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     3,104        36,988        51,530        60,120   

Oppenheimer Main Street(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.504      $ 12.713      $ 13.696      $ 14.296   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.713      $ 13.696      $ 14.296      $ 16.195   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     4,075        77,828        99,260        107,767   

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.695      $ 14.755      $ 17.358      $ 18.799   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.755      $ 17.358      $ 18.799      $ 21.278   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     2,464        28,649        52,533        61,366   

 

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Oppenheimer MidCap/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.282      $ 12.468      $ 14.698      $ 16.248   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.468      $ 14.698      $ 16.248      $ 16.472   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     2,972        14,766        29,855        42,659   

Oppenheimer Strategic Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.496      $ 12.213      $ 13.072      $ 13.224   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.213      $ 13.072      $ 13.224      $ 13.998   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     10,834        101,918        149,231        175,264   

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.631      $ 12.510      $ 13.473      $ 14.227   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.510      $ 13.473      $ 14.227      $ 15.850   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     90        758        2,993        4,525   

Putnam VT Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.266      $ 13.589      $ 14.904      $ 15.482   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.589      $ 14.904      $ 15.482      $ 17.714   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     2,429        5,716        8,351        11,258   

Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.035      $ 11.373      $ 12.026      $ 13.438   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.373      $ 12.026      $ 13.438      $ 13.636   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     173        2,926        4,443        5,622   

Putnam VT High Yield - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.454      $ 13.428      $ 14.652      $ 14.911   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.428      $ 14.652      $ 14.911      $ 16.269   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     350        14,873        27,417        32,729   

Putnam VT Income - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.514      $ 10.507      $ 10.832      $ 10.945   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.507      $ 10.832      $ 10.945      $ 11.292   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     4,742        19,067        36,943        47,355   

Putnam VT International Equity - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.502      $ 13.465      $ 15.444      $ 17.105   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.465      $ 15.444      $ 17.105      $ 21.566   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     135        1,836        6,571        12,890   

Putnam VT Investors - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.838      $ 13.072      $ 14.535      $ 15.611   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.072      $ 14.535      $ 15.611      $ 17.558   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     329        1,359        1,606        2,177   

Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.956      $ 9.914      $ 9.851      $ 9.970   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 9.914      $ 9.851      $ 9.970      $ 10.274   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     1,651        34,280        45,925        61,161   

Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.478      $ 13.580      $ 14.787      $ 16.056   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.580      $ 14.787      $ 16.056      $ 17.206   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     726        3,714        2,619        2,522   

Putnam VT New Value - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.840      $ 14.664      $ 16.708      $ 17.465   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.664      $ 16.708      $ 17.465      $ 20.001   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        2,459        5,666        10,718   

Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.091      $ 13.177      $ 13.990      $ 14.502   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.177      $ 13.990      $ 14.502      $ 15.935   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        2,430        2,189        2,201   

Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.490      $ 12.158      $ 12.986      $ 13.332   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.158      $ 12.986      $ 13.332      $ 14.729   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     752        15,384        27,840        28,124   

 

112 PROSPECTUS


Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.769      $ 14.145      $ 16.978       $ 18.197   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.145      $ 16.978      $ 18.197       $ 22.819   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     187        1,374        1,179         1,136   

Putnam VT Vista - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.550      $ 13.646      $ 15.976       $ 17.687   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.646      $ 15.976      $ 17.687       $ 18.411   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     400        2,022        2,576         2,795   

Putnam VT Voyager - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.661      $ 12.475      $ 12.934       $ 13.494   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.475      $ 12.934      $ 13.494       $ 14.045   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     3,962        16,384        23,818         23,983   

Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account/(3)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.153       $ 12.233   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.153      $ 12.233       $ 12.670   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          3,279        4,772         4,811   

Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.366       $ 11.681   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.366      $ 11.681       $ 13.381   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          25,133        62,429         67,470   

Van Kampen LIT Strategic Growth, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.136      $ 11.811      $ 12.448       $ 13.227   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.811      $ 12.448      $ 13.227       $ 13.399   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     2,236        12,034        14,984         15,927   

Van Kampen LIT Growth and Income, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.891      $ 13.437      $ 15.137       $ 16.394   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.437      $ 15.137      $ 16.394       $ 18.769   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     2,729        18,865        23,632         29,013   

Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.000      $ 9.925       $ 10.036   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 9.925      $ 10.036       $ 10.319   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        73,330        79,438         93,283   

Van Kampen UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.736      $ 13.960      $ 15.169       $ 16.791   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.960      $ 15.169      $ 16.791       $ 18.365   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     107        14,258        15,431         18,937   

Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account/ (4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.989       $ 11.648   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.989      $ 11.648       $ 12.945   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          12,926        19,278         22,786   

Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.760       $ 12.265   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.760      $ 12.265       $ 12.569   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          480        3,737         3,931   

Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.000      $ 11.131       $ 12.304   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.131      $ 12.304       $ 14.758   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        4,885        11,534         23,713   

Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —         $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —         $ 9.853   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —           1,041   

Van Kampen UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.125      $ 13.621      $ 15.993       $ 17.821   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.621      $ 15.993      $ 17.821       $ 19.674   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     43        3,787        4,364         4,498   

 

113 PROSPECTUS


Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.323      $ 12.535   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.323      $ 12.535      $ 14.926   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          22,127        24,381        26,548   

Van Kampen UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.657      $ 14.601      $ 19.611      $ 22.602   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.601      $ 19.611      $ 22.602      $ 30.715   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     114        27,144        30,274        28,872   

 

(1) Effective May 31, 2007, the STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund, the STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Fund, and the STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Fund will change their names to STI Classic Large Cap Growth Stock Fund, STI Classic Large Cap Core Equity Fund, and STI Classic Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund, respectively.
(2) Effective October 1, 2004, the Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account, Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account, Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account and the Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account Portfolios are no longer available for new investments. If you are currently invested in these Variable Sub-Accounts, you may continue your investment. If, prior to October 1, 2004, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing, or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions into these Variable Sub-Accounts in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.
(3) Effective May 1, 2006, the Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account closed to new investments. If you invested in this Variable Sub-Account prior to May 1, 2006, you may continue your investment. If prior to May 1, 2006, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions to this Variable Sub-Account in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.
(4) Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., the adviser to the UIF Portfolios, does business in certain instances using the name Van Kampen.

 

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ALLSTATE ADVISOR CONTRACTS: ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT SINCE CONTRACTS WERE FIRST OFFERED* (WITH THE MAV DEATH BENEFIT OPTION, THE ENHANCED BENEFICIARY PROTECTION (ANNUAL INCREASE) OPTION AND THE EARNINGS PROTECTION DEATH BENEFIT OPTION (AGE 71-79))

 

* The Contracts and all of the Variable Sub-Accounts were first offered under the Contracts on July 15, 2003, except for the following Variable Sub-Accounts: Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account and Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on December 31, 2003; FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account, Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account and Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2004; FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account and Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account (formerly Oppenheimer Bond/VA) which were first offered under the Contracts on October 1, 2004, and the Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account , Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, and Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2006. The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a Mortality and Expense Risk Charge of 2.00% and Administrative Expense Charge of 0.19%.

 

For the Years Beginning January 1* and Ending December 31,

   2003      2004      2005      2006  

SUB-ACCOUNTS

           

STI Classic Capital Appreciation Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.704       $ 11.176      $ 10.834   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.704      $ 11.176       $ 10.834      $ 11.745   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0         0        0   

STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Sub-Account/(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.308       $ 12.643      $ 13.483   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.308      $ 12.643       $ 13.483      $ 15.325   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0         0        0   

STI Classic Large Cap Value Equity Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.215       $ 12.647      $ 12.835   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.215      $ 12.647       $ 12.835      $ 15.374   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0         0        0   

STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.390       $ 13.014      $ 14.553   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.390      $ 13.014       $ 14.553      $ 15.760   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0         0        0   

STI Classic Small Cap Value Equity Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 12.181       $ 14.796      $ 16.196   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.181      $ 14.796       $ 16.196      $ 18.393   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0         0        0   

Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —           —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —           —        $ 10.228   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —           —          0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —           —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —           —        $ 10.419   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —           —          0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —           —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —           —        $ 10.448   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —           —          0   

 

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Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.457   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.310   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.706   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.779   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.838   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.784      $ 13.341      $ 14.434      $ 14.615   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.341      $ 14.434      $ 14.615      $ 16.691   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        274        274   

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.194      $ 11.126   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.194      $ 11.126      $ 12.868   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        240        240   

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.509      $ 10.389   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.509      $ 10.389      $ 11.269   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.436      $ 14.507      $ 17.559      $ 18.682   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.507      $ 17.559      $ 18.682      $ 21.377   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.211      $ 10.228   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.211      $ 10.228      $ 10.406   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.974   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.363      $ 12.638      $ 13.923      $ 15.057   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.638      $ 13.923      $ 15.057      $ 17.435   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        373        373   

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.247      $ 16.810      $ 20.505      $ 25.559   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 16.810      $ 20.505      $ 25.559      $ 32.024   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.551      $ 13.547      $ 15.705      $ 16.925   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.547      $ 15.705      $ 16.925      $ 20.105   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        170        170   

 

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Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —         $ 10.000      $ 10.895       $ 11.398   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —         $ 10.895      $ 11.398       $ 12.782   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —           0        0         0   

Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —         $ 10.000      $ 10.347       $ 10.253   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —         $ 10.347      $ 10.253       $ 10.965   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —           0        0         0   

Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —         $ 10.000      $ 10.880       $ 10.988   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —         $ 10.880      $ 10.988       $ 12.604   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —           0        0         0   

Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —         $ 10.000      $ 11.127       $ 11.388   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —         $ 11.127      $ 11.388       $ 12.018   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —           0        244         244   

Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —         $ 10.000      $ 11.110       $ 11.761   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —         $ 11.110      $ 11.761       $ 12.912   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —           0        0         0   

Oppenheimer Balanced/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.984       $ 13.045      $ 14.009       $ 14.206   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.045       $ 14.009      $ 14.206       $ 15.405   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0         0   

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.095       $ 12.248      $ 12.772       $ 13.100   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.248       $ 12.772      $ 13.100       $ 13.799   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        208         208   

Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —         $ 10.000      $ 10.095       $ 10.105   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —         $ 10.095      $ 10.105       $ 10.371   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —           0        0         0   

Oppenheimer Global Securities/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.756       $ 14.181      $ 16.489       $ 18.397   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.181       $ 16.489      $ 18.397       $ 21.119   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0         0   

Oppenheimer High Income/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.176       $ 12.909      $ 13.729       $ 13.698   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.909       $ 13.729      $ 13.698       $ 14.636   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0         0   

Oppenheimer Main Street(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.438       $ 12.586      $ 13.437       $ 13.898   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.586       $ 13.437      $ 13.898       $ 15.601   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0         0   

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.622       $ 14.608      $ 17.029       $ 18.275   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.608       $ 17.029      $ 18.275       $ 20.496   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        242         242   

Oppenheimer MidCap/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.212       $ 12.344      $ 14.419       $ 15.795   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.344       $ 14.419      $ 15.795       $ 15.867   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0         0   

Oppenheimer Strategic Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.431       $ 12.091      $ 12.824       $ 12.855   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.091       $ 12.824      $ 12.855       $ 13.484   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0         0   

 

 

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Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.565       $ 12.385      $ 13.218      $ 13.831   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.385       $ 13.218      $ 13.831      $ 15.268   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0        0   

Putnam VT Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.196       $ 13.454      $ 14.621      $ 15.050   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.454       $ 14.621      $ 15.050      $ 17.064   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0        0   

Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.972       $ 11.260      $ 11.798      $ 13.063   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.260       $ 11.798      $ 13.063      $ 13.135   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0        0   

Putnam VT High Yield - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.383       $ 13.294      $ 14.374      $ 14.495   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.294       $ 14.374      $ 14.495      $ 15.671   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0        0   

Putnam VT Income - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.453       $ 10.403      $ 10.626      $ 10.639   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.403       $ 10.626      $ 10.639      $ 10.877   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0        0   

Putnam VT International Equity - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.436       $ 13.331      $ 15.151      $ 16.628   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.331       $ 15.151      $ 16.628      $ 20.774   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0        0   

Putnam VT Investors - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.770       $ 12.942      $ 14.259      $ 15.176   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.942       $ 14.259      $ 15.176      $ 16.913   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0        0   

Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.899       $ 9.815      $ 9.664      $ 9.692   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 9.815       $ 9.664      $ 9.692      $ 9.897   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0        0   

Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.407       $ 13.445      $ 14.506      $ 15.609   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.445       $ 14.506      $ 15.609      $ 16.574   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0        0   

Putnam VT New Value - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.767       $ 14.518      $ 16.391      $ 16.978   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.518       $ 16.391      $ 16.978      $ 19.267   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0        0   

Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.022       $ 13.046      $ 13.725      $ 14.098   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.046       $ 13.725      $ 14.098      $ 15.350   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0        0   

Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.424       $ 12.037      $ 12.740      $ 12.960   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.037       $ 12.740      $ 12.960      $ 14.188   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0        0   

Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.696       $ 14.004      $ 16.656      $ 17.690   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.004       $ 16.656      $ 17.690      $ 21.981   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0        0   

Putnam VT Vista - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.478       $ 13.510      $ 15.673      $ 17.194   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.510       $ 15.673      $ 17.194      $ 17.735   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0        0        0   

 

118 PROSPECTUS


Putnam VT Voyager - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.594      $ 12.351      $ 12.688      $ 13.118   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.351      $ 12.688      $ 13.118      $ 13.529   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account/(3)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.084      $ 12.047   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.084      $ 12.047      $ 12.364   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.297      $ 11.505   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.297      $ 11.505      $ 13.059   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Strategic Growth, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.072      $ 11.693      $ 12.212      $ 12.858   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.693      $ 12.212      $ 12.858      $ 12.907   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Growth and Income, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.823      $ 13.304      $ 14.850      $ 15.937   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.304      $ 14.850      $ 15.937      $ 18.080   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.000      $ 9.835      $ 9.854   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 9.835      $ 9.854      $ 10.040   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.664      $ 13.821      $ 14.881      $ 16.322   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.821      $ 14.881      $ 16.322      $ 17.691   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.922      $ 11.472   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.922      $ 11.472      $ 12.633   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.694      $ 12.080   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.694      $ 12.080      $ 12.266   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.000      $ 11.030      $ 12.081   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.030      $ 12.081      $ 14.359   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account/(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.793   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Van Kampen UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.103      $ 13.538      $ 15.751      $ 17.392   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.538      $ 15.751      $ 17.392      $ 19.025   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.254      $ 12.345   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.254      $ 12.345      $ 14.566   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.584      $ 14.455      $ 19.239      $ 21.972   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.455      $ 19.239      $ 21.972      $ 29.588   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        134        134   

 

(1) Effective May 31, 2007, the STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund, the STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value

 

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(1) Effective May 31, 2007, the STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund, the STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value

 

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ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT SINCE CONTRACTS WERE FIRST OFFERED* (BASIC CONTRACT)

 

* The Contracts and all of the Variable Sub-Accounts were first offered under the Contracts on July 15, 2003, except for the following Variable Sub-Accounts: Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account and Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on December 31, 2003; FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account, Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account and Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2004; FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account and Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account (formerly Oppenheimer Bond/VA) which were first offered under the Contracts on October 1, 2004, and the Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account , Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, and Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2006. The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a Mortality and Expense Risk Charge of 1.40% and Administrative Expense Charge of 0.19%.

 

For the Years Beginning January 1* and Ending December 31,

   2003      2004      2005      2006  

SUB-ACCOUNTS

           

STI Classic Capital Appreciation Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.734      $ 11.277      $ 10.998   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.734      $ 11.277      $ 10.998      $ 11.996   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     4,938        13,882        15,389        12,236   

STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.341      $ 12.756      $ 13.687   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.341      $ 12.756      $ 13.687      $ 15.652   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     507        12,800        13,593        14,429   

STI Classic Large Cap Value Equity Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.247      $ 12.761      $ 13.029   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.247      $ 12.761      $ 13.029      $ 15.703   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        9,125        9,157        8,998   

STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.422      $ 13.131      $ 14.773   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.422      $ 13.131      $ 14.773      $ 16.097   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        3,708        3,658        3,668   

STI Classic Small Cap Value Equity Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 12.215      $ 14.929      $ 16.441   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.215      $ 14.929      $ 16.441      $ 18.786   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     734        6,053        7,215        7,363   

Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.270   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.462   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.491   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

 

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Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.500   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.352   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.746   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.824   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          672   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.879   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          341   

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.825      $ 13.425      $ 14.614      $ 14.888   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.425        14.614      $ 14.888      $ 17.107   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     2,690        18,565        27,125        27,070   

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.240      $ 11.240   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.240      $ 11.240      $ 13.079   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          224        7,312        15,839   

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.525      $ 10.468   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.525      $ 10.468      $ 11.425   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          388        1,445        2,766   

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.479      $ 14.599      $ 17.778      $ 19.031   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.599      $ 17.778      $ 19.031      $ 21.909   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     557        2,528        2,821        3,038   

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.253      $ 10.333   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.253      $ 10.333      $ 10.577   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        321        718   

FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 11.019   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          316   

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.402      $ 12.718      $ 14.097      $ 15.338   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.718      $ 14.097      $ 15.338      $ 17.869   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     6,143        22,288        28,316        26,607   

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.293      $ 16.917      $ 20.762      $ 26.037   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 16.917      $ 20.762      $ 26.037      $ 32.822   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     37        164        822        964   

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.591      $ 13.633      $ 15.902      $ 17.241   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.633      $ 15.902      $ 17.241      $ 20.606   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     1,488        6,270        10,083        8,674   

 

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Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.912      $ 11.485   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.912      $ 11.485      $ 12.958   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.363      $ 10.332   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.363      $ 10.332      $ 11.116   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.896      $ 11.072   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.896      $ 11.072      $ 12.778   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        1,404        5,397   

Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.144      $ 11.475   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.144      $ 11.475      $ 12.184   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        348        330   

Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.127      $ 11.851   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.127      $ 11.851      $ 13.090   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          471        733        1,548   

Oppenheimer Balanced/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.026      $ 13.128      $ 14.184      $ 14.472   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.128      $ 14.184      $ 14.472      $ 15.789   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     130        1,256        1,271        1,688   

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.109      $ 12.298      $ 12.903      $ 13.316   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.298      $ 12.903      $ 13.316      $ 14.111   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     154        1,320        7,204        10,257   

Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.110      $ 10.182   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.110      $ 10.182      $ 10.515   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Oppenheimer Global Securities/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.797      $ 14.270      $ 16.695      $ 18.740   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.270      $ 16.695      $ 18.740      $ 21.645   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     1,014        4,200        3,992        4,069   

Oppenheimer High Income/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.219      $ 12.991      $ 13.901      $ 13.955   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.991      $ 13.901      $ 13.955      $ 15.000   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     91        8,566        8,879        8,878   

Oppenheimer Main Street(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.478      $ 12.666      $ 13.604      $ 14.157   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.666      $ 13.604      $ 14.157      $ 15.989   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     4,343        16,760        15,793        15,738   

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.666      $ 14.701      $ 17.242      $ 18.617   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.701      $ 17.242      $ 18.617      $ 21.007   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     2,342        4,241        4,382        4,280   

Oppenheimer MidCap/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.254      $ 12.422      $ 14.600      $ 16.090   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.422      $ 14.600      $ 16.090      $ 16.263   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     146        525        321        359   

Oppenheimer Strategic Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.470      $ 12.168      $ 12.984      $ 13.095   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.168      $ 12.984      $ 13.095      $ 13.820   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     2,645        16,170        24,924        27,170   

 

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Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.605      $ 12.464      $ 13.383      $ 14.089   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.464      $ 13.383      $ 14.089      $ 15.649   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        135   

Putnam VT Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.239      $ 13.539      $ 14.804      $ 15.331   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.539      $ 14.804      $ 15.331      $ 17.489   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        2,410        2,503        2,931   

Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.010      $ 11.331      $ 11.945      $ 13.308   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.331      $ 11.945      $ 13.308      $ 13.462   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     284        4,700        4,406        3,896   

Putnam VT High Yield - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.426      $ 13.378      $ 14.554      $ 14.766   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.378      $ 14.554      $ 14.766      $ 16.062   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     63        2,312        4,720        5,442   

Putnam VT Income - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.490      $ 10.469      $ 10.759      $ 10.838   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.469      $ 10.759      $ 10.838      $ 11.149   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        1,134        1,226        1,508   

Putnam VT International Equity - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.475      $ 13.416      $ 15.341      $ 16.939   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.416      $ 15.341      $ 16.939      $ 21.291   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        550        1,530        1,929   

Putnam VT Investors - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.811      $ 13.024      $ 14.437      $ 15.460   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.024      $ 14.437      $ 15.460      $ 17.334   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     2,390        2,334        2,339        609   

Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.934      $ 9.878      $ 9.785      $ 9.873   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 9.878      $ 9.785      $ 9.873      $ 10.144   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        9,403        10,956        13,441   

Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.450      $ 13.530      $ 14.687      $ 15.900   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.530      $ 14.687      $ 15.900      $ 16.987   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     460        2,148        2,096        624   

Putnam VT New Value - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.811      $ 14.610      $ 16.596      $ 17.296   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.610      $ 16.596      $ 17.296      $ 19.747   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        728        719   

Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.064      $ 13.126      $ 13.896      $ 14.361   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.128      $ 13.896      $ 14.361      $ 15.733   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        6,467        6,545        6,668   

Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.464      $ 12.113      $ 12.899      $ 13.202   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.113      $ 12.899      $ 13.202      $ 14.542   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     2,559        2,503        3,277        596   

Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.740      $ 14.093      $ 16.864      $ 18.020   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.093      $ 16.864      $ 18.020      $ 22.529   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     189        4,857        4,744        4,211   

Putnam VT Vista - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.521      $ 13.596      $ 15.869      $ 17.515   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.596      $ 15.869      $ 17.515      $ 18.177   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     710        1,167        997        1,303   

 

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Putnam VT Voyager - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.635      $ 12.429      $ 12.847      $ 13.363   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.429      $ 12.847      $ 13.363      $ 13.866   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     2,969        3,768        3,742        1,947   

Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account/(3)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.130      $ 12.171   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.130      $ 12.171      $ 12.567   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.343      $ 11.622   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.343      $ 11.622      $ 13.273   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Strategic Growth, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.111      $ 11.767      $ 12.365      $ 13.098   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.767      $ 12.365      $ 13.098      $ 13.229   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        1,047        1,045        1,518   

Van Kampen LIT Growth and Income, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.864      $ 13.388      $ 15.035      $ 16.235   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.388      $ 15.035      $ 16.235      $ 18.530   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        615        615        615   

Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.000      $ 9.895      $ 9.975   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 9.895      $ 9.975      $ 10.226   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        12,369        13,259        14,072   

Van Kampen UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.708      $ 13.908      $ 15.067      $ 16.627   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.908      $ 15.067      $ 16.627      $ 18.131   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        2,517        3,722        4,727   

Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.967      $ 11.589   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.967      $ 11.589      $ 12.840   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          1,674        1,657        1,652   

Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.738      $ 12.203   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.738      $ 12.203      $ 12.468   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.000      $ 11.098      $ 12.230   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.098      $ 12.230      $ 14.625   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        285        284   

Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.833   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Van Kampen UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.118      $ 13.593      $ 15.912      $ 17.677   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.593      $ 15.912      $ 17.677      $ 19.456   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        604        604        604   

Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.300      $ 12.472   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.300      $ 12.472      $ 14.805   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          1,625        1,539        1,745   

Van Kampen UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.628      $ 14.547      $ 19.479      $ 22.382   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.547      $ 19.479      $ 22.382      $ 30.325   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     617        7,305        7,506        6,148   

 

(1) Effective May 31, 2007, the STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund, the STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value

 

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ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT SINCE CONTRACTS WERE FIRST OFFERED* (WITH THE MAV DEATH BENEFIT OPTION, THE ENHANCED BENEFICIARY PROTECTION (ANNUAL INCREASE) OPTION AND THE EARNINGS PROTECTION DEATH BENEFIT OPTION (AGE 71-79))

 

* The Contracts and all of the Variable Sub-Accounts were first offered under the Contracts on July 15, 2003, except for the following Variable Sub-Accounts: Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account and Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on December 31, 2003; FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account, Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account and Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2004; FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account and Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account (formerly Oppenheimer Bond/VA) which were first offered under the Contracts on October 1, 2004, and the Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account , Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, and Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2006. The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a Mortality and Expense Risk Charge of 2.30% and Administrative Expense Charge of 0.19%.

 

For the Years Beginning January 1* and Ending December 31,

   2003      2004      2005      2006  

SUB-ACCOUNTS

           

STI Classic Capital Appreciation Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.689      $ 11.126      $ 10.753   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.689      $ 11.126      $ 10.753      $ 11.621   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.292      $ 12.586      $ 13.382   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.292      $ 12.586      $ 13.382      $ 15.163   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

STI Classic Large Cap Value Equity Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.199      $ 12.590      $ 12.738   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.199      $ 12.590      $ 12.738      $ 15.212   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.374      $ 12.956      $ 14.443   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.374      $ 12.956      $ 14.443      $ 15.594   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

STI Classic Small Cap Value Equity Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 12.164      $ 14.730      $ 16.074   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.164      $ 14.730      $ 16.074      $ 18.199   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.207   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.397   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

 

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Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.427   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.436   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.289   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.686   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.757   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.818   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.757      $ 13.292      $ 14.336      $ 14.472   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.292      $ 14.336      $ 14.472      $ 16.477   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.171      $ 11.069   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.171      $ 11.069      $ 12.763   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.501      $ 10.349   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.501      $ 10.349      $ 11.192   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.408      $ 14.453      $ 17.440      $ 18.498   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.453      $ 17.440      $ 18.498      $ 21.102   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.190      $ 10.176   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.190      $ 10.176      $ 10.322   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.951   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.337      $ 12.591      $ 13.829      $ 14.909   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.591      $ 13.829      $ 14.909      $ 17.211   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.217      $ 16.748      $ 20.367      $ 25.309   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 16.748      $ 20.367      $ 25.309      $ 31.613   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

 

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FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.525      $ 13.497       $ 15.599      $ 16.759   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.497      $ 15.599       $ 16.759      $ 19.847   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0         0        0   

Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000       $ 10.887      $ 11.355   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.887       $ 11.355      $ 12.694   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0         0        0   

Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000       $ 10.339      $ 10.214   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.339       $ 10.214      $ 10.890   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0         0        0   

Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000       $ 10.871      $ 10.946   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.871       $ 10.946      $ 12.518   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0         0        0   

Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000       $ 11.119      $ 11.344   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.119       $ 11.344      $ 11.936   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0         0        0   

Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000       $ 11.102      $ 11.716   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.102       $ 11.716      $ 12.823   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0         0        0   

Oppenheimer Balanced/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.957      $ 12.997       $ 13.914      $ 14.067   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.997      $ 13.914       $ 14.067      $ 15.207   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0         0        0   

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.088      $ 12.222       $ 12.707      $ 12.994   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.222      $ 12.707       $ 12.994      $ 13.644   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0         0        0   

Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000       $ 10.087      $ 10.066   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.087       $ 10.066      $ 10.300   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0         0        0   

Oppenheimer Global Securities/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.729      $ 14.128       $ 16.377      $ 18.216   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.128      $ 16.377       $ 18.216      $ 20.848   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0         0        0   

Oppenheimer High Income/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.149      $ 12.861       $ 13.636      $ 13.564   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.861      $ 13.636       $ 13.564      $ 14.448   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0         0        0   

Oppenheimer Main Street(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.412      $ 12.540       $ 13.346      $ 13.761   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.540      $ 13.346       $ 13.761      $ 15.400   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0         0        0   

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.594      $ 14.554       $ 16.914      $ 18.096   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.554      $ 16.914       $ 18.096      $ 20.234   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0         0        0   

Oppenheimer MidCap/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.184      $ 12.298       $ 14.322      $ 15.640   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.298      $ 14.322       $ 15.640      $ 15.664   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0         0        0   

 

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Oppenheimer Strategic Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.404      $ 12.046      $ 12.737      $ 12.729   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.046      $ 12.737      $ 12.729      $ 13.310   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.538      $ 12.339      $ 13.128      $ 13.695   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.339      $ 13.128      $ 13.695      $ 15.072   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.168      $ 13.404      $ 14.522      $ 14.902   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.404      $ 14.522      $ 14.902      $ 16.845   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.947      $ 11.218      $ 11.718      $ 12.935   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.218      $ 11.718      $ 12.935      $ 12.966   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT High Yield - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.355      $ 13.245      $ 14.277      $ 14.353   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.245      $ 14.277      $ 14.353      $ 15.470   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Income - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.429      $ 10.364      $ 10.554      $ 10.535   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.364      $ 10.554      $ 10.535      $ 10.738   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT International Equity - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.410      $ 13.282      $ 15.049      $ 16.465   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.282      $ 15.049      $ 16.465      $ 20.507   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Investors - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.743      $ 12.894      $ 14.163      $ 15.027   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.894      $ 14.163      $ 15.027      $ 16.696   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.877      $ 9.779      $ 9.598      $ 9.597   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 9.779      $ 9.598      $ 9.597      $ 9.770   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.378      $ 13.395      $ 14.408      $ 15.456   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.395      $ 14.408      $ 15.456      $ 16.362   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT New Value - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.738      $ 14.464      $ 16.280      $ 16.812   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.464      $ 16.280      $ 16.812      $ 19.020   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.995      $ 12.997      $ 13.632      $ 13.960   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.997      $ 13.632      $ 13.960      $ 15.153   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.398      $ 11.992      $ 12.654      $ 12.833   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.992      $ 12.654      $ 12.833      $ 14.006   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.667      $ 13.952      $ 16.543      $ 17.516   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.952      $ 16.543      $ 17.516      $ 21.699   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

 

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Putnam VT Vista - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.449       $ 13.460       $ 15.567      $ 17.025   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.460       $ 15.567       $ 17.025      $ 17.507   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0         0        0   

Putnam VT Voyager - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.568       $ 12.305       $ 12.603      $ 12.989   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.305       $ 12.603       $ 12.989      $ 13.355   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0         0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account/(3)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —         $ 10.000       $ 11.062      $ 11.986   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —         $ 11.062       $ 11.986      $ 12.263   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —           0         0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —         $ 10.000       $ 11.274      $ 11.446   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —         $ 11.274       $ 11.446      $ 12.952   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —           0         0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Strategic Growth, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.047       $ 11.650       $ 12.129      $ 12.732   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.650       $ 12.129       $ 12.732      $ 12.742   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0         0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Growth and Income, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.796       $ 13.254       $ 14.749      $ 15.781   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.254       $ 14.749       $ 15.781      $ 17.848   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0         0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000       $ 10.000       $ 9.805      $ 9.793   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.000       $ 9.805       $ 9.793      $ 9.948   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0         0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.635       $ 13.770       $ 14.780      $ 16.162   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.770       $ 14.780       $ 16.162      $ 17.464   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0         0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —         $ 10.000       $ 10.900      $ 11.413   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —         $ 10.900       $ 11.413      $ 12.530   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —           0         0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —         $ 10.000       $ 10.672      $ 12.018   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —         $ 10.672       $ 12.018      $ 12.166   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —           0         0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000       $ 10.000       $ 10.996      $ 12.007   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.000       $ 10.996       $ 12.007      $ 14.228   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0         0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —           —           —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —           —           —        $ 9.772   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —           —           —          0   

Van Kampen UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.095       $ 13.510       $ 15.670      $ 17.250   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.510       $ 15.670       $ 17.250      $ 18.813   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0         0         0        0   

Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —         $ 10.000       $ 11.231      $ 12.282   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —         $ 11.231       $ 12.282      $ 14.447   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —           0         0        0   

 

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Van Kampen UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.556      $ 14.402      $ 19.109      $ 21.756   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.402      $ 19.109      $ 21.756      $ 29.208   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

 

(1) Effective May 31, 2007, the STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund, the STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Fund, and the STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Fund will change their names to STI Classic Large Cap Growth Stock Fund, STI Classic Large Cap Core Equity Fund, and STI Classic Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund, respectively.
(2) Effective October 1, 2004, the Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account, Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account, Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account and the Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account Portfolios are no longer available for new investments. If you are currently invested in these Variable Sub-Accounts, you may continue your investment. If, prior to October 1, 2004, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing, or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions into these Variable Sub-Accounts in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.
(3) Effective May 1, 2006, the Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account closed to new investments. If you invested in this Variable Sub-Account prior to May 1, 2006, you may continue your investment. If prior to May 1, 2006, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions to this Variable Sub-Account in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.
(4) Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., the adviser to the UIF Portfolios, does business in certain instances using the name Van Kampen.

 

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ALLSTATE ADVISOR PREFERRED CONTRACTS WITH 3 YEAR WITHDRAWAL CHARGE OPTION:

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT SINCE CONTRACTS WERE FIRST OFFERED* (BASIC CONTRACT)

 

* The Contracts and all of the Variable Sub-Accounts were first offered under the Contracts on July 15, 2003, except for the following Variable Sub-Accounts: Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account and Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on December 31, 2003; FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account, Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account and Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2004; FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account and Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account (formerly Oppenheimer Bond/VA) which were first offered under the Contracts on October 1, 2004, and the Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account , Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, and Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2006. The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a Mortality and Expense Risk Charge of 1.50% and Administrative Expense Charge of 0.19%.

 

For the Years Beginning January 1* and Ending December 31,

   2003      2004      2005      2006  

SUB-ACCOUNTS

           

STI Classic Capital Appreciation Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.729      $ 11.260      $ 10.971   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.729      $ 11.260      $ 10.971      $ 11.954   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        345        1,188        4,462   

STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.335      $ 12.737      $ 13.653   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.335      $ 12.737      $ 13.653      $ 15.597   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        9,787        13,594        10,697   

STI Classic Large Cap Value Equity Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.241      $ 12.742      $ 12.997   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.241      $ 12.742      $ 12.997      $ 15.648   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        7,210        17,105        19,915   

STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.417      $ 13.111      $ 14.736   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.417      $ 13.111      $ 14.736      $ 16.041   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     2,002        2,436        6,398        2,561   

STI Classic Small Cap Value Equity Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 12.210      $ 14.907      $ 16.400   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.210      $ 14.907      $ 16.400      $ 18.720   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        5,082        13,157        50,107   

Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.263   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          126,418   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.454   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          32,825   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.484   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          30,209   

 

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Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.493   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          5,514   

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.345   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          10,533   

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.739   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.816   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          12,979   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.872   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          24,400   

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.816      $ 13.409      $ 14.582      $ 14.840   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.409      $ 14.582      $ 14.840      $ 17.034   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     3,844        50,264        85,228        151,273   

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.233      $ 11.221   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.233      $ 11.221      $ 13.044   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          8,142        395,841        952,145   

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.523      $ 10.455   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.523      $ 10.455      $ 11.399   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          268        38,415        96,407   

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.470      $ 14.581      $ 17.739      $ 18.969   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.581      $ 17.739      $ 18.969      $ 21.816   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     175        6,512        26,368        32,680   

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.246      $ 10.315   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.246      $ 10.315      $ 10.549   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          10,347        73,104        94,018   

FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 11.011   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          33,772   

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.394      $ 12.703      $ 14.065      $ 15.288   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.703      $ 14.065      $ 15.288      $ 17.793   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     10,654        69,739        192,547        446,165   

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.283      $ 16.896      $ 20.715      $ 25.952   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 16.896      $ 20.715      $ 25.952      $ 32.682   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        1,296        21,489        27,158   

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.583      $ 13.616      $ 15.866      $ 17.185   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.616      $ 15.866      $ 17.185      $ 20.518   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     3,050        19,680        150,154        327,648   

 

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Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.909      $ 11.471   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.909      $ 11.471      $ 12.929   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          84        20,539        34,419   

Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.360      $ 10.319   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.360      $ 10.319      $ 11.091   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        16,046        43,537   

Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.893      $ 11.057   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.893      $ 11.057      $ 12.749   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          1,191        119,764        175,986   

Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.141      $ 11.460   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.141      $ 11.460      $ 12.156   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          84        16,168        35,024   

Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.124      $ 11.836   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.124      $ 11.836      $ 13.060   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          42        30,129        50,024   

Oppenheimer Balanced/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.017      $ 13.112      $ 14.152      $ 14.425   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.112      $ 14.152      $ 14.425      $ 15.722   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     358        16,508        36,489        37,800   

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.106      $ 12.289      $ 12.881      $ 13.280   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.289      $ 12.881      $ 13.280      $ 14.059   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     4,612        17,974        131,952        170,195   

Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.108      $ 10.169   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.108      $ 10.169      $ 10.491   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          3,605        37,622        111,981   

Oppenheimer Global Securities/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.788      $ 14.253      $ 16.657      $ 18.679   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.253      $ 16.657      $ 18.679      $ 21.553   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     100        6,058        26,321        38,599   

Oppenheimer High Income/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.209      $ 12.975      $ 13.869      $ 13.909   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.975      $ 13.869      $ 13.909      $ 14.936   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     4,529        53,683        98,072        112,865   

Oppenheimer Main Street(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.469      $ 12.650      $ 13.574      $ 14.111   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.650      $ 13.574      $ 14.111      $ 15.921   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     9,551        80,356        161,258        221,738   

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.657      $ 14.682      $ 17.203      $ 18.556   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.682      $ 17.203      $ 18.556      $ 20.918   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     3,631        13,562        37,572        65,082   

Oppenheimer MidCap/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.245      $ 12.406      $ 14.567      $ 16.038   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.406      $ 14.567      $ 16.038      $ 16.193   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        2,522        19,771        56,522   

Oppenheimer Strategic Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.462      $ 12.153      $ 12.955      $ 13.052   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.153      $ 12.955      $ 13.052      $ 13.761   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     395        47,218        143,674        170,141   

 

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Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.596      $ 12.448      $ 13.353      $ 14.043   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.448      $ 13.353      $ 14.043      $ 15.582   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     206        1,622        8,617        13,550   

Putnam VT Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.229      $ 13.522      $ 14.771      $ 15.281   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.522      $ 14.771      $ 15.281      $ 17.414   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     132        2,313        2,961        6,673   

Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.002      $ 11.317      $ 11.919      $ 13.264   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.317      $ 11.919      $ 13.264      $ 13.405   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT High Yield - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.417      $ 13.362      $ 14.521      $ 14.718   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.362      $ 14.521      $ 14.718      $ 15.993   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     118        4,251        8,448        22,959   

Putnam VT Income - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.482      $ 10.456      $ 10.735      $ 10.803   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.456      $ 10.735      $ 10.803      $ 11.101   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        10,116        40,741        75,490   

Putnam VT International Equity - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.467      $ 13.399      $ 15.306      $ 16.884   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.399      $ 15.306      $ 16.884      $ 21.200   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     273        837        11,396        30,034   

Putnam VT Investors - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.802      $ 13.008      $ 14.405      $ 15.409   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.008      $ 14.405      $ 15.409      $ 17.260   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        1,624   

Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.926      $ 9.865      $ 9.763      $ 9.841   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 9.865      $ 9.763      $ 9.841      $ 10.100   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        14,631        49,201        84,997   

Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.440      $ 13.513      $ 14.654      $ 15.849   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.513      $ 14.654      $ 15.849      $ 16.915   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        246        236        0   

Putnam VT New Value - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.801      $ 14.592      $ 16.559      $ 17.239   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.592      $ 16.559      $ 17.239      $ 19.663   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        1,381        9,422        54,274   

Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.055      $ 13.112      $ 13.865      $ 14.315   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.112      $ 13.865      $ 14.315      $ 15.665   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        3,194        3,193        2,973   

Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.455      $ 12.098      $ 12.870      $ 13.159   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.098      $ 12.870      $ 13.159      $ 14.480   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     832        3,226        3,937        7,631   

Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.730      $ 14.075      $ 16.826      $ 17.961   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.075      $ 16.826      $ 17.961      $ 22.432   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        914        666        554   

Putnam VT Vista - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.512      $ 13.579      $ 15.833      $ 17.458   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.579      $ 15.833      $ 17.458      $ 18.099   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     126        436        64        714   

 

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Putnam VT Voyager - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.626      $ 12.414      $ 12.818      $ 13.320   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.414      $ 12.818      $ 13.320      $ 13.807   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     138        1,441        12,528        15,448   

Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account/(3)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.122      $ 12.150   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.122      $ 12.150      $ 12.533   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        150   

Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.336      $ 11.603   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.336      $ 11.603      $ 13.237   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          5,119        93,900        80,868   

Van Kampen LIT Strategic Growth, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.102      $ 11.753      $ 12.337      $ 13.056   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.753      $ 12.337      $ 13.056      $ 13.172   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     109        2,529        13,681        14,010   

Van Kampen LIT Growth and Income, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.855      $ 13.371      $ 15.002      $ 16.182   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.371      $ 15.002      $ 16.182      $ 18.451   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        6,865        15,034        26,124   

Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.000      $ 9.885      $ 9.955   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 9.885      $ 9.955      $ 10.195   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        93,600        119,309        121,505   

Van Kampen UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.698      $ 13.891      $ 15.033      $ 16.573   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.891      $ 15.033      $ 16.573      $ 18.054   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     257        16,793        30,734        45,213   

Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.959      $ 11.570   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.959      $ 11.570      $ 12.805   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          1,625        26,263        46,317   

Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.731      $ 12.183   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.731      $ 12.183      $ 12.434   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        3,013        5,543   

Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.000      $ 11.086      $ 12.205   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.086      $ 12.205      $ 14.580   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        1,593        31,755        85,150   

Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.826   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          27,566   

Van Kampen UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.115      $ 13.584      $ 15.885      $ 17.630   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.584      $ 15.885      $ 17.630      $ 19.384   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        1,988        2,136        2,417   

Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.292      $ 12.451   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.292      $ 12.451      $ 14.765   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          5,920        26,435        35,711   

Van Kampen UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.618      $ 14.529      $ 19.436      $ 22.309   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.529      $ 19.436      $ 22.309      $ 30.195   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     244        29,798        50,779        45,409   

 

(1) Effective May 31, 2007, the STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund, the STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value

 

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(1) Effective May 31, 2007, the STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund, the STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value

 

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ALLSTATE ADVISOR PREFERRED CONTRACTS WITH 3 YEAR WITHDRAWAL CHARGE OPTION:

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT SINCE CONTRACTS WERE FIRST OFFERED* (WITH THE MAV DEATH BENEFIT OPTION, THE ENHANCED BENEFICIARY PROTECTION (ANNUAL INCREASE) OPTION AND THE EARNINGS PROTECTION DEATH BENEFIT OPTION (AGE 71-79))

 

* The Contracts and all of the Variable Sub-Accounts were first offered under the Contracts on July 15, 2003, except for the following Variable Sub-Accounts: Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account and Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on December 31, 2003; FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account, Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account and Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2004; FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account and Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account (formerly Oppenheimer Bond/VA) which were first offered under the Contracts on October 1, 2004, and the Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account , Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, and Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2006. The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a Mortality and Expense Risk Charge of 2.40% and Administrative Expense Charge of 0.19%.

 

For the Years Beginning January 1* and Ending December 31,

   2003      2004      2005      2006  

SUB-ACCOUNTS

           

STI Classic Capital Appreciation Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.684      $ 11.110      $ 10.726   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.684      $ 11.110      $ 10.726      $ 11.580   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.287      $ 12.567      $ 13.348   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.287      $ 12.567      $ 13.348      $ 15.109   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

STI Classic Large Cap Value Equity Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.194      $ 12.572      $ 12.706   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.194      $ 12.572      $ 12.706      $ 15.158   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.368      $ 12.936      $ 14.407   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.368      $ 12.936      $ 14.407      $ 15.539   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

STI Classic Small Cap Value Equity Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 12.158      $ 14.708      $ 16.033   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.158      $ 14.708      $ 16.033      $ 18.135   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.200   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.390   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

 

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Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.420   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.428   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.281   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.680   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.750   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.811   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.748       $ 13.275      $ 14.304      $ 14.424   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.275       $ 14.304      $ 14.424      $ 16.406   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.164      $ 11.050   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.164      $ 11.050      $ 12.728   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.499      $ 10.336   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.499      $ 10.336      $ 11.166   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.398      $ 14.435      $ 17.401      $ 18.438   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.435      $ 17.401      $ 18.438      $ 21.012   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.183      $ 10.158   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.183      $ 10.158      $ 10.294   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.943   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.328      $ 12.576      $ 13.797      $ 14.860   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.576      $ 13.797      $ 14.860      $ 17.137   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.207      $ 16.727      $ 20.321      $ 25.226   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 16.727      $ 20.321      $ 25.226      $ 31.477   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

 

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FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.516      $ 13.480      $ 15.564      $ 16.704   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.480      $ 15.564      $ 16.704      $ 19.762   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.884      $ 11.340   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.884      $ 11.340      $ 12.665   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.336      $ 10.201   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.336      $ 10.201      $ 10.865   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.868      $ 10.932   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.868      $ 10.932      $ 12.489   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.116      $ 11.330   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.116      $ 11.330      $ 11.908   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.099      $ 11.701   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.099      $ 11.701      $ 12.793   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Oppenheimer Balanced/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.948      $ 12.981      $ 13.883      $ 14.021   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.981      $ 13.883      $ 14.021      $ 15.142   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.086      $ 12.214      $ 12.685      $ 12.958   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.214      $ 12.685      $ 12.958      $ 13.593   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.084      $ 10.053   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.084      $ 10.053      $ 10.277   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Oppenheimer Global Securities/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.720      $ 14.111      $ 16.340      $ 18.156   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.111      $ 16.340      $ 18.156      $ 20.759   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Oppenheimer High Income/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.139      $ 12.845      $ 13.605      $ 13.520   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.845      $ 13.605      $ 13.520      $ 14.385   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Oppenheimer Main Street(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.403      $ 12.524      $ 13.315      $ 13.716   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.524      $ 13.315      $ 13.716      $ 15.334   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.584      $ 14.536      $ 16.875      $ 18.037   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.536      $ 16.875      $ 18.037      $ 20.146   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Oppenheimer MidCap/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.175      $ 12.283      $ 14.289      $ 15.589   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.283      $ 14.289      $ 15.589      $ 15.596   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

 

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Oppenheimer Strategic Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.396      $ 12.031      $ 12.708      $ 12.687   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.031      $ 12.708      $ 12.687      $ 13.253   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.529      $ 12.324      $ 13.098      $ 13.650   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.324      $ 13.098      $ 13.650      $ 15.007   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.159      $ 13.387      $ 14.490      $ 14.853   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.387      $ 14.490      $ 14.853      $ 16.772   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.939      $ 11.204      $ 11.691      $ 12.893   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.204      $ 11.691      $ 12.893      $ 12.910   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT High Yield - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.345      $ 13.228      $ 14.244      $ 14.306   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.228      $ 14.244      $ 14.306      $ 15.403   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Income - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.421      $ 10.351      $ 10.530      $ 10.500   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.351      $ 10.530      $ 10.500      $ 10.692   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT International Equity - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.401      $ 13.265      $ 15.015      $ 16.411   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.265      $ 15.015      $ 16.411      $ 20.419   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Investors - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.734      $ 12.878      $ 14.131      $ 14.978   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.878      $ 14.131      $ 14.978      $ 16.624   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.869      $ 9.767      $ 9.576      $ 9.565   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 9.767      $ 9.576      $ 9.565      $ 9.728   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.369      $ 13.378      $ 14.375      $ 15.405   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.378      $ 14.375      $ 15.405      $ 16.291   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT New Value - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.728      $ 14.446      $ 16.244      $ 16.757   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.446      $ 16.244      $ 16.757      $ 18.938   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.985      $ 12.981      $ 13.601      $ 13.914   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.981      $ 13.601      $ 13.914      $ 15.088   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.389      $ 11.978      $ 12.625      $ 12.791   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.978      $ 12.625      $ 12.791      $ 13.946   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.657      $ 13.935      $ 16.506      $ 17.459   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.935      $ 16.506      $ 17.459      $ 21.606   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

 

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Putnam VT Vista - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.440      $ 13.443      $ 15.532      $ 16.969   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.443      $ 15.532      $ 16.969      $ 17.432   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Voyager - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.559      $ 12.290      $ 12.574      $ 12.947   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.290      $ 12.574      $ 12.947      $ 13.298   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account/(3)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.054      $ 11.965   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.054      $ 11.965      $ 12.230   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.266      $ 11.426   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.266      $ 11.426      $ 12.917   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Strategic Growth, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.038      $ 11.635      $ 12.102      $ 12.690   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.635      $ 12.102      $ 12.690      $ 12.687   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Growth and Income, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.787      $ 13.238      $ 14.716      $ 15.729   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.238      $ 14.716      $ 15.729      $ 17.771   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.000      $ 9.794      $ 9.773   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 9.794      $ 9.773      $ 9.918   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.625      $ 13.752      $ 14.746      $ 16.109   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.752      $ 14.746      $ 16.109      $ 17.388   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.892      $ 11.394   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.892      $ 11.394      $ 12.496   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.665      $ 11.998   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.665      $ 11.998      $ 12.133   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.000      $ 10.985      $ 11.983   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.985      $ 11.983      $ 14.184   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.766   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Van Kampen UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.093      $ 13.501      $ 15.644      $ 17.203   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.501      $ 15.644      $ 17.203      $ 18.742   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.223      $ 12.261   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.223      $ 12.261      $ 14.408   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

 

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Van Kampen UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.546      $ 14.384      $ 19.066      $ 21.685   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.384      $ 19.066      $ 21.685      $ 29.083   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

 

(1) Effective May 31, 2007, the STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund, the STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Fund, and the STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Fund will change their names to STI Classic Large Cap Growth Stock Fund, STI Classic Large Cap Core Equity Fund, and STI Classic Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund, respectively.
(2) Effective October 1, 2004, the Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account, Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account, Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account and the Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account Portfolios are no longer available for new investments. If you are currently invested in these Variable Sub-Accounts, you may continue your investment. If, prior to October 1, 2004, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing, or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions into these Variable Sub-Accounts in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.
(3) Effective May 1, 2006, the Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account closed to new investments. If you invested in this Variable Sub-Account prior to May 1, 2006, you may continue your investment. If prior to May 1, 2006, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions to this Variable Sub-Account in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.
(4) Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., the adviser to the UIF Portfolios, does business in certain instances using the name Van Kampen.

 

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ALLSTATE ADVISOR PREFERRED CONTRACTS WITH NO WITHDRAWAL CHARGE OPTION:

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT SINCE CONTRACTS WERE FIRST OFFERED* (BASIC CONTRACT)

 

* The Contracts and all of the Variable Sub-Accounts were first offered under the Contracts on July 15, 2003, except for the following Variable Sub-Accounts: Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account and Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on December 31, 2003; FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account, Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account and Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2004; FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account and Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account (formerly Oppenheimer Bond/VA) which were first offered under the Contracts on October 1, 2004, and the Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account , Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, and Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2006. The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a Mortality and Expense Risk Charge of 1.60% and Administrative Expense Charge of 0.19%.

 

For the Years Beginning January 1* and Ending December 31,

   2003      2004      2005      2006  

SUB-ACCOUNTS

           

STI Classic Capital Appreciation Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.724      $ 11.243      $ 10.944   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.724      $ 11.243      $ 10.944      $ 11.912   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.330      $ 12.718      $ 13.619   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.330      $ 12.718      $ 13.619      $ 15.542   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

STI Classic Large Cap Value Equity Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.236      $ 12.723      $ 12.964   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.236      $ 12.723      $ 12.964      $ 15.593   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     136        134        138        132   

STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.411      $ 13.092      $ 14.699   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.411      $ 13.092      $ 14.699      $ 15.984   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

STI Classic Small Cap Value Equity Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 12.204      $ 14.885      $ 16.359   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.204      $ 14.885      $ 16.359      $ 18.655   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        197        197   

Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.256   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.447   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

 

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Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.477   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.486   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.338   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.733   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.809   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.865   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.807      $ 13.392      $ 14.549      $ 14.791   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.392      $ 14.549      $ 14.791      $ 16.961   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     2,531        2,399        2,190        2,199   

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.225      $ 11.202   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.225      $ 11.202      $ 13.008   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        225        30,492   

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.520      $ 10.442   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.520      $ 10.442      $ 11.373   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        832   

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.460      $ 14.563      $ 17.699      $ 18.907   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.563      $ 17.699      $ 18.907      $ 21.723   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     569        535        506        456   

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.239      $ 10.298   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.239      $ 10.298      $ 10.520   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        147        897   

FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 11.004   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.385      $ 12.687      $ 14.034      $ 15.238   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.687      $ 14.034      $ 15.238      $ 17.717   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     2,239        2,274        2,440        24,057   

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.273      $ 16.875      $ 20.668      $ 25.867   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 16.875      $ 20.668      $ 25.867      $ 32.542   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        8,772        0        0   

FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.574      $ 13.599      $ 15.830      $ 17.129   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.599      $ 15.830      $ 17.129      $ 20.431   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     298        399        759        19,930   

 

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Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.906      $ 11.456   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.906      $ 11.456      $ 12.899   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        536        535   

Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.357      $ 10.305   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.357      $ 10.305      $ 11.066   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        1,056   

Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.891      $ 11.043   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.891      $ 11.043      $ 12.720   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        676        130   

Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.139      $ 11.446   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.139      $ 11.446      $ 12.129   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.122      $ 11.821   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.122      $ 11.821      $ 13.030   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Oppenheimer Balanced/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.008      $ 13.095      $ 14.121      $ 14.378   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.095      $ 14.121      $ 14.378      $ 15.654   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     424        516        346        534   

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.104      $ 12.281      $ 12.859      $ 13.244   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.281      $ 12.859      $ 13.244      $ 14.006   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        1,350        899   

Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.105      $ 10.156   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.105      $ 10.156      $ 10.467   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        1,035        1,147   

Oppenheimer Global Securities/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.779      $ 14.235      $ 16.620      $ 18.618   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.235      $ 16.620      $ 18.618      $ 21.461   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     109        103        97        96   

Oppenheimer High Income/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.200      $ 12.959      $ 13.838      $ 13.864   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.959      $ 13.838      $ 13.864      $ 14.873   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     412        333        270        771   

Oppenheimer Main Street(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.460      $ 12.635      $ 13.543      $ 14.065   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.635      $ 13.543      $ 14.065      $ 15.853   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     1,009        1,089        2,327        2,475   

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.647      $ 14.664      $ 17.164      $ 18.496   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.664      $ 17.164      $ 18.496      $ 20.828   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     252        232        339        508   

Oppenheimer MidCap/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.236      $ 12.391      $ 14.534      $ 15.986   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.391      $ 14.534      $ 15.986      $ 16.124   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Oppenheimer Strategic Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.453      $ 12.138      $ 12.926      $ 13.010   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.138      $ 12.926      $ 13.010      $ 13.702   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     731        920        931        1,490   

 

147 PROSPECTUS


Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.587      $ 12.433      $ 13.323      $ 13.997   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.433      $ 13.323      $ 13.997      $ 15.515   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.220      $ 13.506      $ 14.738      $ 15.231   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.506      $ 14.738      $ 15.231      $ 17.340   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     1,510        1,415        1,326        1,184   

Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.993      $ 11.303      $ 11.892      $ 13.221   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.303      $ 11.892      $ 13.221      $ 13.348   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT High Yield - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.407      $ 13.345      $ 14.488      $ 14.670   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.345      $ 14.488      $ 14.670      $ 15.925   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        613        92   

Putnam VT Income - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.474      $ 10.443      $ 10.711      $ 10.768   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.443      $ 10.711      $ 10.768      $ 11.054   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     292        304        591        1,464   

Putnam VT International Equity - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.458      $ 13.383      $ 15.272      $ 16.829   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.383      $ 15.272      $ 16.829      $ 21.110   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Investors - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.793      $ 12.992      $ 14.373      $ 15.359   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.992      $ 14.373      $ 15.359      $ 17.187   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.919      $ 9.853      $ 9.741      $ 9.809   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 9.853      $ 9.741      $ 9.809      $ 10.057   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        324   

Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.431      $ 13.497      $ 14.621      $ 15.797   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.497      $ 14.621      $ 15.797      $ 16.843   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT New Value - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.792      $ 14.574      $ 16.522      $ 17.183   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.574      $ 16.522      $ 17.183      $ 19.579   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        130   

Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.046      $ 13.096      $ 13.834      $ 14.268   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.096      $ 13.834      $ 14.268      $ 15.599   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.446      $ 12.084      $ 12.841      $ 13.117   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.084      $ 12.841      $ 13.117      $ 14.418   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.720      $ 14.058      $ 16.789      $ 17.903   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.058      $ 16.789      $ 17.903      $ 22.337   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Vista - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.502      $ 13.562      $ 15.798      $ 17.401   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.562      $ 15.798      $ 17.401      $ 18.022   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     855        800        750        671   

 

148 PROSPECTUS


Putnam VT Voyager - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.617      $ 12.398      $ 12.789      $ 13.276   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.398      $ 12.789      $ 13.276      $ 13.748   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     255        260        248        255   

Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account/(3)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.115      $ 12.129   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.115      $ 12.129      $ 12.499   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.328      $ 11.583   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.328      $ 11.583      $ 13.202   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Strategic Growth, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.094      $ 11.738      $ 12.309      $ 13.013   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.738      $ 12.309      $ 13.013      $ 13.116   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Growth and Income, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.846      $ 13.355      $ 14.968      $ 16.129   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.355      $ 14.968      $ 16.129      $ 18.372   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.000      $ 9.875      $ 9.934   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 9.875      $ 9.934      $ 10.164   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        1,539   

Van Kampen UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.688      $ 13.874      $ 14.999      $ 16.519   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.874      $ 14.999      $ 16.519      $ 17.977   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.952      $ 11.550   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.952      $ 11.550      $ 12.771   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.723      $ 12.162   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.723      $ 12.162      $ 12.400   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.000      $ 11.075      $ 12.180   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.075      $ 12.180      $ 14.536   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.820   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          212   

Van Kampen UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.113      $ 13.575      $ 15.858      $ 17.582   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.575      $ 15.858      $ 17.582      $ 19.312   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     292        274        258        230   

Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.284      $ 12.429   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.284      $ 12.429      $ 14.725   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        143   

Van Kampen UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.609      $ 14.511      $ 19.392      $ 22.236   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.511      $ 19.392      $ 22.236      $ 30.066   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     152        85        304        545   

 

(1) Effective May 31, 2007, the STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund, the STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value

 

149 PROSPECTUS


(1) Effective May 31, 2007, the STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund, the STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value

 

150 PROSPECTUS


ALLSTATE ADVISOR PREFERRED CONTRACTS WITH NO WITHDRAWAL CHARGE OPTION:

ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE AND NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR EACH VARIABLE SUB-ACCOUNT SINCE CONTRACTS WERE FIRST OFFERED* (WITH THE MAV DEATH BENEFIT OPTION, THE ENHANCED BENEFICIARY PROTECTION (ANNUAL INCREASE) OPTION AND THE EARNINGS PROTECTION DEATH BENEFIT OPTION (AGE 71-79))

 

* The Contracts and all of the Variable Sub-Accounts were first offered under the Contracts on July 15, 2003, except for the following Variable Sub-Accounts: Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account and Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on December 31, 2003; FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account, Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account, Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account and Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2004; FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account and Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account (formerly Oppenheimer Bond/VA) which were first offered under the Contracts on October 1, 2004, and the Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account , Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account, FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account, and Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account which were first offered under the Contracts on May 1, 2006. The Accumulation Unit Values in this table reflect a Mortality and Expense Risk Charge of 2.50% and Administrative Expense Charge of 0.19%.

 

For the Years Beginning January 1* and Ending December 31,

   2003      2004      2005      2006  

SUB-ACCOUNTS

           

STI Classic Capital Appreciation Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.679      $ 11.093      $ 10.699   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.679      $ 11.093      $ 10.699      $ 11.539   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.282      $ 12.548      $ 13.314   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.282      $ 12.548      $ 13.314      $ 15.056   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

STI Classic Large Cap Value Equity Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.188      $ 12.553      $ 12.674   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.188      $ 12.553      $ 12.674      $ 15.104   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Sub-Account /(1)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 11.363      $ 12.917      $ 14.370   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.363      $ 12.917      $ 14.370      $ 15.484   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

STI Classic Small Cap Value Equity Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 12.152      $ 14.686      $ 15.993   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.152      $ 14.686      $ 15.993      $ 18.071   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Fidelity VIP Contrafund(R) - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.193   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.383   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

 

151 PROSPECTUS


Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.412   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.421   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.274   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Growth Stock - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.673   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Index 500 - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.742   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap - Service Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.804   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

FTVIP Franklin Growth and Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.739      $ 13.259      $ 14.271      $ 14.377   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.259      $ 14.271      $ 14.377      $ 16.335   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

FTVIP Franklin Income Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.156      $ 11.031   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.156      $ 11.031      $ 12.693   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

FTVIP Franklin Large Cap Growth Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.496      $ 10.323   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.496      $ 10.323      $ 11.140   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

FTVIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.389      $ 14.417      $ 17.361      $ 18.377   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.417      $ 17.361      $ 18.377      $ 20.921   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

FTVIP Franklin U.S. Government - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.176      $ 10.141   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.176      $ 10.141      $ 10.265   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

FTVIP Mutual Discovery Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.936   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

FTVIP Mutual Shares Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.319      $ 12.560      $ 13.766      $ 14.811   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.560      $ 13.766      $ 14.811      $ 17.063   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

FTVIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.197      $ 16.706      $ 20.275      $ 25.143   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 16.706      $ 20.275      $ 25.143      $ 31.342   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

 

152 PROSPECTUS


FTVIP Templeton Foreign Securities - Class 2 Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.507      $ 13.463      $ 15.528      $ 16.649   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.463      $ 15.528      $ 16.649      $ 19.677   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Lord Abbett Series - All Value Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.881      $ 11.326   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.881      $ 11.326      $ 12.636   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Lord Abbett Series - Bond-Debenture Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.334      $ 10.188   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.334      $ 10.188      $ 10.840   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Lord Abbett Series - Growth and Income Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.866      $ 10.918   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.866      $ 10.918      $ 12.460   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Lord Abbett Series - Growth Opportunities Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.113      $ 11.315   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.113      $ 11.315      $ 11.881   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Lord Abbett Series - Mid-Cap Value Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.096      $ 11.686   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.096      $ 11.686      $ 12.764   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Oppenheimer Balanced/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.939      $ 12.964      $ 13.851      $ 13.975   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.964      $ 13.851      $ 13.975      $ 15.077   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.083      $ 12.206      $ 12.663      $ 12.923   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.206      $ 12.663      $ 12.923      $ 13.542   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Oppenheimer Core Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.082      $ 10.040   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.082      $ 10.040      $ 10.253   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Oppenheimer Global Securities/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.711      $ 14.093      $ 16.303      $ 18.097   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.093      $ 16.303      $ 18.097      $ 20.669   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Oppenheimer High Income/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.130      $ 12.829      $ 13.574      $ 13.475   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.829      $ 13.574      $ 13.475      $ 14.324   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Oppenheimer Main Street(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.395      $ 12.508      $ 13.285      $ 13.671   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.508      $ 13.285      $ 13.671      $ 15.268   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap(R)/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.574      $ 14.518      $ 16.837      $ 17.977   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.518      $ 16.837      $ 17.977      $ 20.060   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Oppenheimer MidCap/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.165      $ 12.267      $ 14.257      $ 15.538   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.267      $ 14.257      $ 15.538      $ 15.529   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

 

153 PROSPECTUS


Oppenheimer Strategic Bond/VA - Service Shares Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.387      $ 12.016      $ 12.679      $ 12.645   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.016      $ 12.679      $ 12.645      $ 13.196   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.521      $ 12.309      $ 13.069      $ 13.605   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.309      $ 13.069      $ 13.605      $ 14.943   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.150      $ 13.370      $ 14.457      $ 14.804   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.370      $ 14.457      $ 14.804      $ 16.700   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.930      $ 11.190      $ 11.665      $ 12.850   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.190      $ 11.665      $ 12.850      $ 12.855   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT High Yield - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.336      $ 13.212      $ 14.212      $ 14.259   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.212      $ 14.212      $ 14.259      $ 15.337   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Income - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.413      $ 10.338      $ 10.506      $ 10.466   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.338      $ 10.506      $ 10.466      $ 10.645   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT International Equity - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.392      $ 13.249      $ 14.981      $ 16.357   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.249      $ 14.981      $ 16.357      $ 20.331   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Investors - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.725      $ 12.862      $ 14.098      $ 14.929   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.862      $ 14.098      $ 14.929      $ 16.552   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Money Market - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.862      $ 9.755      $ 9.555      $ 9.534   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 9.755      $ 9.555      $ 9.534      $ 9.686   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.359      $ 13.362      $ 14.343      $ 15.354   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.362      $ 14.343      $ 15.354      $ 16.221   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT New Value - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.718      $ 14.429      $ 16.207      $ 16.701   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.429      $ 16.207      $ 16.701      $ 18.856   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.976      $ 12.965      $ 13.570      $ 13.868   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.965      $ 13.570      $ 13.868      $ 15.023   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.381      $ 11.963      $ 12.596      $ 12.749   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.963      $ 12.596      $ 12.749      $ 13.886   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account/(2)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.647      $ 13.918      $ 16.469      $ 17.401   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.918      $ 16.469      $ 17.401      $ 21.512   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

 

154 PROSPECTUS


Putnam VT Vista - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.430      $ 13.427      $ 15.497      $ 16.913   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.427      $ 15.497      $ 16.913      $ 17.357   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Putnam VT Voyager - Class IB Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.550      $ 12.274      $ 12.545      $ 12.904   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 12.274      $ 12.545      $ 12.904      $ 13.240   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account/(3)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.047      $ 11.945   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.047      $ 11.945      $ 12.197   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Comstock, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.258      $ 11.407   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.258      $ 11.407      $ 12.882   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Strategic Growth, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.030      $ 11.621      $ 12.075      $ 12.648   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 11.621      $ 12.075      $ 12.648      $ 12.632   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Growth and Income, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.778      $ 13.221      $ 14.683      $ 15.677   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.221      $ 14.683      $ 15.677      $ 17.694   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen LIT Money Market, Class II Sub-Account

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.000      $ 9.784      $ 9.753   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 9.784      $ 9.753      $ 9.887   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Emerging Markets Debt, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.615      $ 13.735      $ 14.713      $ 16.056   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.735      $ 14.713      $ 16.056      $ 17.313   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Equity and Income, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.885      $ 11.374   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.885      $ 11.374      $ 12.461   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Equity Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 10.657      $ 11.977   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 10.657      $ 11.977      $ 12.100   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Global Franchise, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.000      $ 10.974      $ 11.958   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 10.000      $ 10.974      $ 11.958      $ 14.141   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —          —          —        $ 10.000   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —          —          —        $ 9.759   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          —          —          0   

Van Kampen UIF Small Company Growth, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.090      $ 13.492      $ 15.617      $ 17.156   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 13.492      $ 15.617      $ 17.156      $ 18.672   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

     —        $ 10.000      $ 11.215      $ 12.240   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

     —        $ 11.215      $ 12.240      $ 14.369   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     —          0        0        0   

 

155 PROSPECTUS


Van Kampen UIF U.S. Real Estate, Class II Sub-Account /(4)/

           

Accumulation Unit Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 12.536      $ 14.366      $ 19.022      $ 21.613   

Accumulation Unit Value, End of Period

   $ 14.366      $ 19.022      $ 21.613      $ 28.957   

Number of Units Outstanding, End of Period

     0        0        0        0   

 

(1) Effective May 31, 2007, the STI Classic Capital Appreciation Fund, the STI Classic Large Cap Relative Value Fund, and the STI Classic Mid-Cap Equity Fund will change their names to STI Classic Large Cap Growth Stock Fund, STI Classic Large Cap Core Equity Fund, and STI Classic Mid-Cap Core Equity Fund, respectively.
(2) Effective October 1, 2004, the Putnam VT Health Sciences - Class IB Sub-Account, Putnam VT New Opportunities - Class IB Sub-Account, Putnam VT Research - Class IB Sub-Account and the Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income - Class IB Sub-Account Portfolios are no longer available for new investments. If you are currently invested in these Variable Sub-Accounts, you may continue your investment. If, prior to October 1, 2004, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing, or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions into these Variable Sub-Accounts in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.
(3) Effective May 1, 2006, the Van Kampen LIT Aggressive Growth, Class II Sub-Account closed to new investments. If you invested in this Variable Sub-Account prior to May 1, 2006, you may continue your investment. If prior to May 1, 2006, you enrolled in one of our automatic transaction programs, such as automatic additions, portfolio rebalancing or dollar cost averaging, we will continue to effect automatic transactions to this Variable Sub-Account in accordance with that program. Outside of these automatic transaction programs, additional allocations will not be allowed.
(4) Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., the adviser to the UIF Portfolios, does business in certain instances using the name Van Kampen.

 

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION

Registrant anticipates that it will incur the following approximate expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities to be registered:

 

Registration fees

   $ 0   

Cost of printing and engraving

   $ 0   

Legal fees

   $ 0   

Accounting fees

   $ 6,600.00   

Mailing fees

   $ 0   

ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

The By-laws of Allstate Life Insurance Company (“Registrant”) provide that Registrant will indemnify all of its directors, former directors, officers and former officers, to the fullest extent permitted under law, who were or are a party or are threatened to be made a party to any proceeding by reason of the fact that such persons were or are directors or officers of Registrant, against liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by them. The indemnity shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which directors or officers may be entitled by law or under any articles of incorporation, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. In addition, the indemnity shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives of directors and officers or of their estates, whether such representatives are court appointed or otherwise designated, and to the benefit of the heirs of such directors and officers. The indemnity shall extend to and include claims for such payments arising out of any proceeding commenced or based on actions of such directors and officers taken prior to the effectiveness of this indemnity; provided that payment of such claims had not been agreed to or denied by Registrant before such date.

The directors and officers of Registrant have been provided liability insurance for certain losses arising from claims or charges made against them while acting in their capacities as directors or officers of Registrant.

ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.

(1)(a) Underwriting Agreement between Allstate Life Insurance Company and Allstate Distributors, L.L.C. (Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A (File No. 333-31288) dated April 27, 2000.)

(1)(b) Underwriting Agreement among Northbrook Life Insurance Company, Northbrook Variable Annuity Account II and Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. (Northbrook Life Insurance Company was merged into Allstate Life Insurance Company effective January 1, 2003) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Northbrook Variable Annuity Account II (File No. 033-35412) dated December 31, 1996

(4) (a) Form of Allstate Advisor Variable Annuity Contract (“Allstate Advisor” or “Morgan Stanley Variable Annuity”) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A (File No. 333-72017) dated June 10, 2002.)


(4)(b) Form of Allstate Advisor Plus Variable Annuity Contract (“Allstate Advisor Plus”) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A (File No. 333-96115) dated June 10, 2002.)

(4)(c) Form of Allstate Advisor Preferred Variable Annuity Contract (“Allstate Advisor Preferred” or “Morgan Stanley Variable Annuity—L Share”) (Incorporated herein by reference to the initial filing of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-31288) dated February 29, 2000.)

(4)(d) Form of Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Rider A—Annual Increase (Allstate Advisor, Morgan Stanley Variable Annuity, Allstate Advisor Preferred and Morgan Stanley Variable Annuity—L Share) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A (File No. 333-72017) dated June 10, 2002.)

(4)(e) Form of Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Rider A—Annual Increase (Allstate Advisor Plus) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A (File No. 333-96115) dated June 10, 2002.)

(4)(f) Form of Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Rider B—Maximum Anniversary Value (Allstate Advisor, Morgan Stanley Variable Annuity, Allstate Advisor Preferred and Morgan Stanley Variable Annuity—L Share) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A (File No. 333-72017) dated June 10, 2002.)

(4)(g) Form of Enhanced Beneficiary Protection Rider B—Maximum Anniversary Value (Allstate Advisor Plus) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A (File No. 333-96115) dated June 10, 2002.)

(4)(h) Form of Earnings Protection Death Benefit Rider (all Contracts) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A (File No. 333-72017) dated June 10, 2002.)

(4)(i) Form of Retirement Income Guarantee Rider 1 (Allstate Advisor, Morgan Stanley Variable Annuity, Allstate Advisor Preferred and Morgan Stanley Variable Annuity—L Share) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to Form N-4 Registration Statement of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A (File No. 333-72017) dated June 10, 2002.)

(4)(j) Form of Retirement Income Guarantee Rider 1 (Allstate Advisor Plus) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A (File No. 333-96115) dated June 10, 2002.)

(4)(k) Form of Retirement Income Guarantee Rider 2 (Allstate Advisor, Morgan Stanley Variable Annuity, Allstate Advisor Preferred and Morgan Stanley Variable Annuity—L Share) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A (File No. 333-72017) dated June 10, 2002.)

(4)(l) Form of Retirement Income Guarantee Rider 2 (Allstate Advisor Plus) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A (File No. 333-96115) dated June 10, 2002.)

(4)(m) Form of Income Protection Benefit Rider (all Contracts) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A (File No. 333-72017) dated June 10, 2002.)

(4)(n) Form of Spousal Protection Benefit Rider (all Contracts) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A (File No. 333-72017) dated June 10, 2002.)


(4)(o) Form of Amendatory Endorsement for Charitable Remainder Trust (all Contracts) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A (File No. 333-72017) dated June 10, 2002.)

(4)(p) Form of Amendatory Endorsement for Grantor Trust (all Contracts) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A (File No. 333-72017) dated June 10, 2002.)

(4)(q) Form of Amendatory Endorsement for Waiver of Charges (all Contracts) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A (File No. 333-72017) dated June 10, 2002.)

(4)(r) Form of Amendatory Endorsement for Employees (Allstate Advisor) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A (File No. 333-72017) dated June 10, 2002.)

(4)(s) Form of Withdrawal Charge Option Rider 1 (Incorporated herein by reference to the initial filing of Allstate Financial Advisors Separate Account I Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-102934) dated February 3, 2003.)

(4)(t) Form of Withdrawal Charge Option Rider 2 (Incorporated herein by reference to the initial filing of Allstate Financial Advisors Separate Account I Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-102934) dated February 3, 2003.)

(4)(u) Form of Retirement Income Guarantee Rider 2 (Plus) (Incorporated herein by reference to the Initial Filing of Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-102934) dated February 3, 2003.)

(4)(v) Form of Income Protection Benefit Rider (Incorporated herein by reference to the Initial Filing of Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-102934) dated February 3, 2003.)

(4)(w) Form of Spousal Protection Benefit Rider (Incorporated herein by reference to the Initial Filing of Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-102934) dated February 3, 2003.)

(4)(x) Form of Amendatory Endorsement for Charitable Remainder Trust (Incorporated herein by reference to the Initial Filing of Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-102934) dated February 3, 2003.)

(4)(y) Form of Amendatory Endorsement for Grantor Trust (Incorporated herein by reference to the Initial Filing of Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-102934) dated February 3, 2003.)

(4)(z) Form of Amendatory Endorsement for Waiver of Charges (Incorporated herein by reference to the Initial Filing of Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-102934) dated February 3, 2003.)

(4)(aa) Form of Amendatory Endorsement for Employees (Incorporated herein by reference to the Initial Filing of Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-102934) dated February 3, 2003.)

(4)(ab) Form of TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Rider (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Allstate Life Insurance Company Separate Account A (File No. 333-72017) dated August 19, 2003.)

(4)(ac) Form of TrueReturn Accumulation Benefit Rider (for all Contracts) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 of Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-102934) dated December 19, 2003.)


(4)(ad) Form of SureIncome Benefit Rider (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.5 of Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-102934) dated December 29, 2004.)

(4)(ae) Form of Spousal Protection Benefit Rider (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 of Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-102934) dated December 29, 2004.)

(4)(af) Form of Custodial Spousal Protection Benefit Rider (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 of Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-102934) dated December 29, 2004.)

(4)(ag) Form of SureIncome Plus Withdrawal Benefit Rider (Previously file in Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to this Registration Statement (File No. 333-100068) dated April 18, 2006.)

(4)(ah) Form of SureIncome for Life Withdrawal Benefit Rider (Previously file in Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to this Registration Statement (File No. 333-100068) dated April 18, 2006.)

 

(5) Opinion and Consent of General Counsel re: Legality of the securities being registered. Filed herewith.

(15) Letter re: unaudited interim financial information from Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Filed herewith.

 

(23) Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Filed herewith.

(24) Powers of Attorney for Don Civgin, Michael S. Downing, Angela K. Fontana, Judith P. Greffin, Wilford J. Kavanaugh, Jesse E. Merten, Harry R. Miller, Samuel H. Pilch, John C. Pintozzi, Steven E. Shebik, Thomas J. Wilson, and Matthew E. Winter. Filed herewith.

(99) Experts. Filed herewith.

ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment to this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(2) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(3) That each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness.

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:

The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:


(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(5) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(6) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant, 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 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.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the Township of Northfield, State of Illinois on the 10th day of October, 2014.

ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

(REGISTRANT)

 

By:  

/s/ ANGELA K. FONTANA

  Angela K. Fontana
  Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the 10th day of October, 2014.

 

*DON CIVGIN

Don Civgin

    

Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

*/THOMAS J. WILSON

     Director and Chairman of the Board
Thomas J. Wilson     

*/JESSE E. MERTEN

     Director, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jesse E. Merten      (Principal Financial Officer)

*/MICHAEL S. DOWNING

     Director
Michael S. Downing     

/S/ ANGELA K. FONTANA

     Director
Angela K. Fontana     

*/WILFORD J. KAVANAUGH

     Director
Wilford J. Kavanaugh     

*/JUDITH P. GREFFIN

     Director
Judith P. Greffin     


*/HARRY R. MILLER

     Director
Harry R. Miller     

*/SAMUEL H. PILCH

Samuel H. Pilch

    

Director, Senior Group Vice President and Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

*/JOHN C. PINTOZZI

     Director
John C. Pintozzi     

*/STEVEN E. SHEBIK

     Director
Steven E. Shebik     

*/MATTHEW E. WINTER

     Director
Matthew E. Winter     

*/By: Angela K. Fontana, pursuant to power of attorney, filed herewith.


EXHIBIT LIST

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit No. Description

(5) Opinion and Consent of General Counsel re: Legality of the securities being registered

(15) Letter re: unaudited interim financial information from Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

(23) Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

(24) Powers of Attorney for Don Civgin, Michael S. Downing, Angela K. Fontana, Judith P. Greffin, Wilford J. Kavanaugh, Jesse E. Merten, Harry R. Miller, Samuel H. Pilch, John C. Pintozzi, Steven E. Shebik, Thomas J. Wilson, and Matthew E. Winter.

(99) Experts

Opinion and Consent of Counsel

Exhibit 5

ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

LAW AND REGULATION DEPARTMENT

3100 Sanders Road, Suite J5B

Northbrook, Illinois 60062

Direct Dial Number (847) 402-9365

Angela K. Fontana

Director, Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary

October 10, 2014

 

TO:   

ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062

FROM:   

ANGELA K. FONTANA

DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL

RE:   

FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

FILE NO. 333-            

With reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by Allstate Life Insurance Company (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity Contracts, known as The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities - Allstate Advisor, Allstate Advisor Plus, Allstate Advisor Preferred; The Allstate Variable Annuities – Allstate Variable Annuity, Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share; and The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities – Advisor, Advisor Preferred (the “Contracts”), I have examined such documents and such law as I have considered necessary and appropriate, and on the basis of such examination, it is my opinion that:

1. The Company is duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois and has been duly authorized to do business by the Director of Insurance of the State of Illinois.

2. The securities registered by the above Registration Statement when issued will be valid, legal and binding obligations of the Company.

I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the above referenced Registration Statement.

Sincerely,

 

/s/ ANGELA K. FONTANA

Angela K. Fontana

Director, Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary

Letter Re: Unaudited Interim Financial Information from Accounting Firm

Exhibit 15

Allstate Life Insurance Company

3100 Sanders Road

Northbrook, IL 60062-6127

We have reviewed, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the unaudited interim financial information of Allstate Life Insurance Company and subsidiaries for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, and have issued our report dated May 8, 2014, and for the six-month and three-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, and have issued our report dated August 1, 2014. As indicated in such reports, because we did not perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that information.

We are aware that our reports referred to above, which were included in your Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014, are incorporated by reference in these Registration Statements.

We also are aware that the aforementioned reports, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, are not considered a part of these Registration Statements prepared or certified by an accountant or a report prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Chicago, Illinois

October 10, 2014

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Exhibit 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 5, 2014, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of Allstate Life Insurance Company and subsidiaries, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Allstate Life Insurance Company for the year ended December 31, 2013, and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus, which are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Chicago, Illinois

October 10, 2014

Powers of Attorney

Exhibit (24)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Angela K. Fontana and Jesse E. Merten, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with all power and authority on his behalf to sign his name, in any and all capabilities, Form S-3 registration statements of Allstate Life Insurance Company pertaining to, but not limited to, The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities - Allstate Advisor, Allstate Advisor Plus, Allstate Advisor Preferred; The Allstate Variable Annuities - Allstate Variable Annuity, Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share; The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities – Advisor, Advisor Preferred; AIM Lifetime Plus II Variable Annuity; AIM Enhanced Choice Variable Annuity; The Allstate Provider Suite Variable Annuities; The Allstate Provider Variable Annuity Series - The Allstate Provider Advantage Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Ultra Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Extra Variable Annuity; AIM Lifetime America Variable Annuities Series – AIM Lifetime America Classic, AIM Lifetime America Regal, AIM Lifetime America Freedom; The STI Classic Variable Annuity; and AIM Lifetime Plus Variable Annuity.

This grant of authority extends to any and all amendments to such registration statements, and also grants such attorneys-in-fact full power to appoint a substitute or substitutes to act hereunder with the same power and authority as said agent and attorney-in-fact would have if personally acting.

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

The undersigned has subscribed hereunder this 10th day of October, 2014.

 

/S/ DON CIVGIN

Don Civgin

Director, President and Chief Executive Officer


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Angela K. Fontana and Don Civgin, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with all power and authority on his behalf to sign his name, in any and all capabilities, Form S-3 registration statements of Allstate Life Insurance Company pertaining to, but not limited to, The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities - Allstate Advisor, Allstate Advisor Plus, Allstate Advisor Preferred; The Allstate Variable Annuities - Allstate Variable Annuity, Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share; The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities – Advisor, Advisor Preferred; AIM Lifetime Plus II Variable Annuity; AIM Enhanced Choice Variable Annuity; The Allstate Provider Suite Variable Annuities; The Allstate Provider Variable Annuity Series - The Allstate Provider Advantage Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Ultra Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Extra Variable Annuity; AIM Lifetime America Variable Annuities Series – AIM Lifetime America Classic, AIM Lifetime America Regal, AIM Lifetime America Freedom; The STI Classic Variable Annuity; and AIM Lifetime Plus Variable Annuity.

This grant of authority extends to any and all amendments to such registration statements, and also grants such attorneys-in-fact full power to appoint a substitute or substitutes to act hereunder with the same power and authority as said agent and attorney-in-fact would have if personally acting.

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

The undersigned has subscribed hereunder this 10th day of October, 2014.

 

/s/ THOMAS J. WILSON

Thomas J. Wilson

Director and Chairman of the Board


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Angela K. Fontana and Don Civgin, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with all power and authority on his behalf to sign his name, in any and all capabilities, Form S-3 registration statements of Allstate Life Insurance Company pertaining to, but not limited to, The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities - Allstate Advisor, Allstate Advisor Plus, Allstate Advisor Preferred; The Allstate Variable Annuities - Allstate Variable Annuity, Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share; The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities – Advisor, Advisor Preferred; AIM Lifetime Plus II Variable Annuity; AIM Enhanced Choice Variable Annuity; The Allstate Provider Suite Variable Annuities; The Allstate Provider Variable Annuity Series - The Allstate Provider Advantage Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Ultra Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Extra Variable Annuity; AIM Lifetime America Variable Annuities Series – AIM Lifetime America Classic, AIM Lifetime America Regal, AIM Lifetime America Freedom; The STI Classic Variable Annuity; and AIM Lifetime Plus Variable Annuity.

This grant of authority extends to any and all amendments to such registration statements, and also grants such attorneys-in-fact full power to appoint a substitute or substitutes to act hereunder with the same power and authority as said agent and attorney-in-fact would have if personally acting.

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

The undersigned has subscribed hereunder this 10th day of October, 2014.

 

/S/ JESSE E. MERTEN

 

Jesse E. Merten

Director, Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Angela K. Fontana and Don Civgin, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with all power and authority on his behalf to sign his name, in any and all capabilities, Form S-3 registration statements of Allstate Life Insurance Company pertaining to, but not limited to, The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities - Allstate Advisor, Allstate Advisor Plus, Allstate Advisor Preferred; The Allstate Variable Annuities - Allstate Variable Annuity, Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share; The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities – Advisor, Advisor Preferred; AIM Lifetime Plus II Variable Annuity; AIM Enhanced Choice Variable Annuity; The Allstate Provider Suite Variable Annuities; The Allstate Provider Variable Annuity Series - The Allstate Provider Advantage Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Ultra Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Extra Variable Annuity; AIM Lifetime America Variable Annuities Series – AIM Lifetime America Classic, AIM Lifetime America Regal, AIM Lifetime America Freedom; The STI Classic Variable Annuity; and AIM Lifetime Plus Variable Annuity.

This grant of authority extends to any and all amendments to such registration statements, and also grants such attorneys-in-fact full power to appoint a substitute or substitutes to act hereunder with the same power and authority as said agent and attorney-in-fact would have if personally acting.

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

The undersigned has subscribed hereunder this 10th day of October, 2014.

 

/S/ MICHAEL S. DOWNING

 

Michael S. Downing

Director


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Don Civgin and Jesse E. Merten, as her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with all power and authority on her behalf to sign her name, in any and all capabilities, Form S-3 registration statements of Allstate Life Insurance Company pertaining to, but not limited to, The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities - Allstate Advisor, Allstate Advisor Plus, Allstate Advisor Preferred; The Allstate Variable Annuities - Allstate Variable Annuity, Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share; The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities – Advisor, Advisor Preferred; AIM Lifetime Plus II Variable Annuity; AIM Enhanced Choice Variable Annuity; The Allstate Provider Suite Variable Annuities; The Allstate Provider Variable Annuity Series - The Allstate Provider Advantage Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Ultra Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Extra Variable Annuity; AIM Lifetime America Variable Annuities Series – AIM Lifetime America Classic, AIM Lifetime America Regal, AIM Lifetime America Freedom; The STI Classic Variable Annuity; and AIM Lifetime Plus Variable Annuity.

This grant of authority extends to any and all amendments to such registration statements, and also grants such attorneys-in-fact full power to appoint a substitute or substitutes to act hereunder with the same power and authority as said agent and attorney-in-fact would have if personally acting.

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

The undersigned has subscribed hereunder this 10th day of October, 2014.

 

/S/ ANGELA K. FONTANA

 

Angela K. Fontana

Director


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Angela K. Fontana and Don Civgin, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with all power and authority on his behalf to sign his name, in any and all capabilities, Form S-3 registration statements of Allstate Life Insurance Company pertaining to, but not limited to, The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities - Allstate Advisor, Allstate Advisor Plus, Allstate Advisor Preferred; The Allstate Variable Annuities - Allstate Variable Annuity, Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share; The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities – Advisor, Advisor Preferred; AIM Lifetime Plus II Variable Annuity; AIM Enhanced Choice Variable Annuity; The Allstate Provider Suite Variable Annuities; The Allstate Provider Variable Annuity Series - The Allstate Provider Advantage Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Ultra Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Extra Variable Annuity; AIM Lifetime America Variable Annuities Series – AIM Lifetime America Classic, AIM Lifetime America Regal, AIM Lifetime America Freedom; The STI Classic Variable Annuity; and AIM Lifetime Plus Variable Annuity.

This grant of authority extends to any and all amendments to such registration statements, and also grants such attorneys-in-fact full power to appoint a substitute or substitutes to act hereunder with the same power and authority as said agent and attorney-in-fact would have if personally acting.

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

The undersigned has subscribed hereunder this 10th day of October, 2014.

 

/S/ WILFORD J. KAVANAUGH

 

Wilford J. Kavanaugh

Director


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Angela K. Fontana and Don Civgin, as her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with all power and authority on her behalf to sign her name, in any and all capabilities, Form S-3 registration statements of Allstate Life Insurance Company pertaining to, but not limited to, The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities - Allstate Advisor, Allstate Advisor Plus, Allstate Advisor Preferred; The Allstate Variable Annuities - Allstate Variable Annuity, Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share; The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities – Advisor, Advisor Preferred; AIM Lifetime Plus II Variable Annuity; AIM Enhanced Choice Variable Annuity; The Allstate Provider Suite Variable Annuities; The Allstate Provider Variable Annuity Series - The Allstate Provider Advantage Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Ultra Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Extra Variable Annuity; AIM Lifetime America Variable Annuities Series – AIM Lifetime America Classic, AIM Lifetime America Regal, AIM Lifetime America Freedom; The STI Classic Variable Annuity; and AIM Lifetime Plus Variable Annuity.

This grant of authority extends to any and all amendments to such registration statements, and also grants such attorneys-in-fact full power to appoint a substitute or substitutes to act hereunder with the same power and authority as said agent and attorney-in-fact would have if personally acting.

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

The undersigned has subscribed hereunder this 10th day of October, 2014.

 

/s/ JUDITH P. GREFFIN

 

Judith P. Greffin

Director


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Angela K. Fontana and Don Civgin, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with all power and authority on his behalf to sign his name, in any and all capabilities, Form S-3 registration statements of Allstate Life Insurance Company pertaining to, but not limited to, The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities - Allstate Advisor, Allstate Advisor Plus, Allstate Advisor Preferred; The Allstate Variable Annuities - Allstate Variable Annuity, Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share; The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities – Advisor, Advisor Preferred; AIM Lifetime Plus II Variable Annuity; AIM Enhanced Choice Variable Annuity; The Allstate Provider Suite Variable Annuities; The Allstate Provider Variable Annuity Series - The Allstate Provider Advantage Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Ultra Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Extra Variable Annuity; AIM Lifetime America Variable Annuities Series – AIM Lifetime America Classic, AIM Lifetime America Regal, AIM Lifetime America Freedom; The STI Classic Variable Annuity; and AIM Lifetime Plus Variable Annuity.

This grant of authority extends to any and all amendments to such registration statements, and also grants such attorneys-in-fact full power to appoint a substitute or substitutes to act hereunder with the same power and authority as said agent and attorney-in-fact would have if personally acting.

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

The undersigned has subscribed hereunder this 10th day of October, 2014.

 

/S/ HARRY R. MILLER

Harry R. Miller

Director


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Angela K. Fontana and Don Civgin, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with all power and authority on his behalf to sign his name, in any and all capabilities, Form S-3 registration statements of Allstate Life Insurance Company pertaining to, but not limited to, The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities - Allstate Advisor, Allstate Advisor Plus, Allstate Advisor Preferred; The Allstate Variable Annuities - Allstate Variable Annuity, Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share; The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities – Advisor, Advisor Preferred; AIM Lifetime Plus II Variable Annuity; AIM Enhanced Choice Variable Annuity; The Allstate Provider Suite Variable Annuities; The Allstate Provider Variable Annuity Series - The Allstate Provider Advantage Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Ultra Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Extra Variable Annuity; AIM Lifetime America Variable Annuities Series – AIM Lifetime America Classic, AIM Lifetime America Regal, AIM Lifetime America Freedom; The STI Classic Variable Annuity; and AIM Lifetime Plus Variable Annuity.

This grant of authority extends to any and all amendments to such registration statements, and also grants such attorneys-in-fact full power to appoint a substitute or substitutes to act hereunder with the same power and authority as said agent and attorney-in-fact would have if personally acting.

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

The undersigned has subscribed hereunder this 10th day of October, 2014.

 

/S/ SAMUEL H. PILCH

Samuel H. Pilch

Director, Senior Group Vice

President and Controller


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Angela K. Fontana and Don Civgin, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with all power and authority on his behalf to sign his name, in any and all capabilities, Form S-3 registration statements of Allstate Life Insurance Company pertaining to, but not limited to, The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities - Allstate Advisor, Allstate Advisor Plus, Allstate Advisor Preferred; The Allstate Variable Annuities - Allstate Variable Annuity, Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share; The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities – Advisor, Advisor Preferred; AIM Lifetime Plus II Variable Annuity; AIM Enhanced Choice Variable Annuity; The Allstate Provider Suite Variable Annuities; The Allstate Provider Variable Annuity Series - The Allstate Provider Advantage Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Ultra Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Extra Variable Annuity; AIM Lifetime America Variable Annuities Series – AIM Lifetime America Classic, AIM Lifetime America Regal, AIM Lifetime America Freedom; The STI Classic Variable Annuity; and AIM Lifetime Plus Variable Annuity.

This grant of authority extends to any and all amendments to such registration statements, and also grants such attorneys-in-fact full power to appoint a substitute or substitutes to act hereunder with the same power and authority as said agent and attorney-in-fact would have if personally acting.

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

The undersigned has subscribed hereunder this 10th day of October, 2014.

 

/S/ JOHN C. PINTOZZI

John C. Pintozzi

Director


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Angela K. Fontana and Don Civgin, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with all power and authority on his behalf to sign his name, in any and all capabilities, Form S-3 registration statements of Allstate Life Insurance Company pertaining to, but not limited to, The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities - Allstate Advisor, Allstate Advisor Plus, Allstate Advisor Preferred; The Allstate Variable Annuities - Allstate Variable Annuity, Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share; The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities – Advisor, Advisor Preferred; AIM Lifetime Plus II Variable Annuity; AIM Enhanced Choice Variable Annuity; The Allstate Provider Suite Variable Annuities; The Allstate Provider Variable Annuity Series - The Allstate Provider Advantage Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Ultra Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Extra Variable Annuity; AIM Lifetime America Variable Annuities Series – AIM Lifetime America Classic, AIM Lifetime America Regal, AIM Lifetime America Freedom; The STI Classic Variable Annuity; and AIM Lifetime Plus Variable Annuity.

This grant of authority extends to any and all amendments to such registration statements, and also grants such attorneys-in-fact full power to appoint a substitute or substitutes to act hereunder with the same power and authority as said agent and attorney-in-fact would have if personally acting.

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

The undersigned has subscribed hereunder this 10th day of October, 2014.

 

/S/ STEVEN E. SHEBIK

Steven E. Shebik

Director


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Angela K. Fontana and Don Civgin, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with all power and authority on his behalf to sign his name, in any and all capabilities, Form S-3 registration statements of Allstate Life Insurance Company pertaining to, but not limited to, The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities - Allstate Advisor, Allstate Advisor Plus, Allstate Advisor Preferred; The Allstate Variable Annuities - Allstate Variable Annuity, Allstate Variable Annuity – L Share; The Allstate Advisor Variable Annuities – Advisor, Advisor Preferred; AIM Lifetime Plus II Variable Annuity; AIM Enhanced Choice Variable Annuity; The Allstate Provider Suite Variable Annuities; The Allstate Provider Variable Annuity Series - The Allstate Provider Advantage Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Ultra Variable Annuity, The Allstate Provider Extra Variable Annuity; AIM Lifetime America Variable Annuities Series – AIM Lifetime America Classic, AIM Lifetime America Regal, AIM Lifetime America Freedom; The STI Classic Variable Annuity; and AIM Lifetime Plus Variable Annuity.

This grant of authority extends to any and all amendments to such registration statements, and also grants such attorneys-in-fact full power to appoint a substitute or substitutes to act hereunder with the same power and authority as said agent and attorney-in-fact would have if personally acting.

The undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

The undersigned has subscribed hereunder this 10th day of October, 2014.

 

/s/ MATTHEW E. WINTER

Matthew E. Winter

Director

Experts

Exhibit 99(b)

EXPERTS

The financial statements, and the related financial statement schedules of Allstate Life Insurance Company, incorporated in this Prospectus by reference from the Allstate Life Insurance Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements and financial statement schedules have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

With respect to the unaudited interim financial information for the periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 and June 30, 2014 and 2013 which is incorporated herein by reference, Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, have applied limited procedures in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) for a review of such information. However, as stated in their reports included in Allstate Life Insurance Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014 and incorporated by reference herein, they did not audit and they do not express an opinion on that interim financial information. Accordingly, the degree of reliance on their reports on such information should be restricted in light of the limited nature of the review procedures applied. Deloitte & Touche LLP are not subject to the liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 for their reports on the unaudited interim financial information because those reports are not “reports” or a “part” of the Registration Statement prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act.