497 1 d497.htm PHOENIX LIFE AND ANNUITY VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE ACCOUNT Phoenix Life and Annuity Variable Universal Life Account
Phoenix Life Variable Accumulation Account    PHL Variable Accumulation Account

Big Edge

  

The Big Edge Choice®

The Big Edge Plus®

  

The Phoenix Edge®-VA

Group Strategic Edge®

  

Phoenix Spectrum Edge®

The Big Edge Choice® for New York

  

Phoenix Spectrum Edge®+

The Phoenix Edge® – VA for New York

  

Retirement Planner’s Edge

Phoenix Spectrum Edge®

  

Freedom Edge®

Phoenix Spectrum Edge®+

  

Phoenix Premium Edge®

Retirement Planner’s Edge

  

Phoenix Income Choice®

Freedom Edge®

  

Phoenix Investor’s Edge®

Phoenix Income Choice®

  

Phoenix Asset Manager

Phoenix Investor’s Edge®

  

Phoenix Dimensions®

Phoenix Asset Manager

  

Phoenix Dimensions®

  

PHLVIC Variable Universal Life Account

 

Phoenix Life Variable Universal Life Account   

Phoenix Benefit Choice VUL®

The Phoenix Edge®

  

Phoenix Joint Edge® VUL

The Phoenix Edge® SPVL

  

Phoenix Executive VUL®

Flex Edge

  

Phoenix Express VULSM

Flex Edge Success®

  

Phoenix Express VULSM (06)

Joint Edge®

  

The Phoenix Edge® SVUL

Individual Edge®

  

The Phoenix Edge® VUL

Estate Edge®

  

Estate Strategies

   Phoenix Life and Annuity Variable Universal Life Account

Corporate Edge

  

Corporate Edge

Executive Benefit VUL

  

Executive Benefit VUL

Phoenix Executive VUL®

  

Phoenix Express VULSM

  

Phoenix Express VULSM (06)

  

Phoenix Benefit Choice VUL®

  

Phoenix Joint Edge® VUL

  

Phoenix Executive VUL® (2008)

  

Supplement to Prospectuses

This supplement should be read with the currently effective or last effective prospectus, along with any other applicable supplements, for the above listed variable annuity and variable universal life products.

There have been several changes to certain underlying funds, shares of which are available for purchase by the investment options of the Separate Accounts listed above. The advisor and most subadvisors for the surviving series of the Phoenix Edge Series Fund (“Fund”) have changed, several series have merged and the Fund has changed its name to Virtus Variable Insurance Trust. As a result, Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. is advisor and distributor to eight series (“Virtus Series”) of the Virtus Variable Insurance Trust. In addition, four Fund Series not being advised by Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. have merged into comparable series of Financial Investors Variable Insurance Trust.

The following changes are effective November 5, 2010:

 

1. Virtus Investment Advisers, Inc. (“VIA”) has replaced Phoenix Variable Advisors, Inc. (“PVA”) as the investment advisor of the following series. The trust name and fund names have changed as follows:

 

 

Old Name    New Name

The Phoenix Edge Series Fund

   Virtus Variable Insurance Trust

Phoenix Capital Growth Series

   Virtus Capital Growth Series

Phoenix Growth and Income Series

   Virtus Growth & Income Series

Phoenix Multi-Sector Fixed Income Series

   Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Series

Phoenix Small-Cap Growth Series

   Virtus Small-Cap Growth Series

Phoenix Small-Cap Value Series

   Virtus Small-Cap Value Series

Phoenix Strategic Allocation Series

   Virtus Strategic Allocation Series

Phoenix-Aberdeen International Series

   Virtus International Series

Phoenix-Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities Series

  

Virtus Real Estate Securities Series

 

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2. These series merged into other Fund series and the surviving series are as follows:

 

Merging Series    Surviving Virtus Series

Phoenix Comstock Series

   Virtus Growth & Income Series

Phoenix Equity 500 Index Series

   Virtus Growth & Income Series

Phoenix Mid-Cap Growth Series

   Virtus Small-Cap Growth Series

Phoenix Mid-Cap Value Series

   Virtus Small-Cap Value Series

Phoenix Multi-Sector Short Term Bond Series

   Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Series

 

3. In addition, the subadvisors for the eight surviving Virtus Series are as follows:

 

Series   Former Fund Subadvisor(s)   New Virtus Subadvisor

Virtus Capital Growth Series

  Neuberger Berman Management LLC (“Neuberger”)   SCM Advisors, LLC, a VIA affiliate

Virtus Growth & Income Series

  VIA   None (VIA will manage as advisor)

Virtus Multi-Sector Fixed Income Series

  Goodwin Capital Advisers, Inc. (“Goodwin”)   Goodwin*

Virtus Small-Cap Growth Series

  Neuberger   Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC (“Kayne”), a VIA affiliate

Virtus Small-Cap Value Series

  Westwood Management Corp.   Kayne

Virtus Strategic Allocation Series

  VIA, Goodwin   Goodwin for fixed income assets only* (VIA will manage equity assets as advisor)

Virtus International Series

  Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. (“Aberdeen”)   Aberdeen*

Virtus Real Estate Securities Series

  Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. (“Duff & Phelps”)   Duff & Phelps

The following mergers are effective November 19, 2010:

 

The Phoenix Edge Series Fund
Merging Series
   Financial Investors Variable Insurance Trust.
Ibbotson Portfolio Series

Phoenix Dynamic Asset Allocation Series-Aggressive Growth

   Ibbotson Aggressive Growth ETF Asset Allocation Portfolio – Class II

Phoenix Dynamic Asset Allocation Series-Growth

   Ibbotson Growth ETF Asset Allocation Portfolio – Class II

Phoenix Dynamic Asset Allocation Series-Moderate Growth

   Ibbotson Balanced ETF Asset Allocation Portfolio – Class II

Phoenix Dynamic Asset Allocation Series-Moderate

   Ibbotson Income and Growth ETF Asset Allocation Portfolio – Class II

Accordingly, the disclosure on page 1 of your prospectus and in “Appendix A – Investment Options” is revised to reflect these changes and any references to impacted series throughout your prospectus are revised to reflect the name of the appropriate surviving Virtus series or the appropriate Ibbotson Portfolio Series.

The third sentence of the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses Table in the “Fee Tables” section of your prospectus which reads “Also, the Phoenix Dynamic Asset Allocation Series are series of a fund of funds” is deleted. In addition, footnote 1 to the table “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” in the “Fee Tables” section of your prospectus is deleted and replaced with the following:

 

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Advisors and/or other service providers to the funds have contractually agreed to reduce the management fees or reimburse certain fees and expenses for certain funds. The Gross Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses shown in the first row of the table do not reflect the effect of any fee reductions or reimbursements. The Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses shown in the second row reflects the effect of fee reductions and waiver arrangements that are contractually in effect at least through April 30, 2011. There can be no assurance that any contractual arrangement will extend beyond its current terms and you should know that these arrangements may exclude certain extraordinary expenses. See each fund’s prospectus for details about the annual operating expenses of that fund and any waiver or reimbursement arrangements that may be in effect.

 

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In addition, the following disclosure is added as the first row of the Program Availability chart in the section of your prospectus entitled “The Accumulation Period” and the title of the resulting second row is revised to read “Prior to 11/19/10.”

For the following products: Freedom Edge® Phoenix Investor’s Edge® Phoenix Dimensions® and Phoenix Premium Edge®

 

     Phoenix
Retirement Protector
  Phoenix
Flexible Withdrawal Protector
  Phoenix
Principal Protector
  GMWB 2007
GMWB 5/7
Lifetime GMWB

Beginning 11/19/10

 

Ibbotson Portfolio:

 

•  Ibbotson Income and Growth ETF

 

Ibbotson Portfolio

 

•  Ibbotson Income and Growth ETF

 

•  Ibbotson Balanced ETF

 

•  Ibbotson Growth ETF

 

Franklin Templeton Perspectives Alliance Balanced Wealth

 

Ibbotson Portfolio

 

•  Ibbotson Income and Growth ETF

 

•  Ibbotson Balanced ETF

 

Ibbotson Portfolio

 

•  Ibbotson Income and Growth ETF

 

•  Ibbotson Balanced ETF

 

Alliance Balanced Wealth

For the following products: Phoenix Spectrum Edge® and The Phoenix Edge®-VA

 

      GMAB

Beginning 11/19/10

  

Ibbotson Portfolio Series

 

•  Ibbotson Income and Growth ETF

 

•  Ibbotson Balanced ETF

For Phoenix Spectrum Edge®+

 

      Phoenix
Flexible Withdrawal Protector
   Phoenix
Principal Protector
   GMWB 2007

Beginning 11/19/10

  

Ibbotson Portfolio Series

 

•  Ibbotson Income and Growth ETF

 

•  Ibbotson Balanced ETF

  

Ibbotson Portfolio Series

 

•  Ibbotson Income and Growth ETF

 

•  Ibbotson Balanced ETF

  

Ibbotson Portfolio Series

 

•  Ibbotson Income and Growth ETF

 

•  Ibbotson Balanced ETF

Finally, any specific reference to the “Phoenix Dynamic Asset Allocation Series” in the “Allocation Programs” or “Additional Programs” section of your prospectus is revised to read “Ibbotson Asset Allocation Series” and the diamond point subsection entitled “Phoenix Dynamic Asset Allocation Series” which appears in the “Allocation Programs” or “Additional Programs” section of your prospectus is deleted and replaced with the following new subsection (not applicable to Phoenix Joint Edge® VUL, Phoenix Executive VUL® (2008), Corporate Edge, Executive Benefit VUL and Phoenix Executive VUL®):

 

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Ibbotson Asset Allocation Series

The Ibbotson Asset Allocation Series (“the Series”) are risk-based portfolios (“Portfolios”) that invest in ETFS, which are typically structured as open-end investment companies or unit investment trusts. The Series were designed on established principles of asset allocation and are intended to provide various levels of potential return for a targeted level of risk. The Series’ asset allocation policy is dynamically managed to consider changes in the economy or markets. The Portfolios in the Series are continuously managed to the asset allocation policy. The Portfolio options approved for use are:

 

   

Ibbotson Income and Growth ETF Asset Allocation Portfolio – Class II

 

   

Ibbotson Balanced ETF Asset Allocation Portfolio – Class II

 

   

Ibbotson Growth ETF Asset Allocation Portfolio – Class II

 

   

Ibbotson Aggressive Growth ETF Asset Allocation Portfolio – Class II

If you should elect any of the Portfolios listed above, transfers made under these programs will not be counted toward the 12 transfers per year after which we may impose a transfer fee.

 

November 23, 2010    Keep this supplement for future reference.

 

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